Ryan.

Artist?

Coming out of the shed is never easy. I, for one, applaud Amphoman's bravery and newfound love for wispy mustaches and berets.

I have to agree. I've had PM sales from quite a few new members, and they follow through with no problems. You are going to have a chance of a bad sale based on the person - not the post count. Though I get it about feeling more comfortable with someone that is established. The original topic of discussion was to have a post count required for people to sell on the boards - not buy. Not sure what happened, but I think someone misread and ran with the idea that a post count for everyone was being suggested. I think you should have a minimum post count just to post.

Deathmate

So what happened with mrmaha?

Salient point. I also joined because of Rich.

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This makes more sense to me. There probably is no downside.

What about those handful of board members that have been registered for like 4 years but barely post? My old saltwater fish forum had a minimum 90 day AND 90 meaningful( no "nice tanks" or "SWEET!" posts counted) posts requirement before you could even view the buying/selling forum. A lot of people whined and moaned that they had been there for years but just lurk and dont post. Admins response was basically "this is a community and if you want the benefits of buying/selling to the community, you have to participate in some meaningful way. Just reading posts for years doesnt entitle you to these benefits". A lot of people were upset but it DEFINITELY helped cut down on the buying/selling problems. How could you possibly monitor "meaningful" posts and who is going to count them up before they reach the invisible line? Oh, the mods over there were WAY different from here! They had no problem whatsoever going thru the forums and adjusting peoples post counts that they thought were just padding them with "nice tank" posts. Happened all day every day. Okay, but that's that board and this is this board. While minimum post counts are a good idea conceptually, it's not practical to monitor and having a blanket policy that is easy to circumvent or harms longtime members doesn't really serve its intended purpose. Maybe there should be a "real" feedback forum. The one we have now, which only allows for positive comments, is useless. I never direct people to my feedback thread because it's pointless if all you can say is, "A+! Smooth transaction!" I'm not even sure how effective altering the feedback thread would be either. The 30 day wait period for Miamiknight's issue seems unnecessary. Nothing will change in 30 days. The seller backed out of a deal. Case closed. To the PL!

What about those handful of board members that have been registered for like 4 years but barely post? My old saltwater fish forum had a minimum 90 day AND 90 meaningful( no "nice tanks" or "SWEET!" posts counted) posts requirement before you could even view the buying/selling forum. A lot of people whined and moaned that they had been there for years but just lurk and dont post. Admins response was basically "this is a community and if you want the benefits of buying/selling to the community, you have to participate in some meaningful way. Just reading posts for years doesnt entitle you to these benefits". A lot of people were upset but it DEFINITELY helped cut down on the buying/selling problems. How could you possibly monitor "meaningful" posts and who is going to count them up before they reach the invisible line?

What about those handful of board members that have been registered for like 4 years but barely post?

Yeah, this.

Definitely provide a cleaner PM conversation. Trying to read the original PM conversation was - well - kind of a lesson in madness. I read that whole PM exchange top to bottom. My takeaway was this: --Miamiknight and Action page seller negotiate a payment date, what books MK would send as trade, and who would cover what shipping --Seller says something to the effect of, "People told me you are getting a a great deal so you should cover shipping" --MK says, alrighty, then I will sweeten the deal on my end to make it more equitable --Seller replies, "Nonsense, nonsense, more nonsense about not being allowed to trade books, you're getting too good of a deal, I'm calling off the sale." There's the possibility that someone PMed the seller with a better offer. The seller did state he was getting a bunch of PMs telling him he was selling low on the page.

And sometimes the error is actually the first printing. That's, like, way meta, dude.

Hey y'all, I'm looking for a high grade raw copy of Casey Jones: North by Downeast 1 if anyone's got one. Thanks.

I wouldn't let the sample size of the probation list discourage you. These are merely the transactions that went bad. The majority of transactions between boardies both new and old still go off without a hitch.

I've had a few dealings with Miamiknight, both buying and selling, and he's been a standup guy. He can be a bit rough around the edges in his communication style but he's straightforward. Now, I don't know why the pay-on-dates keep changing so maybe you can post the PMs for clarification. For instance, your statement, "first i was told not to trade comics unless listing them in the advert," is a little confusing. Does this have anything to do with the transaction with Miamiknight?

I wonder what Purves' nickname in college was.

Well my world is now turned upside-down. I thought the print runs were way lower. Those are tiny for the time. I had always taken the 5000-7000 numbers as scripture. The runs are evidently 6x what I thought they were. It's like, relative, man.

Well my world is now turned upside-down. I thought the print runs were way lower.

I want his 6. What are we talking about?

Oh maybe. Transfer PP. Tee-hee.

think so