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General discussion thread - keep the other threads clean
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DeadOne

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One would think. I might be recollecting incorrectly, but the one time I do think it's appropriate has been the way Mike/ Comicdonna has handled this when seeing a Probation List member selling in the marketplace. He'll post a template response notifying members that the seller has violated community rules about selling / buying in the marketplace, and that's about it.

 

Do you mean this? We have a standard template recommended by Arch when someone is violating any sales rules.

 

That's the template for rules violations that I was referring to, and it must have been Mike who posted it the last time or two that I saw it in use. (thumbs u

 

So, I'm suggesting we have a much more concise one for threads where a number of community members are concerned without dumping in someone's thread.

 

"no one is standing next to their booth yelling to everyone passing by about how crazy the prices are."

 

This is a fair point, and using a template takes this into account. We might not do this at the shows, but we can certainly take the discussions to places like Annie's List, Yelp, or these boards.

Should a sellers asking price and post count be added to the rules then? If I'm correct, the seller in question has violated no rules for the selling forum.

 

No, post count shouldn't be included at all, IMO. Additionally, the only aspect of pricing that need be included in forum guidelines already is--a price must be listed that the seller will sell the item for. If someone wants to price something at an outrageous amount, that's his or her call.

 

I'm only suggesting this as a means of redirecting commentary about a seller's thread to the correct place--here, and not in his or her's sales thread.

 

I agree that some folks were a bit out of line...felt adding a comment would only make it worse so I avoided the thread entirely. Yes the price was way out of line...and in my mind the reasoning for such was pretty poor (pricing as if the back cover did not exist :eyeroll: ) Nonetheless, he did everything he was supposed to do...full disclosure, attempts to reassure buyers with further info/discussion, etc. At that point, it is his chunk of internet real estate and our agreed upon etiquette here is to leave him alone (and honestly the thread would have died a quick death if not for the pricing comments). Hell he even ran a grading thread on the book (the link to it was posted late, but it had been there all along for the dilligent buyer to find by checking his previous posts).

 

Anyway, the one thing I will throw in here (since the above has been said by others) is that post count DOES matter. I know we want to treat everyone equally, but the simple fact of the matter is that if you come in just to sell or buy (not saying that was the case here, just generally speaking) it raises a red flag during your first bit of time here. I routinely post in threads of those individuals (that have something I am considering) asking about references/feedback. I do not do that with long-standing boardies (even if it is my first transaction with them, since I have seen them successfully complete others). Anyway, that concern is triggered almost solely by post count/registration date (sometimes people jack their posts up quick in the testing threads and whatnot). I try to be polite about the request, and suggest that contributing to the community would put more buyers at ease and increase the likelihood of their thread being a success, but I do factor that information in :foryou:

A sellers post count matters to a potential buyer, but according to the rules, doesn't apply to the seller when listing comics for sale on the boards. Neither does asking price, and neither should have been mentioned in the sellers thread.

All should have been done via PM, as well (I hope) as any requests for references/feedback. Just my opinion. :foryou:

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Snake Eyes

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Agreed :foryou:

 

I just felt I had to 'fess up that I do consider it.

 

And of course you are right that we have a number of long-standing posters that succumb to the Dark Side :P Heck, if I remember correctly one of the recent topics of discussion here (GoodAsh) has been around longer than both of us (at least myself at any rate).

 

In fairness I should not neglect to mention I have had some great conversations and returning customers on boardies that make their first buys in my sporadic sales threads. It's just that seeing that information right under the avatar is hard to miss and on larger deals certainly makes me more cautious.

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Snake Eyes

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A sellers post count matters to a potential buyer, but according to the rules, doesn't apply to the seller when listing comics for sale on the boards. Neither does asking price, and neither should have been mentioned in the sellers thread.

All should have been done via PM, as well (I hope) as any requests for references/feedback. Just my opinion. :foryou:

 

You are right as far as the guidelines are concerned, and the comments above I would have asked via PM (had I gotten involved). However, my opinion strongly differs from yours regarding feedback/references. :sorry:

 

If I cannot find such in a feedback thread here, or prior sales/buys by the OP, or they do not spntaneously provide it, I do intend to continue asking about that publicly and in thread as I feel it benefits more than just myself. I will of course change that if the sales thread guidelines/rules change. However, for now it is not prohibited by the rules and is generally understood as an appropriate question to ask sellers on here if such info is not provided in the opening of the thread.

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DeadOne

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A sellers post count matters to a potential buyer, but according to the rules, doesn't apply to the seller when listing comics for sale on the boards. Neither does asking price, and neither should have been mentioned in the sellers thread.

All should have been done via PM, as well (I hope) as any requests for references/feedback. Just my opinion. :foryou:

 

You are right as far as the guidelines are concerned, and the comments above I would have asked via PM (had I gotten involved). However, my opinion strongly differs from yours regarding feedback/references. :sorry:

 

If I cannot find such in a feedback thread here, or prior sales/buys by the OP, or they do not spntaneously provide it, I do intend to continue asking about that publicly and in thread as I feel it benefits more than just myself. I will of course change that if the sales thread guidelines/rules change. However, for now it is not prohibited by the rules and is generally understood as an appropriate question to ask sellers on here if such info is not provided in the opening of the thread.

I don't think our opinions vary greatly. It's not the worse thing to ask for in a sales thread and it doesn't appear to be against the rules. Still, a pm first for the requested information to be listed would seem a good first step.

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Bosco685

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hm Perhaps you are right...I have found the in-thread request to get a quicker response, but it has been awhile since I tried the request via PM...maybe time to re-explore that option... :)

 

:applause:

 

davey-and-goliath.jpg

 

You've come a long way, Heathy, I sure am glad you learned.

 

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Wait, is that Davey & Goliath? On Adult Swim? I remember watching that stuff in the 70s when I was just a little feller.

 

Kind of satirizing that whole genre...called Moral Orel and it is hilarious (the nice thing it is a pretty short series...maybe 15-20 fifteen minute episodes and the whole demented story is done).

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Wait, is that Davey & Goliath? On Adult Swim? I remember watching that stuff in the 70s when I was just a little feller.

 

Kind of satirizing that whole genre...called Moral Orel and it is hilarious (the nice thing it is a pretty short series...maybe 15-20 fifteen minute episodes and the whole demented story is done).

 

Thank goodness, too. Wouldn't want to distract you from all that computer gaming time.

 

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Wait, is that Davey & Goliath? On Adult Swim? I remember watching that stuff in the 70s when I was just a little feller.

 

Kind of satirizing that whole genre...called Moral Orel and it is hilarious (the nice thing it is a pretty short series...maybe 15-20 fifteen minute episodes and the whole demented story is done).

 

Moral Orel is on the nutty side of whacky. Love the pipe-smoking dad!

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Wait, is that Davey & Goliath? On Adult Swim? I remember watching that stuff in the 70s when I was just a little feller.

 

Kind of satirizing that whole genre...called Moral Orel and it is hilarious (the nice thing it is a pretty short series...maybe 15-20 fifteen minute episodes and the whole demented story is done).

sounds like it's worth checking out

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Wait, is that Davey & Goliath? On Adult Swim? I remember watching that stuff in the 70s when I was just a little feller.

 

Kind of satirizing that whole genre...called Moral Orel and it is hilarious (the nice thing it is a pretty short series...maybe 15-20 fifteen minute episodes and the whole demented story is done).

sounds like it's worth checking out

 

Start here. Make it through the opening songs then satisfaction will settle in.

 

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