To those posting items for sale with the list of "rules"

[JesseB]

Well, some rules are a real joke. I post certain ones, but I also let out a sigh everytime I see someone with no feedback who posts "by posting here you agree to ship first i don't ship first ever!!!111one!!1!"

Buyer Beware.

I don't think I have a feedback thread... But then again I don't do as much buying and selling as most. I will let my join date and post count along with the fact that I don't have a bad feedback thread speak for my character I guess.

[Lohman446]

It depends with what attitude the rules are written. If I read "under no circumstance" I generally click out even though I have no problem shipping first.

[ThePixelGuru]

Buyer Beware.

I don't think I have a feedback thread... But then again I don't do as much buying and selling as most. I will let my join date and post count along with the fact that I don't have a bad feedback thread speak for my character I guess.

Oh, I wasn't attacking you by any means, just mentioning the kinds of rules that people tend to think are dumb. Often you get kiddies on PBN or the like who seem to think that they're more reputable than everyone else despite joining the forum yesterday.

[ikfube]

HaHa at the original poster . Who you think you are to tell me what rules I can't put in my post.

[Hook]

HaHa at the original poster . Who you think you are to tell me what rules I can't put in my post.

Oh no you didn't!

[punkncat]

Oh no you didn't!

He did.

I like this guy already.

[Lohman446]

HaHa at the original poster . Who you think you are to tell me what rules I can't put in my post.

That would be a potential buyer.

Hint: I'm not some 15 year old kid who is going to have to sell off half of my stuff to buy whatever it is you have for sale. If I want what you have for sale there is a good chance you are going to have money for it today. However, if I read some stupid rule that comes off as arrogant, I'll buy it elsewhere.

[maddboy32]

HaHa at the original poster . Who you think you are to tell me what rules I can't put in my post.

maybe thats not a great post seeing that you've got less than 10 right now.


anyway, my two cents on this is:
there will always be a fine line as to someone posting their own rules and abiding by the set rules. and there will always be those that didn't or don't know any better.

informing people of their incompetence to follow the rules should be done in a positive manner. no one likes to be indirectly called a retard on their own thread.

like Beemer said "We cant see it all so if you see the crap in any forum, Please use the report button and state the reason." to that!!

remember, YOUR not a moderator, but you CAN be polite and "ask for a price" (i think the most commonly broken rule).


setting your own rules........ well i think they should be more like guidelines to help your buyer be more informed. there is no-where in the Automags.org rules saying that you can't do this. but, with that being said, you still have to abide by the "rules" no-matter what you want to put in your thread.

ok,ok my wife is knocking me off my soap box.................

[smoke63b]

For me it's just a couple of things that make me leave a sale thread.

1. Lording your "rules" over your potential customers is just bad business. You're asking me to support you by buying your stuff while acting like an arrogant prick. That means that as an adult I will take my cash elsewhere. Like someone above me said, I don't need to get the ok from my mom or sell all of my current guns to buy your gun. I can easily go elsewhere and customer service is worth more money to me.

2. I think we can all agree that posting a few rules would be completely ok as long as stupidity doesn't reign supreme. You post rules acting like you're the supreme commander of the paintball gear market and you can keep your stuff.


Saying stuff like; I only ship in the lower 48 or, No trades please is totally fine. Saying stuff like; I WILL NEVAR SHEP FIRST!!11!! or MY THREAD MY RULES! will just get you ignored by the folks that actually have their own money to spend...


Edited to say:

I've bought several things from AO members in my short time back into paintball over the last couple of weeks and had amazing success and dealt with great folks. I tried to just inquire about 2 or 3 things over at PBN and had downright ridiculous experiences. One kid pm'd me back with such gibberish that I couldn't even tell what it was he was trying to convey to me so I just ignored the rest of it. Another kid over there (i hope they were kids at least and not adults yikes) actually typed about a full page of HAHAHAHAH all the way down the PM because I asked him if he was selling a gun WITH a tank or just a tank by itself. I asked because the tank was easily listed for DOUBLE what it was worth used and the gun was some no name marker. Needless to say I will not even attempt to purchase anything over there at PBN. It's mind numbing to even try and read anything on that forum.

[ikfube]

to many do not read rules to ask for trades when seller say no trades in bold letters. you may not be kid but there are there. this is paintball and ages have gotten less over the years. maybe buyer is tired of saying no again and again after already said first.