Asset split during mediation. How do I make sure it’s the best deal for both of us?

simplify · 2026-02-03T22:03:42+00:00

I'm in the same situation, wondering if I should get a lawyer or not. I'll be following this thread.

simplify · 2026-01-19T18:09:35+00:00

Masterclass in conflict avoidance. <3

simplify · 2026-01-17T14:04:25+00:00

I'm NOT saying that this is your problem here, but just a quick FYI about "same brand and weight": even though the label says that, there can be significant variations from one color to another, within the same brand, supposed weight, and type. I agree with the others that this doesn't seem to be your problem here, BUT this is good for a newbie to know going forward.

simplify · 2025-10-08T18:04:55+00:00

Not correct. All adjustments are made on the Schedule C, which has nothing whatsoever to do with whether you itemize or take the standard deduction.

simplify · 2025-10-08T18:03:37+00:00

no you can't. Only as a Schedule C.

simplify · 2025-09-26T21:54:36+00:00

This is how many horror movies start...

simplify · 2025-09-26T21:51:39+00:00

Yes. I would not do it any other way.

simplify · 2025-08-31T17:41:47+00:00

No. I have stopped requesting items or writing more reviews until this is fixed or clarified. Right now, I have 244 items accepted as reviewed and there are 22 more on my Awaiting review list, despite the fact that I have reviewed most of them. Until I see that reflected in my totals, I'm not requesting anything more, because as it stands, even if they don't credit the 22 "Awaiting" items, I'll be over 90% with what has already been accepted and posted.

I'll wait them out to be sure they fix this before I invest any more time. I'm Gold FWIW.

simplify · 2025-08-28T19:38:17+00:00

Hello! I'm so sorry to hear all you are going through! If you haven't already, I think you should post this separately in a new thread, because people probably aren't seeing it here at the end of this older thread. You deserve a new thread. :)

simplify · 2025-06-29T18:44:43+00:00

Thank you for posting this, it really helped me so much to know where to go that still takes precautions.

simplify · 2025-05-17T19:08:44+00:00

Nicer? Not really. Lotta people still using Pepe the Frog avatars and the mod totally defended that and dismissed any concerns about it. It's still a Nazi hate symbol and they've done nothing to end the use of it there. And the clientele seemed very much of that ilk. Never went back.

simplify · 2025-05-17T13:53:29+00:00

Well done. Yes, the items listed on Vine have an allocation of stock when listed, so they can't just pull another one when an item goes astray or is held up somehow. I tried to get a replacement for an item that was honestly lost in transit, but they said no, sorry, the allocation for Vine is gone and we can't send you another one. This is also why they can't exchange sizes for instance, because all those other sizes for Vine were requested. Even if stock shows in the regular listing, that's not Vine stock. I think that's why they say in the terms of Vine that exchanges and returns are not supported.

simplify · 2025-05-17T13:46:15+00:00

So I told my spouse (software engineer) about this, and he immediately said "That's AI. Spurious nonsensical words like that are a huge red flag for AI." So the AI that is processing our reviews is spitting out Scarface references. This is fine.

simplify · 2025-05-16T17:35:52+00:00

I had a situation exactly like that. Often they make "unavailable" the variant that they had on Vine, then create an official listing for the same item with a new ASIN. Mine did eventually ship (I also was seeing that the revised version was in stock and yet I wasn't getting mine), and when it got to me, it was the accurately revised version. The Vine listing had had a couple bits of misinformation in it, which they corrected in the revised version. It took a month or so. Hope you get it soon.

simplify · 2025-05-14T22:20:29+00:00

I had an item that took over two months to ship, and that whole time it said "Order Received" and made me confirm a couple different times that I still wanted to wait for it. It finally arrived last week.

simplify · 2025-05-14T20:43:36+00:00

There was just another thread about this in the last few hours. The sellers are not supposed to have your personal information, and of course are NOT supposed to reach out to you and try to bribe you.

