BST Etiquette - friendly reminder on a few rules...

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by shammus

Should you take the time to respond and/or thank someone who took the time to send you scans of a card you might like? Yes. Should you let your trading partner know that the expensive cards he sent you made it? Yes. If you would prefer to pass on a particular card or transaction in a potential swap, should you politely let the other person know so they can move on to other transactions and not be stuck holding a card for you? Yes.

I agree. HOWEVER, please communicated via email or PM. It is a bit irritating when a dead thread gets bumped when someone responds 10 days after "Got it, love it!" Along this line, I believe proper etiquette is to EDIT the thread title to show the item is sold or sent to eBay, etc., rather than bump the thread.

Just my $.0214 (including tax)

[Luke]

Originally Posted by Deertick

I agree. HOWEVER, please communicated via email or PM. It is a bit irritating when a dead thread gets bumped when someone responds 10 days after "Got it, love it!" Along this line, I believe proper etiquette is to EDIT the thread title to show the item is sold or sent to eBay, etc., rather than bump the thread.

Just my $.0214 (including tax)

I agree with this. Dead threads being bumped for no reason and people bumping thwir threads just to say the item is sold are both annoying and not necesary. If your item is gone, then your thread does not need to be bumped to the top. Seems pretty simple.

[frankbmd]

Another pet peeve to be mentioned.

A poll with 47 replies currently, all resulting in bumps, is selling nothing and is on top of one of the BST sections.

I think this violates the 2 bump rule by 45 and will not result in a sale if it is bumped 400 times.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Another pet peeve to be mentioned.

A poll with 47 replies currently, all resulting in bumps, is selling nothing and is on top of one of the BST sections.

I think this violates the 2 bump rule by 45 and will not result in a sale if it is bumped 400 times.

If it is the same thread I am thinking you are wrong it is about to sell several $10 beaters for $60-$70 each.

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by bnorth

If it is the same thread I am thinking you are wrong it is about to sell several $10 beaters for $60-$70 each.

I totally understand the annoyance. Pero au contraire et y compromiso, caveat emptor has always been a caution on the BST. In the words of Sr. Al Natural, "if you don't know by now don't mess with it."

[bobbyw8469]

I won't name any names, but my threads used to be buried by some guy, who had no intentions of purchasing a card, but he would randomly pick threads and say "Nice Card", "Good Luck with Sale", "She's a Beaut" etc. Never once did he make an offer. Just didn't want to see my thread at the top. I had no idea who this person was. When I PMed him about it, I was met with crickets. To me, that type of response is not necessary.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

I won't name any names, but my threads used to be buried by some guy, who had no intentions of purchasing a card, but he would randomly pick threads and say "Nice Card", "Good Luck with Sale", "She's a Beaut" etc. Never once did he make an offer. Just didn't want to see my thread at the top. I had no idea who this person was. When I PMed him about it, I was met with crickets. To me, that type of response is not necessary.

When I see idiots like that, my assumption is they're just doing it to get their post counts up.

[Jantz]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

I won't name any names, but my threads used to be buried by some guy, who had no intentions of purchasing a card, but he would randomly pick threads and say "Nice Card", "Good Luck with Sale", "She's a Beaut" etc. Never once did he make an offer. Just didn't want to see my thread at the top. I had no idea who this person was. When I PMed him about it, I was met with crickets. To me, that type of response is not necessary.

One of your BST threads got buried.....


Impossible!!!!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

I won't name any names, but my threads used to be buried by some guy, who had no intentions of purchasing a card, but he would randomly pick threads and say "Nice Card", "Good Luck with Sale", "She's a Beaut" etc. Never once did he make an offer. Just didn't want to see my thread at the top. I had no idea who this person was. When I PMed him about it, I was met with crickets. To me, that type of response is not necessary.

You should PM me on things like that. I will take care of them...