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    General discussion thread - keep the other threads clean

    in Comics Market - Forum Only Selling Area

    Posted

    On 12/5/2021 at 6:30 PM, Bird said:

    I would think the Dale Roberts thread is fine as listed. Once the thread is open, he can state times for future updates as there will be for sale items listed and active, correct? 

    Maybe we need time clarification...isn't a few hours with an open book good enough? I thought it would have been fine but (shrug)

    The rule was put in place for a reason.  Too many people were using the for sale section for announcements.  The thread was started 3 1/2 hours before listings were scheduled to start.  He said, here's 1 book to keep within the rules.  Here are the rules, which will not be changed.

    17.  Pre-sale announcements belong in the Announcements thread. Do not start your own thread in the sales sub-forums for your sale until you are ready to post and sell your books. Posting a single book now and the rest at a stated time is considered an announcement, and is not allowed.

    Guidelines for use!

    in Card Market-Want to buy

    Posted

    Here are the rules for posting a WTB thread. Posts that don't follow these rules can be reported and may be removed:

    1. Your TITLE or TAGS must list the type of cards you are buying, OR can be a specific card if there is only a single card.
    2. List specific cards. This board is to help fill gaps in your collecting through specific searches. It is not a place for people to advertise things like "buying everything all the time for top dollar!"  etc. -- too vague.
    3. State the GRADE RANGE that you WILL consider.
    4. State whether you will buy CGC, CSG or RAW  (note: nothing else is allowed)
    5.  we do encourage buyers to give an indication of the price they’re willing to pay. The more specific you are, the more likely a seller will take the time to help you out.
    6. You may bump your WTB post once per week
    7. You must consolidate requests to as few posts as is reasonable so you don't unfairly occupy the front page.  The maximum amount of active WTB threads allowed per person is 2.  

    This forum is for CGC, CSG or raw cards only.

    These guidelines may be amended or altered from time to time. We do NOT monitor transactions or take any responsibility for them, so please make every effort of due diligence in your purchasing and selling.

    Marketplace Guidelines!

    in Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon and Trading Cards Games

    Posted

    1. A sale thread must contain cards that are CGC-certified, CSG certified or raw only.
    2. List your cards only once, and in the appropriate sub-forum. Incorrectly placed threads or cards posted in multiple places will be moved. 
    3.  A sale thread must be an exclusive Boards-only offer. If the card is offered for sale through another venue such as a personal site, dealer site, eBay, etc., then it should not be offered here. If a card is offered elsewhere, it should be offered in the Sales Advertising board.
    4. A sale thread must list specific cards with purchase prices. It is acceptable to bulk price, and/or note that package discounts may be available, but you must list a starting price that you will sell the item for.
    5. Either a scan or an estimated grade must be listed with each card offered for sale.
    6. Estimated shipping costs, times, and methods must be listed.
    7. Forms of payments must be listed. PayPal "goods and services" is an acceptable payment method, but Personal PayPal, aka "friends and family," is not allowed. It is also against the rules to ask for Personal PayPal via private message.
    8. Your post cannot violate the terms of service for your payment methods, such as posting no surcharges for accepting PayPal, or discounts for other methods.
    9. A return policy must be stated with any time limits indicated. It is acceptable to say "no time limit" or "no returns," or have time limits that vary by reason for a return, such as "30 day return for any reason. No time limit for returns not as described.” But time limits must be stated.
    10. If posting a trading thread you must list a dollar value price for the card that you will accept in trade value, and you must put "TRADE ONLY" in the title of your thread if you will not accept money.
    11. Threads are allowed to be bumped three times total and only one full day after falling off of the front page. This does not include "sold" notices, or truly useful informational updates. A post that inappropriately bumps a sale thread and is then deleted can still be seen by CGC.
    12. No spamming. Group your for sale items into one thread in each sub-forum. Attempts to take up front page real estate by creating multiple threads are not allowed.
    13. Links to outside sites for any purpose involving purchasing the offered cards are not allowed.
    14. Raffles are not allowed.
    15. Mystery boxes are not allowed. You must list everything you are selling exactly as the buyer will receive it.
    16. Pre-sale announcements belong in the Announcements thread. Do not start your own thread in the sales sub-forums for your sale until you are ready to post and sell your cards. Posting a single card now and the rest at a stated time is considered an announcement, and is not allowed.

