B/S/T Question - OT

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by ALBB

Question -
Does that " try not to bump your thread more then once every three days"
apply to the auction section also ?

I seem to recall seeing auction bumps..as much as twice in ONE day ?

I got tired of selling there. I would love to start back up, but I got tired of seeing my post get buried by one guy in particular who was selling, to put it bluntly, nothing desirable, everything overgraded, and at prices higher than Ebay. Maybe there needs to be a uniform rule, that if you are going to put stuff on there, start EVERYTHING at .99 cents. I dunno.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

I got tired of selling there. I would love to start back up, but I got tired of seeing my post get buried by one guy in particular who was selling, to put it bluntly, nothing desirable, everything overgraded, and at prices higher than Ebay. Maybe there needs to be a uniform rule, that if you are going to put stuff on there, start EVERYTHING at .99 cents. I dunno.

Members should PM me about stupid stuff going on. I don't read every thread.
As far as how many times to bump a Live Auction thread.....since time is of the essence I don't think every 2 days is too much. If anyone does it in 1 day please PM me. I prefer not to have written rules about it at this point.
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[bnorth]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

I got tired of selling there. I would love to start back up, but I got tired of seeing my post get buried by one guy in particular who was selling, to put it bluntly, nothing desirable, everything overgraded, and at prices higher than Ebay. Maybe there needs to be a uniform rule, that if you are going to put stuff on there, start EVERYTHING at .99 cents. I dunno.

LOL, I sent Fred(GoldenAge50s) a link to this thread. He said he agreed and only bumps daily because Octavio(rjackson44) does it. They both agreed it wasn't fair to others. Then I see they have both done it again today.

Octavio does it the funniest way. He lists a one day BIN auction with no dates posted. Then bumps it the next day with ends tonight. Then on the third day in a row bump he will edit the second bump and give it a third day bump with ends tonight.

My question to the forum is am I the only one besides Bobby that cares? To me those 2 ruin the auction section. If no one else cares I will let it go and just ignore them. If others also care I will be the one to PM Leon about it and complain.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by bnorth

LOL, I sent Fred(GoldenAge50s) a link to this thread. He said he agreed and only bumps daily because Octavio(rjackson44) does it. They both agreed it wasn't fair to others. Then I see they have both done it again today.

Octavio does it the funniest way. He lists a one day BIN auction with no dates posted. Then bumps it the next day with ends tonight. Then on the third day in a row bump he will edit the second bump and give it a third day bump with ends tonight.

My question to the forum is am I the only one besides Bobby that cares? To me those 2 ruin the auction section. If no one else cares I will let it go and just ignore them. If others also care I will be the one to PM Leon about it and complain.

If anyone bumps a regular BST thread in 1 day please PM me. I will lock it and it won't be bumped again. Seems like an easy fix to me. No one should be doing that or try to be sly....I don't like sly.
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[RCFire82]

Originally Posted by Leon

If anyone bumps a regular BST thread in 1 day please PM me. I will lock it and it won't be bumped again. Seems like an easy fix to me. No one should be doing that or try to be sly....I don't like sly.
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Leon,
I didn't realize there is a rule for how often one may bump their listing on the BST section. What exactly should we be keeping it to?
Thanks
-Ryan

[Leon]

Originally Posted by RCFire82

Leon,
I didn't realize there is a rule for how often one may bump their listing on the BST section. What exactly should we be keeping it to?
Thanks
-Ryan

It's an unwritten rule. This is mainly applying to the auction section as it has some urgency to it. If it's a 5 day auction you might bump it 2x ...one in the middle and one the last day. I don't care for written rules but we might need a few for over there...we'll see

ps...eric above posted the written rule. It makes sense for regular BST stuff but my take on the 2 bumps for a 5 day auction seems appropriate.

[RCFire82]

Sounds good. Thank you sir.

[HercDriver]

Any “ENDS TOMORROW” posts should cause the whole auction to be deleted. If your stuff is worth bidding on, it will find it’s way to the top every once in a awhile. It should be an initial post, and a bump on the last day. Period.

Cheers,
Geno

[GoldenAge50s]

Originally Posted by bnorth

LOL, I sent Fred(GoldenAge50s) a link to this thread. He said he agreed and only bumps daily because Octavio(rjackson44) does it. They both agreed it wasn't fair to others. Then I see they have both done it again today.

Octavio does it the funniest way. He lists a one day BIN auction with no dates posted. Then bumps it the next day with ends tonight. Then on the third day in a row bump he will edit the second bump and give it a third day bump with ends tonight.

My question to the forum is am I the only one besides Bobby that cares? To me those 2 ruin the auction section. If no one else cares I will let it go and just ignore them. If others also care I will be the one to PM Leon about it and complain.

In answer to Ben-Yes, I have been guilty of bumping more often than I should---ONE big reason--MANY OTHERS do it & why should my auctions get buried?
There has been a lot more listings lately & altho I try to only bump every other day or so, sometimes the "dead" auctions need to be climbed over.

I have been a loyal member of Net 54 for many years, have run 6 auctions a week for more than 2 years and NOT 1 complaint about my service, honesty or integrity. I would like to think a bump or 2 is not a tremendous problem, but I would rather not have to do it!

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by GoldenAge50s

In answer to Ben-Yes, I have been guilty of bumping more often than I should---ONE big reason--MANY OTHERS do it & why should my auctions get buried?
There has been a lot more listings lately & altho I try to only bump every other day or so, sometimes the "dead" auctions need to be climbed over.

I have been a loyal member of Net 54 for many years, have run 6 auctions a week for more than 2 years and NOT 1 complaint about my service, honesty or integrity. I would like to think a bump or 2 is not a tremendous problem, but I would rather not have to do it!

I couldn't agree more with the part I made bold. Fred is a great guy and I have NEVER heard of anybody having a bad transaction with him.

I do disagree with the bumping part as it is/was only 2 people doing it. Like Fred said there have been several people listing in the last week or so and it is awesome to get a better selection on there. This is not a new problem with Fred as it has been brought up multiple times over the years I have been on here. Those that don't bump everyday just get tired of seeing their stuff buried and quit listing. Then we all suffer because we get 2 people listing and playing the who can bump the most game.

LOL, now I see we have Octavio skirting the rules by listing new one day BIN priced auctions the last 2 days.

I am now done posting about it as it seems nobody else cares. I just wanted to vent one last time and agree with Fred that he IS one of the good guys on here.

[ALBB]

I think the rules should be followed.... many guys ( super nice and fair people to deal with ) like to keep their stuff at the top ....I dont think its fair