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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: jay behrens
I realize everyone wants to have their posts on the BST near the top, but please don't bump your post until it hits the second page. Otherwise, it's going to be a continuous battle by people to keep their recent posts near the top. I've seen people bumping their posts after 4 or 5 days. |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: prewarsports
The BST thread is flooded now with the same people selling stuff they buy on ebay and using it as an ebay flipping alternative with infalted prices. I am all for capitalism and making money but lots of people selling constantly on there just do it because they can ask huge prices and pray for a bite, all the while not paying any fees if something sells. Maybe I am just ranting, but it is more a VST (Vulture Selling Thread) than BST. Not to say the whole thing is bad, just degenerating from its original intent in my opinion. |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Andrew Parks
I don't have a problem with people bumping before it gets to the second page. It helps me to know what cards haven't been sold yet and what things are still for sale. |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: John S
Jay, I too have been frustrated with all the bumps as of late. I listed an item yesterday and within an hour it was replaced by a bump. The second page thing is a good idea. |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: leon
My biggest pet peeve is that there are far more BST threads than threads on the main board nowadays. I am seriously considering limiting the BST to folks that contribute on the main forum. That should put a stop to a lot of the crap. It's been pathetic lately but I haven't said anything. IF you are posting in the BST why don't you actually do something worthwhile and contribute to the good of our community? This is not aimed at anyone in this thread but those others that ONLY post in the BST areas..Truly sad.....thanks for letting me rant..... |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Josh K.
Leon, |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Jimmy
of that idea. I know that many of us lurkers just like to read what's going on and don't have the expertise to interject anything into the forum. I post questions when I have them, but vintage has a BIG learning curve and I'm still near the bottom. I hope that doesn't mean that I am not allowed to B/S/T. |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Wesley
I never really understood why some folks would constantly bump their threads back to the top. |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: leon
There will be NO immediate changes to the BST or anything for that matter. I am not going to make any new rules over there but do try to be patient on bumping your B/S/T's. I have just noticed a trend, in the last week, when our main forum threads have been overtaken, in volume, by the B/S/T threads. Everyone can still post in the BST but please do try to partake in the main forum so others can learn too....We have had fewer than 100 posts the last 4 days (except one when we had 100 even)...and there are the same amount of folks reading the board..(around 800 daily). ...Only about 5% of folks are posting and the rest are loitering (or as we call it "lurking"). So the participation on the main board is down a bit but the BST area's are up dramatcially...I am not saying that is good or bad, necessarily, but I would like to see more participation on the main forum..best regards ...moderator dude |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Gilbert Maines
I agree that B/S/T is a subject seperate from posting. And I feel that persons who are selling, trading or buying could be adding something worthwhile to our community. |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: andy becker
hi guys, |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: leon
Point taken, like I said in my last post... |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: PC
I've purchased a lot of cards off the BST in the last year, and while I appreciate bumps that have new information (like a price drop, or indications that a card has sold, or has been moved to ebay), bumps with no new info are annoying. This is specially so when the card is blatantly overpriced. |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Eric
Thank you Jay..for bringing this up. I no longer even look at the B/S/T link because certain individuals bump their rediculous posts week after week. I realize this site supports the freedom of expression, but a couple of people have brutally abused that expression by constantly barraging the B/S/T link with their repeated requests week after week. |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Dan Koteles
I had asked for caramels in 2 b/s/t's, I never bumped mine to the top. i guess y'all folks dont have any |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Brian McQueen
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Leon
Although I agree with you, there is no way I am going to spend even more time monitoring the BST area's. It isn't too broken so I don't think fixing it is in the best interest of the board, in general, at this point. Our BST area is growing rapidly so it must not be too bad. I do wish folks that post the same thing every week would spread it out more but I am not going to mandate it. I wish more folks would contribute on the main forum. It's "our" board so hopefully all that enjoy it will contribute when they can..You don't have to "know" much to join in the threads. ..best regards |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: prewarsports
Leon |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: John S
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Daniel Bretta
I think part of the decline in discussion posts can be attributed to Spring time and people doing other things. |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: leon
Although I don't want to get in the middle of deals I DO WANT to know when folks do not act professionally in the BST area's.....please email me privatelly and let me know what is going on. It is a privilege to post there and not a right.....Everyone should treat each other like they want to be treated.....regards |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Andy
"You don't have to "know" much to join in the threads." - Leon |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Bob
I like the B/S/T threads in which cards are sold and think it is very effective but I don't think the B/S/T thread is very useful when asking for cards, i.e. "does anyone out there have any xxx's or yyy's?" Maybe I just chase hard to find cards or something but I actually have had much better luck having guys email me with a card or a lead when they are reading a grumbling post on the main board which mentions the difficulty in finding certain cards. I have decided that we either: a) collect the same cards b) I collect too esoteric (or rare) of sets or c) people reading the B/S/T thread are doing so primarily to buy, not sell or trade cards. Is my attitude too curmudgeonish or do others feel the same way? |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: T206Collector
...bumps are okay on for sale items if you are lowering your price with each bump. Beyond that, you shouldn't get to bump for a number of days, perhaps a week even. |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Bob
I agree. If you lost out on card on ebay which sold for $250 on ebay (you bid $247.50), the chances are slim you will then turn around and pony up $350 for it. On the other hand, someone who missed the auction might. A lot of cards I see in the B/S/T thread are coming from outside purchases like from Larry Fritsch etc. |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)
Bob, |
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B/S/T pet peeve
Posted By: jay behrens
Bob, I finding out the same thing you have, that posting requests for specific cards is pretty fruitless. On the other hand, as you mentioned, grumblings about a tough card or a dream card have landed me some my msot treasured cards. The least of which being my Thorpe card. I guess my wants are too rare and esoteric too |
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