Questions about the NEWLY REVISED Coupon Database - post them here....

[Newenglanddaddy]

Hey Mike, first things first this is a site run by not so tech saavy moms LOL so bear with us, we are not perfect.

To begin with you need to join the trader in training group - there is a link in our footer (I am sure you know where that is) under useful links that will point you on how to join the trader group (its under contruction but there is a link to the thread) once you read the trading rules, agree to them, and put in your request to join the trader in training group and are approved...you will then be able to start trading. This thread is about our new coupon database and as such there is a feature available to the trader in training and trader group where you can use the coupon database to make a have and wish list. You can read the instructions for the coupon database as one of the other links in our footer.

Hope that helps but should you have questions just feel free to ask!

Remember the trading features of the coupon database are only for members of our trader and trader in training usergroups.

thanks QotH - I think I'm on the right path now. Hopefully I'll go full circle and eventually use the new coupon database to store my wish and have lists :)

[queenofthehivemomof5]

YW mike, glad I could help.

[queenofthehivemomof5]

So here is a question for our trading members....has anyone made any trades via the trades tab yet? If so what do you think of that feature?

[Thrifty Bee]

So here is a question for our trading members....has anyone made any trades via the trades tab yet? If so what do you think of that feature?

I have made 1 small trade so far and I am in the process of finalizing another. It looks like it’s going to work very well for single coupon trades; multiple coupon trades however are going to be a little tougher. I believe the best way to handle multiples right now is to conduct correspondence for all coupons in the trade under one tab and manually remove the other coupons once the trade is complete, but because we are all very new to this new system organizing larger trades may be awkward at first.

[Thrifty Bee]

Here’s a good question; will my have list automatically get bumped to the top every time I update it through the data base. If so, am I limited to updating once every 24 hours because of the 24 hour bumping rule? Is it possible to stop it from bumping automatically so that I can update as often as needed?

[rebate_queen]

Help! I made a trade and we both hit accept, so I went to my havelist to delete those items so that no one else would ask me for them, and it deleted my whole conversation for the trade! I already have the address, but I would still liked to have had the info stay on there. Did I do this wrong? Is there another way to take the items off my havelist without deleting the trade conversation?

[Thrifty Bee]

Help! I made a trade and we both hit accept, so I went to my havelist to delete those items so that no one else would ask me for them, and it deleted my whole conversation for the trade! I already have the address, but I would still liked to have had the info stay on there. Did I do this wrong? Is there another way to take the items off my havelist without deleting the trade conversation?

Once you have mailed your end of the trade you submit the trade as complete by clicking the complete tab, and you will be given the option then of removing the coupons from your have list without removing your correspondence with the other trader. Once both traders have submitted their trade as complete the complete and comment tabs will be replaced with feedback and archive. After you receive your trade you leave feedback by selecting the feedback tab, then you can save the trade correspondence and details but still remove it from your list by selecting archive tab.

[queenofthehivemomof5]

I have made 1 small trade so far and I am in the process of finalizing another. It looks like it’s going to work very well for single coupon trades; multiple coupon trades however are going to be a little tougher. I believe the best way to handle multiples right now is to conduct correspondence for all coupons in the trade under one tab and manually remove the other coupons once the trade is complete, but because we are all very new to this new system organizing larger trades may be awkward at first.

Once we get a good feedback on the single trade feature we will more than likely get to work on a multiple trade feature. So that is why I need more feedback on this feature.

Here’s a good question; will my have list automatically get bumped to the top every time I update it through the data base. If so, am I limited to updating once every 24 hours because of the 24 hour bumping rule? Is it possible to stop it from bumping automatically so that I can update as often as needed?

Your have list is not technically bumped....the old one is deleted and a new one is created. So provided that you don't update it every 5 min. you should be OK updatng your post a few times a day. I don't really consider that bumping.

Help! I made a trade and we both hit accept, so I went to my havelist to delete those items so that no one else would ask me for them, and it deleted my whole conversation for the trade! I already have the address, but I would still liked to have had the info stay on there. Did I do this wrong? Is there another way to take the items off my havelist without deleting the trade conversation?

Instead of removing the coupon from your list change the note on it to say something like "Pending Trade". Only remove the coupon when the trade is complete.

Once you have mailed your end of the trade you submit the trade as complete by clicking the complete tab, and you will be given the option then of removing the coupons from your have list without removing your correspondence with the other trader. Once both traders have submitted their trade as complete the complete and comment tabs will be replaced with feedback and archive. After you receive your trade you leave feedback by selecting the feedback tab, then you can save the trade correspondence and details but still remove it from your list by selecting archive tab.

This is correct...thanks for explaining that. Like I said above you can put a note the coupons that are pending trade. And those are reflected in your have lists or wish lists.

I am anxiously awaiting the notification system to let you know you have pending trades and trade comments.

[heyaheather]

Is there an easy way to put the page links on the bottom of the page as well as the top? I have been changing the # of Q's per page to 100. With more than one page, I have to scroll back up to the top to get to the next page. This would be more annoying to me personally if I had 7+ pages to scroll through.

Is there a way that the one trade set up is being matched? Does it match us up by the person who has the most # of certain Q's or is it completely random?

[queenofthehivemomof5]

Is there an easy way to put the page links on the bottom of the page as well as the top? I have been changing the # of Q's per page to 100. With more than one page, I have to scroll back up to the top to get to the next page. This would be more annoying to me personally if I had 7+ pages to scroll through.


Is there a way that the one trade set up is being matched? Does it match us up by the person who has the most # of certain Q's or is it completely random?

Possibly on the next version, I will put that on my list. In the meantime if you can try this trick....click the Home key on your keyboard to be taken to the top of the page (this is what I do) or if you scroll to see the HCW footer there is a link to "Top".

The match ups in the trade tab are a drop down menu and so if there are more than one person that matches you can click the drop down and you can see how many they have (or priority) and thier feedback score. Choose who matches you best.