Posting items for sale

[7idl]

I am asking that anyone posting an item for sale follow these guidelines:


1. be accurate
2. be honest
3. disclose any problems with the item.
4. update as needed
5. do NOT delete the ad. This protects both you the seller and the buyer.
6. when the item is no longer for sale, update the ad accordingly (suject and message body) (ie: ** SOLD ** )


for all people buying and/or selling via the site I HIGHLY suggest you keep a copy of the ad and any correspondance you have. Again, this is to protect yourself.

[newracer]

A lot of other forums I frequesnt in the "For Sale" sections you cannot edit or delete posts. I like it because it keeps record of the item. When buying or selling I like to be able to look at previous items that have been for sale.

[7idl]

A lot of other forums I frequesnt in the "For Sale" sections you cannot edit or delete posts. I like it because it keeps record of the item. When buying or selling I like to be able to look at previous items that have been for sale.

That would be nice but current board code doesn't allow it.

That may be corrected in the not too distant future.

[BadShot]

we maybe should consider adopting the majority of the ARFCOM rules for this.

[Driftwood]

we maybe should consider adopting the majority of the ARFCOM rules for this.

I'm for adopting the preservation of posts like Newracer suggested. But when it comes to "adopting the majority of the ARFCOM" rules....ugh....sorry man, that made me cringe. IMO, the ARF folks are WAY to stringent (borderline Brownshirt behavior). For one thing, it drives me nuts concerning their Bump To Top violations and such. It seems the majority of posts I've seen that get violations are just when someone comments, "Hey man, nice piece!" or something similar. ARFCOM is one of the overall least friendly sites for buying and selling, and I periodically frequent all of the major sites.

[BadShot]

Guess that might be why I said majority.. dunno, I was several beers into the night. My rational was that there are some good For Sale rules out there that help keep the liability to all involved down. So maybe I should just say.. the better rules, as deemed appropriate by our site admins?

[Driftwood]

Guess that might be why I said majority.. dunno, I was several beers into the night. My rational was that there are some good For Sale rules out there that help keep the liability to all involved down. So maybe I should just say.. the better rules, as deemed appropriate by our site admins?

:cool:

Hope I didn't come off as trying to crap on your last past, bro. I wasn't trying to be that way at all. I just would HATE to see this forum (or any good forum) turn into ARFCOM.

You know, maybe in ARFCOM's defense they have to enforce that way because they have SO much traffic? I dunno, I'm just trying to figure it out.

[BadShot]

Bah, re-read it and am realizing I'm grouchy this morning. Sorry for being snippy..

But the fact remains that looking the experiences that generated such rules on sites with 2+ million posts isn't a bad thing, just taking what you need and leave the rest..

[Merl]

I would like to see prices not get edited out when an item is sold as well

[mtechgunman]

I'm for adopting the preservation of posts like Newracer suggested. But when it comes to "adopting the majority of the ARFCOM" rules....ugh....sorry man, that made me cringe. IMO, the ARF folks are WAY to stringent (borderline Brownshirt behavior). For one thing, it drives me nuts concerning their Bump To Top violations and such. It seems the majority of posts I've seen that get violations are just when someone comments, "Hey man, nice piece!" or something similar. ARFCOM is one of the overall least friendly sites for buying and selling, and I periodically frequent all of the major sites.

with a site like this one, you don't really need ar15.com's rules for the EE. but with arfcoms size, you basically have to have very strict rules. I can imagine some of the ding dongs over there running rampent in the EE without a strict set of rules.

That being said, I like the rules they have there. I'd rather not see the same ad bumped every 4 hours. it gives a fresh site to page 1 frequently.

if you want an ad preserved when you buy or commit to buy something, simply quote the post. problem solved.