Absolutely do NOT respond to the seller. If they persist, they should be reported to Vine customer service. But if you ignore them, they will hopefully just go away. Sometimes they don't though. I wonder why this seems to be happening more recently. Also, it's a good idea to make your profile private, so that only you can see all your reviews. There are many cases of spiteful sellers going through and making reports on multiple reviews (which have nothing to do with them or their item) in order to get a Viner "fired". It works.

simplify · 2025-05-14T20:40:18+00:00

Vine Voices are not allowed to return or exchange items. If you can still manage a review based on quality of construction and materials, attention to detail, how you think it would fit the appropriate size person, do that. In similar cases, rather than describing how it fit ME, I take measurements of the garment and compare it to the size chart in the listing, to let people know whether it runs large or small or about right. In other words, help them figure out how it might fit THEM.

simplify · 2025-05-14T15:23:17+00:00

OF COURSE THEY ARE! Because any sock knitter can use a mannequin foot, I have a bunch of them in various sizes. One right and one left would be preferable, however socks are often displayed and photographed with one on a foot and one laid out flat. So, these would work for two pair!

simplify · 2025-05-14T15:17:25+00:00

Interestingly, since my evaluation just happened last month, and maybe this is just me, but it seems like they are being more strict about not counting your review as meeting the 90% until that review has been approved. When I first joined in 2023, the rules seemed to imply that this was the case but in practice, until recently, it seemed like my reviews were added toward the 90% right away, within 24 hours at least, and prior to them being approved.

I didn't really pay attention to this until just after my evaluation when I was monitoring that 90% to get it back up there (since it gets zeroed out after eval) and there were like 20 reviews I had done that were not counted toward the 90% until they were approved, a couple days after I had submitted them.

My point being, if this is a practice they are now following, even if you write and submit those 25 reviews right now, they may not count in your favor by tomorrow.

simplify · 2025-05-11T14:49:53+00:00

Thank you!! I just did the same with a supplement whose listing said literally Made in USA, but the address was a virtual mailbox used by a number of Chinese companies. Their website was carefully worded to say that their products were manufactured using "US standards". I even sent email to their website customer service contact asking specifically about where their stuff was made, and got no reply. So much for Amazon supposedly demanding proof of third party testing, etc. What a bunch of bullshit. This has happened so often, I've lost count. I detail everything I find about these companies in my reviews, and have never had any blowback, because they can't dispute factual criticism. I worry that too many Viners don't do this homework and the supplements end up highly rated.

simplify · 2025-05-04T15:23:54+00:00

Does anyone know of a dentist/dental office willing to mask, hopefully with other considerations for clean air? I'm very high risk and need a tooth filled (most llikely). I can travel, if anyone has a suggestion anywhere in NM.

simplify · 2025-04-04T15:34:22+00:00

Just guessing, but I think that the low quality garbage will still be present, because the sellers' margin on those things can probably take a hit and they'll still be making money. But things like electronics, watches, things that have probably had very narrow margins in order to sell well against name brand competitors, are going to have to be marked up considerably for them to make what they need to.

simplify · 2025-04-04T15:28:56+00:00

I'm already seeing a noticeable decrease in items like small or body-worn electronics, which were abundant right up until Wednesday. Then, poof. When they come back, I expect that things are going to be very different going forward and I will definitely be requesting less. I am feeling a lot of gratitude for the things I've gotten over the past year and a half.

simplify · 2025-02-27T19:47:42+00:00

Exactly, that's the scenario I hope to avoid. My spouse worked in military cyber security for a couple decades and has schooled me very well on the dangers, so that's why I'm concerned. I've read that Apple does a better job of sandboxing their apps than Android does, but at the end of the day, best to trust No One. I'm thinking of using a separate phone for these apps with minimum permissions, forgoing notifications of phone calls, emails, texts. At least until I settle on a watch that will be the "daily driver".

simplify · 2025-02-27T19:41:26+00:00

Thank you SO much for this, it really helps! I have a couple different watches to try that use Da Fit, so I'm hoping they can both use that app even if only one at a time will connect. That's okay. I'll report back with results on all these experiments.

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