Net54baseball board question and answer....

[Leon]

Hey guys and girls,
We haven't really done any question and answer threads, pertaining to board operations, in a very long time. So that being said if anyone has any questions pertaining to how the board is managed, or how a decision is made, and it's not in the rules already (or is and you don't quite understand) here is a thread to get those hard to answer questions, answered. So everyone knows here are a few tips and things about the board...

1. A big help is any member that is a registered member can go to their User Control Panel (User CP) On the left side of the screen and adjust some settings there. One good one is the number of posts in a thread to be seen on one page. There can be up to 80 but if you don't set it, those 80 posts will be 8 pages instead of 1.
2. Remember that if you are under 18 I need a parent or guardian's permission for you to be on the BST.
3. Please don't delete threads, or edit the post all the way out, on the BST....unless you put it in the wrong section and then move it. IF everyone deleted their stuff it would look like nothing goes on over there, which is far from the case.
4. Remember we have a Community tab, under the word "Community" in the dark blue line across the upper middle of each page. Check it out sometime. There are approximately 100 or more photo albums with many of our members cards and stuff that can be seen. All members are welcome to upload scans there. There is also a full list of all members there.
5. When uploading scans anywhere on the board they upload best in a jpg format and around 50kb-75kb. PDF's won't upload.

Thanks to everyone for continuing to make this a nice place to interact with a lot of people with the same passion... If any one has any questions, concerns or comments please post away...IF no one responds then I guess we are all good ..best regards

[Bocabirdman]

Who's on first?

[Tsaiko]

What's the appropriate sub forum to place a want ad for a latex salesman??


Now that that's out of the way, I hope we can get serious and give Leon the respect he deserves.

Thanks for the great board, Leon.

[rainier2004]

Leon, great board and great job. Your "sheriffness" is also much appreciated on the b/s/t. I have a question about possible feedback. I do NOT want to have something similar to fleabay, but it would be nice to be able to read fb on a member and may possibly encourage some action from more new members; no star system. Maybe none of this is necessary either as all my exchanges have been positive, but just a thought. I still wish the inbox was unlimited, especially with the membership rates rising on this board as dramatically as they have. One last thought Ive had for awhile...what about being able to access the "forum", b/s/t, memorabilia icons at the bottom of a thread also that would be similar to the top. My ass is extra lazy and it would be appreciated if possible so I don't have to scroll up 60 or 70 threads. If not, great site and THANKS for all your hard work.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by rainier2004

Leon, great board and great job. Your "sheriffness" is also much appreciated on the b/s/t. I have a question about possible feedback. I do NOT want to have something similar to fleabay, but it would be nice to be able to read fb on a member and may possibly encourage some action from more new members; no star system. Maybe none of this is necessary either as all my exchanges have been positive, but just a thought. I still wish the inbox was unlimited, especially with the membership rates rising on this board as dramatically as they have. One last thought Ive had for awhile...what about being able to access the "forum", b/s/t, memorabilia icons at the bottom of a thread also that would be similar to the top. My ass is extra lazy and it would be appreciated if possible so I don't have to scroll up 60 or 70 threads. If not, great site and THANKS for all your hard work.

Hey Steven
Nice thoughts and suggestions. As for feedback there isn't a system in our software, that I am aware of, that is easy to use to do such a thing. The best we have is all of the statistics on each person. Knock on wood but the BST has had $25 of fraud, that I am aware of, in approximately 8 yrs. EVERYONE is encouraged to ask for references and I am always available to help with that too. If anyone ever gives an ounce of a problem with anyone asking for references please PM or email me and let me know. It won't be a problem for long. It is caveat emptor so everyone needs to be careful for themselves otherwise. As for the inbox, it is set to 100....I suggest you delete some as no one should really need to store more than 100 PM's....I probably get more than almost anyone and it works fine for me. And lastly concerning the icons to click on....in order to have them at the bottom it would involve quite a bit of work and I just don't think the gain is worth it, quite honestly. Thanks for the suggestions though.

[smokelessjoe]

Hi Leon,

Thank you for always being so consistent in regards to Net54... Even years ago with the "old Net54" you were always quite steady. Its a great attribute to have when dealing with large groups. Thank you,

I do like rainier2004s idea about the Icons at the bottom of the page. I have often thought about this over the years & thought it would be quite handy. Leon, you do have the "top" tab at the Very bottom of the page - is it feasible to move it just underneath the last post - say directly across from the "post reply" tab and under the "quote" tab? In other words, the opposite corner of the "post reply" tab? Logistics of web pages & forums is way over my head - so I am with you if it is a big hassle - then probably not worth it.

Shawn,

[sportscardpete]

Leon -

Board is great. Everyone is good people. Just out of curiosity - was the chat room ever popular? I've never really seen anyone use it...

Pete

[Leon]

Originally Posted by sportscardpete

Leon -

Board is great. Everyone is good people. Just out of curiosity - was the chat room ever popular? I've never really seen anyone use it...

Pete

It is seldom used. On the final night of the REA auction each year we have around 35-50 people in there. It's really great and a lot of fun....otherwise it doesn't get much use.

[scooter729]

Just an additional quick thanks to Leon - I did something I don't normally do - I placed a spontaneous bid without really researching the item yesterday on eBay for $100 and ended up the high bidder. I then realized the card looked a bit iffy to me. So I sent Leon an email for his thoughts before I paid, and he was quickly able to confirm the card was fake. So thanks to board members helping each other out like this, I was able to avoid getting burned on a reprint!

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by Leon

If any one has any questions, concerns or comments please post away...

What is your opinion of Kingman's performance?

[chaddurbin]

i got ripped off for at least $400 from bill bellamy a few years back on an e93 mathewson. he wanted to partially refund me $150 if i didn't bring the issue on the board (scumbag).

[Leon]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

i got ripped off for at least $400 from bill bellamy a few years back on an e93 mathewson. he wanted to partially refund me $150 if i didn't bring the issue on the board (scumbag).

I sort of remember that now....when you say "at least" what does that mean? Did you ever get a refund? Wasn't that on a Matty E95? I think I might consider this more of a deal gone awry than actually ripped off....and I don't remember the exact specifics....I do think I might have tried to help but just don't remember all of it now....Something like a crease in the card or something.......??

And didn't he get booted from the board for that?

[chaddurbin]

it was an e93 matty. he bought the card as trimmed but sold it as good. i paid $630 for a vg/vgex card. received it and knew it was trimmed, he played dumb and wouldn't offer a refund because he was getting out of the hobby anyway. i eventually sold the card as trimmed on ebay, coincidentally the original owner that sold the card to bellamy for a $450 loss.

i don't consider that a deal gone awry, but getting ripped off! he was banned, but his brother was still a member so board access was just a click away.

edit: like leon says, buyer's beware. ebay is a mess but i've never lost money to a scammer in 1000s deals.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

it was an e93 matty. he bought the card as trimmed but sold it as good. i paid $630 for a vg/vgex card. received it and knew it was trimmed, he played dumb and wouldn't offer a refund because he was getting out of the hobby anyway. i eventually sold the card as trimmed on ebay, coincidentally the original owner that sold the card to bellamy for a $450 loss.

i don't consider that a deal gone awry, but getting ripped off! he was banned, but his brother was still a member so board access was just a click away.

edit: like leon says, buyer's beware. ebay is a mess but i've never lost money to a scammer in 1000s deals.

I suggest you find another place other than our BST then. Sorry you got ripped off.

[4815162342]

There is one thing that I've always wondered about when I see it on the BST:

FS = For Sale
FT = For Trade
FSH = ?