Site Manager Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 NO COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING - any advertisement considered commercial by me will be removed. Posters must stipulate a price or at least a guide price. Items for auction for NTL should go in the "For Sale in aid of Nuke the Leuk" section. No multiple posts, just to get your advertisement noticed. Please monitor your advertisements and update where necessary. Advertisers should close the thread once the items have been sold. Edited by - site manager on 10 Sep 2004 18:36:15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Yes, here here, that includes you Arnie, Any commercial advertising site should pay the going rate, whoever they are. *thumbup* Support the 7 Society...... Ehhh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Rules . . . . nice one Accumulating bits . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nifty Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Agree with all but the last one (deal via thread until firm offer)...what's the point or purpose of that Keep off the straight and narrow 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 "No multiple posts, just to get your advertisement noticed." Thats Glop2000 bu99ered then 😬 Steve Se7en-Up! It'S NOT Green! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Willoughby Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 I'm with Nifty on this. I think it's great that we have rules to control sales but as somebody selling a car at the moment I think email is very useful. I don't really want to be haggling on price in public, I'd far rather use email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Bee Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Here here I'm with Niffty and Matthew TRY 5S Buzzin' Bee It's never too late for a happy childhood *cool* You don't stop playing because you get old You get old because you stop playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 *thumbup* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 😬 About time! Nice one Mr. Site Admin. *thumbup* the last bit about no email well, I think that the seller should state if they are advertising elsewhere, EBAY etc. and if they will withdraw the offer of sale if sold via an alternative method than Blatchat forums. *thumbup* ❗ ❗ ❗ Zak www.zak7.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 I agree - nice to have some rules. I am slightly confused about the aim of the "no email" bit though. Why should negotiations on price etc. be public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrolhead Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 The last rule maybe could do with clarification. I would agree that when selling a car its different to selling parts. This is why I thing its important to split cars from parts and have two sections 'Cars for Sale' and 'Parts for Sale' When it comes to parts that I recon the last rule is spot on. Its saves confusion and disapointment. Nowt worse that offering a price for a part only to find out that another memer has piped you by emailing the seller direct R500 no 63 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Den Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Thats Glop2000 bu99ered then And the end of your "spotted" fun eh Steve? Den 😬 - Self portrait - still unable to remove the smile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrelevant Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Regarding the last rule.... It's very annoying when you think you have bought something, by being the first to offer the asking price, only to hear in several days time that it was sold to someone else who emailed via the member's profile. I do think it is a bit strict though and people simply won't obey it. Maybe the seller should state whether it's a Blatchat only sale (to be undertaken along the lines of the last rule), or whether it's an open sale. Accumulating bits . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcusbell Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 I don't agree with the last point. I don't want the haggling made public - it's similar to those high street banks that did away with offices and discussed your personal finances in the lobby. It's embarrassing and people will just take their business elsewhere. Edited by - Marcusbell on 10 Sep 2004 10:00:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrent Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 I think the answer to the last point is to "NOT" assume you have bought something just because you answered the thread first! Just assume that your ahead of everyone else who has replied "on the thread" (and not the whole world!), when it comes to sorting out a deal ❗ Shouldn't this thread (or a new one now) be stuck at the top of the list and locked immediately, so that the rules are the only post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Howe Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 I agree with Nifty.... all fine with me except the last one! JH Deliveries by Saffron, the yellow 222bhp Sausage delivery machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Piper Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Well done Barry - but I don't agree with the last item. Think about it - some people can't access Blatchat from work. Let's imagine a scenario where eager buyer looks at BC at home, places bid for something on condition that seller answeres a query. Seller however doesn't look at BC until the next day, by which time the buyer is at work and cannot access BC. In the meantime someone else pops up and offers to buy the item. Original buyer can't check progress until he gets home from work and seller has to decide what to do. Is that fair to any of the parties? Whereas, communicating via email not only avoids cluttering up BC with questions and so on, but also allows buyer and seller to "speak" at all times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrolhead Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 here is the exact reason why we need the last rule R500 no 63 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Manager Posted September 10, 2004 Author Share Posted September 10, 2004 Hi all, I left this topic open so that comments could be received. I am quite happy to change the rules so that everyone is happy, after all, I only put them there 'cos that's what someone wanted. So I'll now go and edit the post above, when we're all happy, I'll create a new one, close it and lock it at the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Piper Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 erm Petrolhead - we're not going to prevent what's happened between you and this other guy by enacting that rule- it's a free world, he can sell to whom he wants (what constitutes a "firm offer" for instance?) - Every time I've bought or sold a house the goalposts have been moved and no matter what I try to do to avoid being messed around, it still happens. FWIW I do share your frustration in this particular case though and would be just as angry as you about what had happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence_Z Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 More rules to be broken? why bother? Lawrence Edited by - Lawrence_Z on 12 Sep 2004 12:08:26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team RogNeedham Posted September 10, 2004 Leadership Team Share Posted September 10, 2004 agree with previous comments - when I am negotiating with someone - I don't expect to do it in full view of everyone - apart from that I agree with the need for rules Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Phillips Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 Always thought that we needed some responsible rules. I'd love to see one that stops members who have no interest in bidding from ridiculing the price that the seller is trying to obtain. If you overprice you don't get bids. If the seller asks for comments on pricing, fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Edited by - Dave Jackson on 12 Sep 2004 09:46:44 Edited by - Dave Jackson on 13 Sep 2004 07:10:47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence_Z Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Dave YHM Perhaps we don't so much need responsible rules as we do need responsible people Lawrence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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