[Discussion] can we stop arguing about gas fees until somebody posts a number
Question in the title, detail here: can we stop arguing about gas fees until somebody posts a number.
A token symbol identifies an asset, not a network. The same symbol commonly exists on several chains with incompatible address formats, and sending across that boundary is generally unrecoverable.
Some chains require a memo or destination tag to route funds to the right account. Omitting it on those chains is one of the more common ways payments go astray.
Network fees are set by chain congestion at the time of sending. They are paid to the network, not to the recipient, and they vary by hour as well as by chain.
Screenshot none of this. Read the whole thread, including the parts where I am told I am wrong.
best — the order this archive was captured in
The sequence that makes this boring, which is the goal.
Ask which networks are accepted before you order. Pick the one with a sensible fee at that hour. Paste the address rather than typing it and verify the first and last several characters. Check whether the chain requires a memo. Send a test amount if the total is large. Wait for confirmations before treating anything as done. Save the transaction hash with the order reference.
Seven steps, most of them seconds long, and between them they eliminate every failure mode that gets posted on this board.
nobody legitimate needs the payment in the next ten minutes
screenshot the transaction hash, not the wallet balance
Keep every transaction hash in a note file with the order reference. It has resolved two queries instantly.
Nearly sent on the wrong network. The token symbol was identical and the address format was the only clue.
Did the address you sent to match the one you were given, character for character?
Retitled from an accusation to a description while the confirmations catch up.
Which networks did they list as accepted?
This. A test transaction on a large order costs a fraction of the fee and removes the whole class of risk.
How many confirmations does it show?
Correcting myself upthread: it was 12 confirmations, not the number I posted, and it settled fine.
Did you send a test amount first?
A test transaction costs one extra network fee and verifies the address, the network and the recipient’s crediting process before the main amount moves.
network and address, checked twice, before anything else
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