Receiving a gift in Market Place...ARRRGGHHH!

[wrxluvinchicky1982]

I'm with Phoenix Viewer and twice now a dear friend has tried to send me something and I can't find it?! Any help would be appreciated :)

[Rolig Loon]

Gifts from Marketplace have been problematic for a long time.  It's all too easy to have a gift sent to someone whose "in box" is capped and therefore rejects the gift.  Even if that doesn't happen, the Marketplace software seems to take delight in losing gifts.  There are a handful of JIRAs on the subject.  Here are a couple of tips:

1. Before you send a Direct Delivery gift to someone, be sure that the person has a Received Items folder in which to receive it.  One good way is to ask the person to "buy" something free from Marketplace like https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Direct-Delivery-Linden-Bear/3290638 or https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/MAGIC-WAND-Stops-Animations/3475671 first.

2. Money is a great gift, and it lets the recipient buy something that he really wants instead of something that you want.  If the recipient likes to shop, consider the gift of time spent together in world while you help him pick out the perfect present.

3. If all else fails and you are truly wedded to idea of sending gifts from Marketplace, be prepared to send each merchant a friendly note, complete with all the details for your transaction, when it doesn't arrive.  Merchants have grown to expect this, and most are glad to try redelivering any missing items.