     

    For a violation of rules #4-10, a warning will be issued stating the violation. If the violation is not corrected within a 24 hour period of the warning, the sale thread may be removed.

    For violation of rules #1-3 and #11-17, the sales thread will be removed.

    Repeated violations may result in a point assignment.

    BUYERS: Prompt responses must be made to buy requests made through the Boards either by posting in the sale thread or sending a private message. When you reply to a sale thread indicating that you'll buy something, you must indicate what card you are buying. If someone else is more specific than you are, your offer may not be considered valid by the seller.

    Buyers may not post in a way that hurts a sellers chance of a sale, or discredits their reputation.  A few examples would be saying this card is priced too high, or a cheaper copy can be found at xxxxx.  Another example would be, I don't like this person, and would never buy from him/her.   There may be a few exceptions for known scammers.    We can tell the difference between a joke and a rude or unnecessary comment.    A decision either way will be at the discretion of the moderator.  Violation of this rule will result in points added to your account, and possibly restricting your ability to post on the forum.  

    Kudos forum guidelines!

    in Kudos Forum

    Posted

    1.  One thread per person

    2.  Positive feedback ONLY

    3.  Make a thread for feedback for yourself. Yes you can start your own.

    4.  Link to it in your signature line and/or add it to your profile.

    5.  Post a link in your for sale thread

    6.  Encourage people you buy and sell with that had a good experience to post a kudos in your thread.

    7.  Negative feedback posts will be remove, and points may be added to your account.

    Darkhawk Annual 3

    in Copper / Modern Age Only

    Posted

    On 12/4/2021 at 1:29 PM, peakoilhater said:

    I just put no returns.  Am I allowed to post other books in this forum?   I didn't realize you can't have more than one at the same time.  Anything else  I should add?

    You can have an unlimited amount of books in this forum but, they all have to be in this thread.  Everyone is allowed only 1 active for sale thread per forum.  It looks like you now have all the rules in place.  

     

    MARKETPLACE GUIDELINES!

    in Trading Card Marketplace

    Posted

    1. A sale thread must contain cards that are CGC-certified, CSG certified or raw only.
    2. List your cards only once, and in the appropriate sub-forum. Incorrectly placed threads or cards posted in multiple places will be moved. 
    3.  A sale thread must be an exclusive Boards-only offer. If the card is offered for sale through another venue such as a personal site, dealer site, eBay, etc., then it should not be offered here. If a card is offered elsewhere, it should be offered in the Sales Advertising board.
    4. A sale thread must list specific cards with purchase prices. It is acceptable to bulk price, and/or note that package discounts may be available, but you must list a starting price that you will sell the item for.
    5. Either a scan or an estimated grade must be listed with each card offered for sale.
    6. Estimated shipping costs, times, and methods must be listed.
    7. Forms of payments must be listed. PayPal "goods and services" is an acceptable payment method, but Personal PayPal, aka "friends and family," is not allowed. It is also against the rules to ask for Personal PayPal via private message.
    8. Your post cannot violate the terms of service for your payment methods.  (NOTE: Specifically, no surcharges for accepting PayPal, or discounts for other methods)
    9. A return policy must be stated with any time limits indicated. It is acceptable to say "no time limit" or "no returns," or have time limits that vary by reason for a return, such as "30 day return for any reason. No time limit for returns not as described.” But time limits must be stated.
    10. If posting a trading thread you must list a dollar value price for the card that you will accept in trade value, and you must put "TRADE ONLY" in the title of your thread if you will not accept money.
    11. Threads are allowed to be bumped three times total and only one full day after falling off of the front page. This does not include "sold" notices, or truly useful informational updates. A post that inappropriately bumps a sale thread and is then deleted can still be seen by CGC.
    12. No spamming. Group your for sale items into one thread in each sub-forum. Attempts to take up front page real estate by creating multiple threads are not allowed.
    13. Links to outside sites for any purpose involving purchasing the offered cards are not allowed.
    14. Raffles are not allowed.
    15. Mystery boxes are not allowed. You must list everything you are selling exactly as the buyer will receive it.
    16. Pre-sale announcements belong in the Announcements thread. Do not start your own thread in the sales sub-forums for your sale until you are ready to post and sell your cards. Posting a single card now and the rest at a stated time is considered an announcement, and is not allowed.

