divad

How's everyone enjoying the new forum-only guidelines? We've got t-shirts, 100-pagers on demand, thumbnail moderns up-the-wazoo, web-site crossovers, want-list solicitations, dealers and newbies galore, and just about every type of huckster in the book . . .

I hate to say it, but . . .

I TOLD YOU SO!

Kudos to Nik M. for a couple of HTD's I (kinda) needed, and to cd4ever for a solid copy of Conan #1 - thanks guys, always a pleasure

Resolve firmly, like a man, to do what comes to hand with correct and natural dignity, and with humanity, independence, and justice. Allow your mind freedom from all other considerations.

Back off on the hi-jacking of FS threads on this forum to complain about the format please. Discuss it here, agree to disagree if you need to, report the thread to a moderator if you'd like. But let's try to avoid feuding over nuances of the guidelines all over the threads of the boards.

 

Thanks,

Arch

 

so says Pontius Pilate

And your problem is what? What guideline is being violated in spirit or in reality?

 

Oh never mind, I forgot. Donut is a dealer. That is a violation in and of itself. Bad person, bad person. Stone him, stone him!

 

Are you his mother? There are no rules here, only guidelines. You say what you say, and think what you think, I don't really care for your opinion.

 

Oh, ouch.

 

Why don't you give it a rest already with your attitude. If you have a complaint about how someone created a thread, take it up with Arch. We really don't want to hear your continual whining.

 

You are the only whiner here, my point is a valid one. I respect Donut enough not to put it in his thread. You, on the other hand. have no business with me - Mr. Hollywood Hills collection

 

Obviously you can dish it out but not take it. I can comment at anytime on something you write that I disagree with, nor do I really care what your opinion is of me. Might as well continue with your whippy little comebacks that have no substantive value. Feel free to add as many of the little dancing faces as you wish to try and emphasize your point to yourself.

 

I fail to see anything of substantive value in any of your posts.

1.Books must be CGC or raw only, or items directly related to comics.

2.No spamming. Group your for sale items into as few threads as is reasonable. Attempts to take up front page real estate by creating multiple threads for no reason are not allowed.

3.It must be an exclusive board-only offer. If the book is offered for sale through another venue (ebay, dealer site, personal web site, etc.) then it should NOT be offered here. It should be offered in the Sales Advertising board.

4.Links to outside sites for any purpose involving purchasing the offered books are not allowed.

5.It must list specific books with purchase prices. It is acceptable to bulk price, and/or to note that package discounts may be available, but you must list a starting price that you WILL sell for.

6.List scans or information about the grade of the offered books.

7.List estimated shipping costs, times, and methods.

8.List acceptable forms of payment

9.Prompt responses must be made to buy requests made through the boards (posts or PMs).

10.Threads may 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. Note: we CAN tell the difference between a real update and a fake bump-update. Tread that line at your own risk. If you're spam bumping, "lawyering" the rules will not save you.

11.Thread title must start with "FS:" (for sale) and must give some indication of the types of items for sale.

 

Books will come off here in 48 hours and go onto eBay.

 

Wow! I better pull the trigger! Now! Wotta-deal!

 

I told you so . . .

 

Eaaaasssssy big fella. Donut is playing by the rules.

 

Yep . . . sure is . . . right Why not 36 hours? 24? 12? 30 minutes? The proof is in the pudding.

 

So time limits aren't allowed? (not a rhetorical question, I honestly don't know)

 

Yes, time limits are allowed, but . . . get my point?

 

I'm trying to follow the rules :

 

My question to Arch:

I'm coming to this late, but here's my essential question.

 

1) I list a book for sale on the forum. It is for sale NO WHERE ELSE.

2) The book sits there for three days.

3) The book doesn't sell.

4) I then put the book for sale on eBay AFTER it has done steps 1, 2, and 3.

5) Where does that thread go?

 

His response (emphasis added)

I would go ahead and post it here. Make sure to explicitly say how long the sale will last if it has a time limit, and that they will go up on ebay once the time limit expires. Feel free to post on the thread to close it when the time expires, and to communicate what books have sold and what haven't. That's it.

 

There's a certain timeframe after which you can't edit a post. That's what the 48 hours is - the time in which I can go back into the post and say "the book is now on eBay". , I believe it is 48 hours, but I'm not sure. It is definitely not longer than a couple of days. I can make the time frame six weeks - or forever, I don't care - if people don't mind having old already sold books in threads.

