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

[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...

[the 'stache]

I'm a firm believer in communication. Whenever I do business with a seller, I post to let them know if a PM or an email is on the way. I specify if I am considering a purchase, or if I am definitely buying a card if it is still available. I feel that not only helps the seller, but other potential buyers as well. If I can let other buyers know a card has been purchased, that saves them the trouble of messaging the seller. It also helps the seller by cutting down on the number messages they have to respond to.

Once a card has come in, I send a private message to the seller to let them know it has arrived, and to thank them. Then, I amend the post I made on their thread to reflect that the transaction has been finalized satisfactorily. If a card arrives quickly, I'll post that. If I was impressed by something, like how well the card was packaged, I'll include that, too. I figure future buyers might go back and look at the sale thread. I also include that seller's name in my signature, so if anybody wishes to ask me about my experience with a seller, I can help them.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by Leon

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

Actually, if someone makes a comment on a thread, does not that move the thread back to the top as the reply pushes it upwards.

But if the person is doing that to push all of Bobby's threads upwards so he gets bounced, then that is not right and the mods should warn that poster

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

Actually, if someone makes a comment on a thread, does not that move the thread back to the top as the reply pushes it upwards.

But if the person is doing that to push all of Bobby's threads upwards so he gets bounced, then that is not right and the mods should warn that poster

I think what he meant was the guy was replying to all of the other threads (pushing them to the top), and not to any of Bobby's, therefore it had the effect of pushing the Bobby threads to the bottom.