     

    For a violation of rules #4-10, a warning will be issued stating the violation. If the violation is not corrected within a 24 hour period of the warning, the sale thread may be removed.

    For violation of rules #1-3 and #11-17, the sales thread will be removed.

    Repeated violations may result in a point assignment.

    BUYERS: Prompt responses must be made to buy requests made through the Boards either by posting in the sale thread or sending a private message. When you reply to a sale thread indicating that you'll buy something, you must indicate what card you are buying. If someone else is more specific than you are, your offer may not be considered valid by the seller.

    Buyers may not post in a way that hurts a sellers chance of a sale, or discredits their reputation.  A few examples would be saying this card is priced too high, or a cheaper copy can be found at xxxxx.  Another example would be, I don't like this person, and would never buy from him/her.   There may be a few exceptions for known scammers.    We can tell the difference between a joke and a rude or unnecessary comment.    A decision either way will be at the discretion of the moderator.  Violation of this rule will result in points added to your account, and possibly restricting your ability to post on the forum.  

    Card Placement for Mail

    in CGC Trading Cards General Discussion

    Posted

    On 12/1/2021 at 12:26 PM, Bill Rosner said:

    Thanks for the quick response.  One more question before I get set to send this off.  I paid $40 for shipping via USPS, but I don't see a shipping label, only a packing slip.  I'm guessing I'm confused, but can you advise how I'm supposed to ship?

    That is for return shipping, not shipping to CGC. You are responsible for getting your collectibles to us.

    General discussion thread - keep the other threads clean

    in Comics Market - Forum Only Selling Area

    Posted

    I have added some wording to the marketplace guidelines.  I have also made a post below the guidelines for the "ok to post" template if rules are not complete in someone's FS thread.  Here is the added text:

    Buyers may not post in a way that hurts a sellers chance of a sale, or discredits their reputation.  A few examples would be saying this book is priced too high, or a cheaper copy can be found at xxxxx.  Another example would be, I don't like this person, and would never buy from him/her.   There may be a few exceptions for known scammers.    We can tell the difference between a joke and a rude or unnecessary comment.    A decision either way will be at the discretion of the moderator.  Violation of this rule will result in points added to your account, and possibly restricting your ability to post on the forum.  

    If a buyer or seller is on the Probation or Hall of Shame list, it is ok to make 1 post only to alert the community.  Being on said list does not mean a seller is restricted from listing books for sale or a buyer is restricted from purchasing  but, we understand the need to make people aware of the situation. 

    current turn around rates at CGC

    in Comics General

    Posted

    On 11/29/2021 at 10:35 PM, skypinkblu said:

    I'm getting a little confused about the caught up announcement. My book that I had to return because it had the wrong label and was marked ME in huge letters on all sides, as requested, arrived 11/19.  

    I don't think it's been opened yet, so 10 days later is "caught up"?

    @CGC Mike

    Can you get a clarification of that announcement when you have time, please...

    CGC has recently received a high volume of expedited packages.

    MARKETPLACE RULES

    in Comics Market - Forum Only Selling Area

    Posted

    This is a suggested "ok to post" rules reminder template so that everyone can feel comfortable helping to keep things in line with the guidelines instead of feeling like a self appointed forum cop.

     

    If someone is not complying with the rules, this should be considered an OK way for everyone around here to nudge people a bit. Once in a thread is plenty, guys. After that you can re-post it in new threads (once) but then just hit the notify moderator button if things don't get cleaned up.

    Hello!

     

    Welcome to the "Comics Market - Forum Only Selling" board!

     

    The moderators have asked everyone around here to help educate new comers about the posting rules for this forum so that we can keep things running smoothly. So whenever we see a new thread go up that's missing some of the information required by the rules, someone will generally happen along and post this reminder (by moderator request).

     

    You can find the posting guidelines here:

    Specifically, you should check out #s (FILL IN SOME NUMBERS HERE. OR DON'T. LET'S FACE IT DIGGING UP RULE NUMBERS IS ACTUALLY WORK.)

     

    They are well worth reading, because your posts can be removed from the boards if they don't conform to the guidelines. This will help you to attract more buyers as well, since this is how people expect to have books offered around here.

     

    Thanks, and glad to have you here!