I understand Dan. There is no need to say the book is available on eBay after X number of days. That's advertising - we all know it's for sale. When it's available on ebay, why not post it in the other thread? For this forum all that needs to be said is that the book is available exclusively to board members say, for the next week, or something like that.

And your problem is what? What guideline is being violated in spirit or in reality?

 

Oh never mind, I forgot. Donut is a dealer. That is a violation in and of itself. Bad person, bad person. Stone him, stone him!

 

Are you his mother? There are no rules here, only guidelines. You say what you say, and think what you think, I don't really care for your opinion.

 

Oh, ouch.

 

Why don't you give it a rest already with your attitude. If you have a complaint about how someone created a thread, take it up with Arch. We really don't want to hear your continual whining.

You are the only whiner here, my point is a valid one. I respect Donut enough not to put it in his thread. You, on the other hand. have no business with me - Mr. Hollywood Hills collection

Books will come off here in 48 hours and go onto eBay.

 

Wow! I better pull the trigger! Now! Wotta-deal!

 

I told you so . . .

 

Eaaaasssssy big fella. Donut is playing by the rules.

 

Yep . . . sure is . . . right Why not 36 hours? 24? 12? 30 minutes? The proof is in the pudding.

 

So time limits aren't allowed? (not a rhetorical question, I honestly don't know)

Yes, time limits are allowed, but . . . get my point?

btw, your sig line violates every guideline that has even been suggested, nevermind adopted. Why not just wear sandwich board?

Books will come off here in 48 hours and go onto eBay.

 

Wow! I better pull the trigger! Now! Wotta-deal!

 

I told you so . . .

 

Eaaaasssssy big fella. Donut is playing by the rules.

Yep . . . sure is . . . right Why not 36 hours? 24? 12? 30 minutes? The proof is in the pudding.

And your problem is what? What guideline is being violated in spirit or in reality?

 

Oh never mind, I forgot. Donut is a dealer. That is a violation in and of itself. Bad person, bad person. Stone him, stone him!

Are you his mother? There are no rules here, only guidelines. You say what you say, and think what you think, I don't really care for your opinion.

Books will come off here in 48 hours and go onto eBay.

Wow! I better pull the trigger! Now! Wotta-deal!

I told you so . . .

Incredible Hulk #181 VF 8.0 $1800

 

I thought its more about having fun and a little entertainment on the side

Nothing wrong with that . . . from your side of the equation

you don't bring a knife to a gunfight. )

It's all very silly that one would be that willing to compete in a frenzy like this

What was the thread limit again . . .

I would like to thank MCMiles for the Avengers #1, my first (and only) silver age marvel

 

Jeff

Jeffb with a Marvel?!? What will the EC Police think?

Is that Frank Zappa as your avatar? He had some pretty wacky ideas...

Yep, sure did

No one is pushing anyone out except for you, Divad and others who want to discriminate against "dealers", whomever they may be (and it seems that basically they are anyone but you guys).

 

The purpose of the forum only thread should be for ANYONE to offer books EXCLUSIVELY to forumites. Good for the seller. Good for the buyer. Good for all forumites. Everyone's happy.

 

Your "holier than thou", after the fact rhetoric is quite transparent. You forget that the rules were in place. Then they were broken. The rules have been amended. This doesn't change the transgressions which occured before the rule change . . . just your feather-puffing.

 

Sigh.

 

I "violated" the rules once in the three years I have been on these boards. Bring on the gallows!

 

How about dealing with the present now and not the past. You hate dealers. You want all your competition out of the way. We all know it.

 

Whatever.

Actually, I wasn't refering to your thread at all, just your present stance on the subject. My initial concerns about this whole issue was over Brent's dumping thread. Then all hell broke loose. I don't hate dealers. I've never said that. I don't view dealers as "competition". I don't know where you get your ideas from.

No one is pushing anyone out except for you, Divad and others who want to discriminate against "dealers", whomever they may be (and it seems that basically they are anyone but you guys).

 

The purpose of the forum only thread should be for ANYONE to offer books EXCLUSIVELY to forumites. Good for the seller. Good for the buyer. Good for all forumites. Everyone's happy.

Your "holier than thou", after the fact rhetoric is quite transparent. You forget that the rules were in place. Then they were broken. The rules have been amended. This doesn't change the transgressions which occured before the rule change . . . just your feather-puffing.

I don't have an agenda, I just want to occasionally be able to buy and sell a book here and there without having to wade through dealer offerings.

 

Santa Claus, or the Tooth Fairy

 

-Jim

I am particulary interested in the Tooth Fairy pedigree.

I disagree with banner.

This could be my new sig line . . .