I went for "Not bothered"
TBO if I want to buy anything I go straight to ebay first. You get ebays Dispute centre aswell if anything goes wrong with the sale.
No linking to ebay
Ebay Link only after the post has been "live" 7 days
Not bothered about ebay links
I went for "Not bothered"
TBO if I want to buy anything I go straight to ebay first. You get ebays Dispute centre aswell if anything goes wrong with the sale.
Larry Basham
Can you play something with a beat ?
The original idea was put forward (by me) Steve because there has been alot of links to ebay for "Buy It Now" items. Do you not agree that if you can get a sale on here, without paying ebay a listing fee or commision for the same amount as the "Buy it now" its worth it.
Granted if you just want to place it in an auction and see what it goes for then all the best with it. But why miss up on the oppotunity to not pay ebay if you have a price in mind?
It wasnt a "problem" in my head, just a suggestion so that people can get the best possible price. If you sell something for £1000 on ebay, you dont get the whole grand. Sell it on here and its yours to keep.
Yes you have the dispute centre on ebay, but we have rules in place and ive never had a issue selling or buying on here before.
In theory yes, but most people with any sense go for a lightly higher "Buy It Now" figure to cover the eBay and PayPal costs.
As I said from where I am sitting it appears to me that most people do offer it here first then resort to eBay if it doesn't sell.
I have been conned before, albeit on another forum, it does happen and cost me over £100.
Exit stage left...
I'm a bit more cautious now sure but I still usually offer things on the forums first before resorting to eBay, and naturally the extra costs will be reflected in my target price.
I just don't understand all the fuss about how people choose to offer items for sale.
Surely it should be as simple as sellers offer items as they see fit and buyers can choose what they are or are not interested in for whatever reason suits them?
Seems to have worked OK for centuries to me...
Exit stage left...
In that case, if the "link allowed after 7 days" rule was brought in, the first post in the thread would just list the item foir sale & the asking price.
A week later, you're saying the OP could do another post in the same thread giving the ebay link.
Therefore, people would see all the details in the first post of the thread, but would then have to scroll down through a week's worth of replies to get to the new post containing the link.
Surely it would make more sense to have the link inserted into the first post after the 7 days had elapsed?
I fully appreciate that.
Having read the thread, I now feel there should be one simple rule: either links are allowed at any time, or they are not.
The 7 day rule is complicated, and the situation of scrolling through the replies looking for the link is not ideal.
While we're on the subject, I also think adverts in the "for sale" section should only be available to supporters. After all, at the moment non-supporters can gain by selling their items completely free of charge. Why shouldn't they give a little something back to assist with the forum's running costs?
LOL, oh dear! If people are interested in the item for sale, I wouldn't imagine it's too much trouble for them to read the whole thread to find the link (if applicable). If that's too much trouble for them then I fear online forums are not the best place for them to spend their time.
To be honest, I hate the idea of 'nickel & diming' our members for functions on the forum. As it stands, the supporters contributions are completely voluntary, and I'm not too keen on removing any of the main forum sections to non contributors.
can't see anything complicated in it rob ,as i said earlier i am not bothered, if i am interested in something i will look if not it is easy to click the mouse and move on, if your worried about finding the link and this this does get adopted then maybe when the link is put up the thread gets closed and the link will always be at the end of the thread. as i say it don't bother me buying directly off someone through here or through ebay because they pay for the fees not me, the only thing that annoys's me is when items get put up with no price or guide
I didn't say it WAS too much trouble to scroll through the thread to find the link...merely that it would be BETTER if the link appeared in the first post of the thread.
That's fair enough.
It's no skin of my nose, as I only pay £1 a month to the forum & many people pay nothing at all...but I know the forum owners have to pay a lot more than that to keep it going.
However, If they are happy to carry on funding the forum & don't mind people selling stuff without making any contribution, that's fine!