The "For Sale" Forum...

[Garz]

It is a pet peave of mine all these "you can get this cheaper at x" postings on the for sale forum, I have sold things on other forums and it is only this one that this seems to happen. You should be able to list items for whatever you like and if you think it is too expensive just dont buy it but keep your opinions on the price to yourself.

It is equally a pet peave of mine that people cannot be bothered to research factual information or forum rules before posting. One of the wonders of forums is the ability to express oneself openly and discuss things in an adult manner albeit the odd troll now and then crops up. So whilst your entitled to your opinion, I don't buy (pardon the pun) your "keep your opinions on the price to yourself" as quite clearly the admin/cc founder states:

if you feel someone is deliberately trying to rip off your fellow CycleChat members; if that's the case we definitely want to know about it so we can monitor and take action.

Whilst I will be less active in any responses on the for sale section now, there is some truth to the posts about nit-picking and price linking which I along with others have probably been guilty of in the past.

The for sale section works fine, nothing to see here - let's move on!

 

[phil_hg_uk]

It is equally a pet peave of mine that people cannot be bothered to research factual information or forum rules before posting. One of the wonders of forums is the ability to express oneself openly and discuss things in an adult manner albeit the odd troll now and then crops up. So whilst your entitled to your opinion, I don't buy (pardon the pun) your "keep your opinions on the price to yourself" as quite clearly the admin/cc founder states:



Whilst I will be less active in any responses on the for sale section now, there is some truth to the posts about nit-picking and price linking which I along with others have probably been guilty of in the past.

The for sale section works fine, nothing to see here - let's move on!

If someone thinks that someone is trying to rip off people with a high price then report it to the mods rather than ruining someones chance of a sale by posting comments such as "you can get it at x for y" if you can get it for that then go and get it otherwise move along nothing to see here.

 

[Garz]

If someone thinks that someone is trying to rip off people with a high price then report it to the mods rather than ruining someones chance of a sale by posting comments such as "you can get it at x for y" if you can get it for that then go and get it otherwise move along nothing to see here.

Phil, the only comments I have been posting lately was those that also listed on popular auction website - which is a breach of forum rules. I have not been part of the "you can get it at x for y" club for a long time, I think people should not be ashamed of highlighting to a seller that their prices need revising in a tactful matter that's all.

If you were foolish enough to buy a product and paid over the odds or bought the wrong item and want your money back then that's part of the learning curve and should belong on ebay not the CC forum!

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Phil, the only comments I have been posting lately was those that also listed on popular auction website - which is a breach of forum rules. I have not been part of the "you can get it at x for y" club for a long time, I think people should not be ashamed of highlighting to a seller that their prices need revising in a tactful matter that's all.

If you were foolish enough to buy a product and paid over the odds or bought the wrong item and want your money back then that's part of the learning curve and should belong on ebay not the CC forum!

I wasnt pointing the finger at you, I have no idea what you have posted or not posted in the for sale section. I was just pointing out that people should report posts they find a problem with rather than putting links to cheaper products into the listing.

I have myself in the past pointed out to a seller that they had no chance of getting a price they were asking because it was currently available for less on another site, but I PMed them to do it rather than wrecking their listing. Again I am not saying you did this but some people on the forum do seem to like doing it.

 

[Garz]

In that case then phil , the CC folk are a great bunch and I enjoy posting here chatting to others. I agree posting links and wrecking listings in not constructive, a friendly nudge to them pointing out the pricing is ample enough which I have gladly taken note of.

Dunno about others but I'm definitely looking forward to my holidays this friday, double bubble as the TdF starts the next day!

 

[JackJoff]

Trying to post here to see whether I can then post in the classified section?!

 

[ianrauk]

Trying to post here to see whether I can then post in the classified section?!

you need to have a certain amount of posts before you can use the classified.
Get involved in the forums and it will open up to you.

 

[JackJoff]

Aha, ok, thanks for letting me know.

 

[JackJoff]

So, me again! Are there any specific rules anyone can give me on viewing the classified ads? I used to be able to see them but now can't.. is it a certain number of posts in a certain time period? Or is there something else I'm not doing?!

 

[ianrauk]

So, me again! Are there any specific rules anyone can give me on viewing the classified ads? I used to be able to see them but now can't.. is it a certain number of posts in a certain time period? Or is there something else I'm not doing?!

You need a few more posts to view.

 

[JackJoff]

A few more posts it will be then
I've just been reading through the "Matthew_T thread".. I don't think there's anything I can add to that though!!!
Thanks!