Getting sick of strangers buying my items when exchanging items

I lost a lot of barn and silo items when exchanging with other friends.

Normally what i do when exchanging: put 1 wheat at the bottom slot and wait for the other to buy it, then i will put the exchange item into the slot without advertising it. However lots of time i ended up seeing some freaking guys buy my stuffs, not the one who i am trading with. I just don't know how they could do that? they visit my farm by accident and perfect timing when i am trading with others, or they have other tricks? or the one that i am trading with has a trick?

Up to now lost 5 times with the total items including 5 planks, 10 bolts, 20 syrups, 8 nails, 10 creams, 20 white sugar...

Totally fed up with this game... Anyone suggest a way to trade successfully without being interupted by those freaks?

Thanks.

You are doing something wrong bro, I've never had this problem at all.. I've traded lots of times! On this farm and my other farm thats even higher lvl.

Didnt you say it happend 5 times? Yet all the items you listet counts at least 8 times. :P? Confused.

Anyway, make sure nothing is in the news paper when you are going to trade and you should be fine..

Just make sure you don't have any active DD ads. I'm confused about your losses too.:confused:

This happens to me yesterday. I was trading with a neighbor and she has some other stuff up for sale. Anyhow, I think the person who 'stole' our trade just happen to be there at the right time. Their finger is faster than mine even though I was ready and watching the last spot like a hawk. I was flabbergasted! First time it happens to me. I lost that part of the trade in nano second.

You have to realize that the vast majority of players have never been on the forums at all. You've probably got some little kid follower out there who thinks you are totally awesome because you always sell such great stuff! :D

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Originally Posted by SlashThomas

You are doing something wrong bro, I've never had this problem at all.. I've traded lots of times! On this farm and my other farm thats even higher lvl.

Didnt you say it happend 5 times? Yet all the items you listet counts at least 8 times. :P? Confused.

Anyway, make sure nothing is in the news paper when you are going to trade and you should be fine..

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Thanks bro, I am sure that i have nothing advertised or active on newspaper because all of my slots are empty for more than 30 minutes before i trade, thus nothing should be active on newspaper.

Just get a bit frustrated with all the freaks that always try to be in the middle.

Anyhow, i lost 8 items in 5 times because one time, i put 20 syrups and 10 creams in 3 slots for a faster trading, and it was gone forever :D

Hi,

Also make sure your one wheat is NOT advertised either.
It is not clear in your OP whether you untick the box of the wheat and the trade item.
There is nothing like advertising to everyone that a trade is imminent!!

GL,
Marcus.

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Originally Posted by bebinh96

This happens to me yesterday. I was trading with a neighbor and she has some other stuff up for sale. Anyhow, I think the person who 'stole' our trade just happen to be there at the right time. Their finger is faster than mine even though I was ready and watching the last spot like a hawk. I was flabbergasted! First time it happens to me. I lost that part of the trade in nano second.

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You are luckier than me :D

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Originally Posted by MARCUST147

Hi,

Also make sure your one wheat is NOT advertised either.
It is not clear in your OP whether you untick the box of the wheat and the trade item.
There is nothing like advertising to everyone that a trade is imminent!!

GL,
Marcus.

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Sure Marcus, i am well aware that i always untick the advertising button before trading... if that's the case, then it wouldn't take me so hard to understand how others can interupt my trading.

Thanks..

If the person you are trading with is not one of your FB friends, disconnect from FB may prevent most of them to access your farm.
If you have lots of friend in the same time zone as yourself, chances are they are playing at the same time as you.