Hey guys, I decided to make this guide because of all the PMs I receive about people not knowing how to use, or sometimes, not even knowing about the Mediator Que. First there is a quick overview in case you don't want to read the whole guide. If you do not understand something, I suggest you read the whole thing.

Quick Overview On How To Request A Mediator

1) Make a trade thread [The person you're trading replies with their offer].
2) Click "Request Mediator" in the top right hand corner.
3) The mediator will PM you, reply with game name and pass.
4) Request the mediator PM you over d2jsp, and tell him your d2jsp account.
5) Once you receive the confirmation PM, follow the mediators instructions.


Mediator Request

This section concerns traders.

Step1 - Trade Thread

Make a trade thread in the trade forums corresponding to your realm [Ex - East SC Lad / West SC NL / Europe HC Lad / Etc].
The person you are trading replies with his offer.

Step2 - Requesting A Mediator

You both decide you would like a mediator to help with the trade [Use a mediator if you don't trust the person!].
Click the "Request Mediator" button in the trade thread. It is located at the top right hand corner of the first post. Only the creator of the thread can see it.



Step3 - Contacting A Mediator

Wait for a mediator to contact you via PM, asking if you need a mediator to mediate the trade.
Respond to the mediator with game name and password *when both traders are in game*.

Step4 - Trading With A Mediator

Once the mediator is in your game, he will PM both traders, *THE MEDIATOR WILL NEVER REFUSE TO PM YOU*. Make sure you tell him your d2jsp account.
Once you have received the confirmation PM, you can now carry out what the mediator asks [Usually the mediator holds the item(s), but they may hold the fg also in larger trades].

Step5 - Thank The Mediator

Say thanks
Donations are welcome and appreciated, but definitely not required.


Mediator Que

This section concerns mediators.

Step1 - Contacting The Trader

Send a PM to the creator of the trade thread once it appears in the mediator que. It is a good idea to add the trade thread in the PM - Explained later.
I would advise not posting in the trade thread unless the last reply was recent, or else you're bumping old threads.
If most users are offline in the thread, send a PM anyway, just in case.
Once you have sent a PM to the trader, you can remove the trade thread by clicking the red "X" beside the topic.

Step2 - Mediating The Trade

When the trader replies with the game name, you can check the trade thread to see the realm they are on.
Join the game and send a PM to both traders.
Mediate the trade the way you see fit [either holding just the items, just the fg, or both].

Thus ends this guide. Hopefully more people now understand how to use the Mediator Que.

~Kinky.

This post was edited by kinkykowboy on May 20 2006 04:56pm

Nice Guide Matt, but for this part
"Mediator Que

This section concerns mediators.

Step1 - Contacting The Trade"
i'd make sure you contact the person whom he is trading with as well, it makes your lives 10x's ezier and also doesnt cause a fuss between the two parties on "This isnt a Mediator he never Pmed me" when he really Deleted the PM on accident




~ALTŪ

This post was edited by ALT-TAB on May 20 2006 04:52pm

ALT-TAB - True, but how do you know who he's trading There may be 10 different people who reply. Do you mean once you're in the game with both traders? If so, then read down a bit further

Also, how do you guys like me Not Typing Like This? Lol.

~Kinky.

Nice guide, I'll PM a jmod to sticky it.




I love it

This post was edited by Rejection on May 20 2006 05:40pm

Hehe

I PM'd Chad and asked if he could add it to his unified sticky

~Kinky.

I'll leave this open for now, added it to my unified sticky.

no matt, well usually its obvious who hes trading he may put Pming you or PM'd
most of the time its obvious to me who they are trading with







~ALTŪ

This post was edited by ALT-TAB on May 21 2006 11:51am

deserves a sticky nice guide

Nice guide kinky. Will help many members.

Unless I skipped over it, you forgot to include that they should add it to the med Q once they are ready, NOT when they open up their threads.. I hate seeing a thread with 0 replies asking for a mediator.

Nice guide though, very easy to understand.

IceBullet87