Unsolicited PM's Offering Consignment Services

[Leon]

I have had a few PMs recently of a new member, but lets say it's any member, soliciting personal consignments in PMs. I am sort of neutral on it, but just want to get others opinions. As far as I know, he hasn't harassed anyone other than sending a normal pm.

And a card...Mack smoking a stogey?

[Exhibitman]

Spliff...Connie was cool.

[parkplace33]

Not so much on here, but it is rampant on other social media sites, especially when you list a high dollar card for sale.

I am neutral as well. Where you trying to sell something? Or was this just out of the blue?

[sycks22]

I had a guy with 0 posts telling me to call a 919 number and his buddy will sell me cards. Didn't seem shady at all.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by sycks22

I had a guy with 0 posts telling me to call a 919 number and his buddy will sell me cards. Didn't seem shady at all.

That is definitely scammy and shady. This, being discussed, isn't that.
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[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by sycks22

I had a guy with 0 posts telling me to call a 919 number and his buddy will sell me cards. Didn't seem shady at all.

919 is MY area code!!! I can promise it wasn't me however.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

I don't think I'm over-the-top. But I do send unsolicited PM's as I think (know) a number of auctions do.

[Al C.risafulli]

I'm really careful about it, but I do it. I try and not be spammy about it, and I try not to harp on it, and really don't just blindly reach out to people unless there's a specific thing I think LOTG could do a good job with.

BTW we are currently accepting consignments for our spring auction.

-Al

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

919 is MY area code!!! I can promise it wasn't me however.

Robert we thought it was you.

You fit the profile
1. Same area code
2. Low post count
3, newer member only a few years

Either that or your being framed

[BobbyStrawberry]

I think a post, rather than (who knows how many?) PMs would be more appropriate.

[Lucas00]

I'm assuming the user sending these pms is the same one who has made a few posts about his own consignment business?

[x2drich2000]

I got a consignment email. Not a brand new member, but only around for 2 years or so and a handful of posts. I'm neutral on it as well. Easy enough to just ignore and not really much different to me than a random person asking if I had something to sell that they were looking for. I would just caution folks to do their own due diligence and know who you are dealing with.

[BobC]

I don't know about you or others Leon, but I already get enough unsolicited crap phone calls, emails, junk mail, and so on that I didn't ask for and don't want. I also typically refuse and immediately get off any of those sites that have one of those "You have to agree to let us put cookies on your phone/system or otherwise track and share your info to use this site." popups or agreements you have to allow to then be able to access and use such sites as well. I also know there are enough involuntary ways that companies, advertisers, and governments already track and follow us, many I would often think are illegal as hell as well, but because of the money and power behind them, we don't have a choice. Therefore, when I do have a choice, it is NO!!!!!!

And I know also there are various individual members on Net54 who own, run, or are otherwise involved in AHs, consignors or other companies/entities serving the hobby community, and don't hide that. But at least to me, that is perfectly fine as they also come on here to share information and interact with other members of the Net54 community, not just looking for free advertising or the ability to make unsolicited offers to other members.

Also, don't you have advertisers that already pay for the privilege to advertise their consignment services (among other things) on this site? Assuming so, that seems really unfair to them that others could take advantage of the site to freely make direct and unsolicited advances towards members. Having members come on Net54 to ask opinions of other members about which AH. consignment, and other hobby service providers they recommend, is one thing, and is perfectly fine and part of what this site is all about, at least it is to me. But then having one of those providers possibly monitoring what others are talking about here on Net54 solely to push their business and make unsolicited offers to other members, is not at all acceptable IMO.