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vicky_132049 GCU Newbies artist Posts: 2	Question about "Wanted: new cards" Sep 2^nd, 2014, 9:22pm How long is the fast-tracking period when there is a request for a type of card? Is it just a few days, a while, any specific rule? I don't remember this coming up before and couldn't find anything about it. Thanks..
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Re: Question about "Wanted: new cards"
Reply #1 - Sep 3^rd, 2014, 8:06am

I don't think there is a specific rule. I've always thought it 'taking advantage' if I submitted to a 'wanted card' thread via fast track more than 60-days after the request. After all at that point the requested shopper has made their choice and the category, if newly created, has cards it in by that point.

But, that's just my own rule of thumb

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Re: Question about "Wanted: new cards"
Reply #2 - Sep 3^rd, 2014, 3:07pm

We set requesting shoppers' expectations that new cards will be ready for their consideration within 48 hours ... so yes, any submissions a week or even a handful of days after the original posting are unlikely to be timely candidates for the shopper.

Beyond that time frame (a week) new submissions really have lost their need for a speedy review and the use of Fast Track is really unnecessary.

There is still value in adding cards for the request to offer future shoppers with similar needs a variety of choices - but the urgency of a speedy review is no longer.

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vicky_132049 GCU Newbies artist Posts: 2	Re: Question about "Wanted: new cards" Reply #3 - Sep 4^th, 2014, 2:36am Makes sense. I was thinking maybe the requests meant there was an overall shortage of cards in that category, but it doesn't mean that necessarily, or that more cards are needed. Thanks, Mindy and Doreen!
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Re: Question about "Wanted: new cards"
Reply #4 - Sep 4^th, 2014, 12:29pm

Quote from vicky_132049 on Sep 4^th, 2014, 2:36am:

Makes sense. I was thinking maybe the requests meant there was an overall shortage of cards in that category, but it doesn't mean that necessarily, or that more cards are needed. Thanks, Mindy and Doreen!

Sometimes we will post a general need for more cards in a given category. When this is the case we'll typically include a note in the post and indicate if you should use Fast Track or not. Typically these call for more cards requests will NOT say ... "from a shopper".

Hope that helps!

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vicky_132049 GCU Newbies artist Posts: 2	Re: Question about "Wanted: new cards" Reply #5 - Sep 4^th, 2014, 6:29pm Yes thanks!
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Mique_253214 GCU Newbies Posts: 1	Re: Question about "Wanted: new cards" Reply #6 - Sep 18^th, 2014, 7:33pm Hi, where can I found the requests for new cards for september? txs, kind regards, Mique
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Lj_135293 Gold Member artist Posts: 1178	Re: Question about "Wanted: new cards" Reply #7 - Sep 18^th, 2014, 7:49pm Hi Mique - Right here - right where you are only the whole category vs: just this post page of it. > http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/forum/yabb2/YaBB.pl?board=request Forum - Wanted - Requests -
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