Number of open of threads on BST...?

[Leon]

I want to have a quick poll and get some feedback on a new guideline I am thinking of introducing on ALL of the Net54baseball Buy/Sell/Trade (BST) forum areas. Consideration is being given to limit the number of open threads, on the first page of each of those forums, for each member. Of course, if you have multiple items to sell, and they are in the same category anyway, they can easily be placed into the same thread. That thread can be edited and used over and over too, if the member wants to (not mandatory).
I hate rules so we'll call it a guideline if there is support for it? And if instituted, hopefully it will help everyone who uses those very active areas. ..To make the poll more accurate it will have several different options. (also, there was one of these limits instituted in the Live Auction area quite some time ago and I haven't heard anything negative about it "knock on wood")

[BradH]

My vote is "I don't care" because I've never seen much of an issue with it. By pure coincidence, though, I was just in the Baseball Memorabilia B/S/T section and as I type this (1:45 pm ET), a certain seller actually has 12 of the top 18 open threads, and each of the top nine. That seems excessive.

I've always just figured that the more open threads there are, the more choices there are for me as a buyer.

I am not nearly as bugged by multiple open threads as I am by people who CONSTANTLY bump their own items, sometimes several days in a row or even multiple times in the same day. Can you not at least wait a few days and have some common courtesy to others before you bump your items? (Sorry, rant is over - had to get that off my chest)

[Pythonfactory]

I like the idea of reducing the number of threads. If you have more cards to add in a specific section (e.g., T206), then just update your title to "Title - Updated 10/12".

[MVSNYC]

Leon, you & i have spoken about this. my vote is 2. any more than that is bit much.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

Leon, you & i have spoken about this. my vote is 2. any more than that is bit much.

Yeap Michael, and that is my vote too but I don't use it a ton. If the poll continues the way it is we will have a very simple rule of 2.....but let's see how it continues....

[chaddurbin]

sellers shouldn't have b.o. either.

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by BradH

I am not nearly as bugged by multiple open threads as I am by people who CONSTANTLY bump their own items, sometimes several days in a row or even multiple times in the same day. Can you not at least wait a few days and have some common courtesy to others before you bump your items? (Sorry, rant is over - had to get that off my chest)

I voted for 2 open threads at once, but I am kind of back and forth. One of the bigger issues is that I believe you shouldn't be able to bump your thread until two full days have passed. Brad really hit it on the head with his "rant" There are several people that bump their thread every day and it gets obnoxious and it's unfair to others that list their cards/memorabilia.

I really don't have any issues with the way things are done here, but I appreciate the moderators looking out for the best interests of its members by tweaking some things if need be.

[Tobacco&Gum]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

sellers shouldn't have b.o. either.

I agree, deodorant should be mandatory

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Tobacco&Gum

I agree, deodorant should be mandatory

I thought the same thing with showers being so readily available...then I figured it might mean Best Offer.

As for the bumping every day issue, please PM me about those people. If they are doing it too frequently they will be asked not to.....then if they do it again we can take it from there. That place (BST) is very busy and folks should be respectful of others in their usage of it. And if they aren't then they can go somewhere it doesn't matter. It does here.

[MVSNYC]

Bump

[sayhey24]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

Bump

+1

[Piratedogcardshows]

I voted for two per.One buying and one selling should be sufficient IMO.

[steve B]

I voted for four. Not that I think four is a good limit or that any particular number is.

Obviously unlimited won't work. Eventually someone will list Half.com/Ebay style and list a whole 70's set one card at a time. And I'm sure we don't want that.

But I can also see someone selling maybe a couple lots, and two or three expensive cards.

I think it's appropriate to allow an individual thread for an expensive item, and if there are a few from the same person at once I could see 4 or more.

I only have cheap stuff to sell, and post seldom anyway. I don't think I've bothered bumping any of them since most have stayed on the front page for a few days. If it's not wanted in that time, letting it slide into history s the only sensible thing.
But if I had to sell a few better items, I'd probably want them in their own thread.

Steve B

[jerrys]

2

I agree with Brad. Most bumping is selfish and an unfair means to jump to the top and push others down.

Curious: how many bumps does it take to convince a seller that there is no interest in what he is selling?

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by steve B

................Obviously unlimited won't work. Eventually someone will list Half.com/Ebay style and list a whole 70's set one card at a time. And I'm sure we don't want that.

But I can also see someone selling maybe a couple lots, and two or three expensive cards.

I think it's appropriate to allow an individual thread for an expensive item, and if there are a few from the same person at once I could see 4 or more.

.................But if I had to sell a few better items, I'd probably want them in their own thread.

Steve B

Steve's post reflects how I feel about the issue. I voted for three as the guideline.

Seems grouping similarly priced (or conditioned) items works from both a buyers and sellers perspective.

Tony

[Lordstan]

As a seller, I am more concerned with being bumped to the second page the same day I list or update than I am about people not reading my post because the title is nonspecific. I don't think more than 10% of people get to page 2.
I think if the rules change and sellers need to group things, the buyers will start reading them.
If you have too many pictures, then use the first 2 or 3 posts in you thread to show your items. I just did this exact thing in my most recent for sale listing.

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