Buying and Selling Forum question - Page 2

accyman · 13-07-2008, 19:20

i was actualy thinking of buying the psp but when i saw that a pm had been sent i thought screw this i have no idea what its going to cost epsecialy as i would be taking part in basicly what could be described a sa blind bidding session

autions are for ebay if you ask me

at least if you put "ono" or nearest offer you have an idea at what price your looking at

BERNADETTE · 13-07-2008, 22:14

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Originally Posted by onlyme

To be fair, I think the person concerned was trying to sell the pc, other members tried to start an auction with a low price, cant really say it was the sellers fault

Am sure he asked for offers but never mind, why not just say the price you want??

emamum · 13-07-2008, 23:08

ermmm...... i think it was me and neil (?) that were taking the mick with the bidding on that thread lol

BERNADETTE · 13-07-2008, 23:19

Still beggars the question why not just state a price or nearset offer???

onlyme · 14-07-2008, 00:32

You can put 200 quid, a potential buyer may only have 180 and think thats not enough, where the buyer may consider the offer

Same as bartering at shops, markets etc

I can see the point but a couple of threads in the buy/sell section have got a little 'silly' (but amusing!). Pie warmer springs to mind. All I'm saying is sometimes its not the sellers fault.

Also, I believe the seller on the PC thread was quite a newbie. I know the argument of newbies maybes shouldnt be able to sell stuff, but on the other hand, may put new members of when a simple thread goes a bit haywire

onlyme · 14-07-2008, 00:32

And this is nt a dig at you em! x

emamum · 14-07-2008, 00:58

me em?? or other em?

Neil · 14-07-2008, 01:57

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Originally Posted by emamum23

me em?? or other em?

2 of you is a scary thought

WillowTheWhisp · 14-07-2008, 06:59

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Originally Posted by accyman

i was actualy thinking of buying the psp but when i saw that a pm had been sent i thought screw this i have no idea what its going to cost epsecialy as i would be taking part in basicly what could be described a sa blind bidding session

autions are for ebay if you ask me

In the past we have had threads which have got out of hand in a sort of bidding war. I was selling some CDs once, stated a price and accepted a buyer but then another member came on and posted a higher offer, the original would-be purchaser topped that offer and then moderators complained that this was not an auction site. It turned out that the second 'bidder' was messing around anyway and didn't even want the CDs and in the end the whole thread degenerated into a farce.

It was categorically stated then that the sales should be on a first come first served basis. So if somebody offers an item for say £10 and somebody offers to pay the £10 then that is sold, done and dusted and no room for 'higher bids'. If however, someone says "ONO" and gets an offer of £8 there is room for someone else to offer £9.

As for the PMs. Well I recently responded to an item for sale by posting that I was sending a PM. The PMs contain personal information such as phone numbers and addresses which people do not wish to disclose on the open forum. I hope you can understand that.

Tin Monkey · 14-07-2008, 16:10

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

As for the PMs. Well I recently responded to an item for sale by posting that I was sending a PM. The PMs contain personal information such as phone numbers and addresses which people do not wish to disclose on the open forum. I hope you can understand that.

Once a deal has been done on the forum then a PM concerning addresses or whatever is quite acceptable. A deals should be done on the forum.

WillowTheWhisp · 14-07-2008, 16:19

I suppose it's up to the administration but if you answer a classified ad in the newspaper you don't do it through the paper do you? You phone the seller direct. As long as the seller lets people know in the thread that the item is sold I see no problem with it being done via PM. It's never bothered me.

david1 · 14-07-2008, 18:50

I see that it has now been updated to include the price when selling something !!!

Tin Monkey · 15-07-2008, 06:01

Looks as though the Mods/Admin have been listening to our suggestions, as there's a new 'rules' sticky on that forum.

I still believe that all sales should be conducted on the forum until a sale is made (works very well on other forums I use), but it's good to know that we're being listened to. Thanks Mick and co.

Mick · 15-07-2008, 06:03

We cant stop members pm'ing the seller over the item for sale so no point in trying sorry

Tin Monkey · 15-07-2008, 07:57

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Originally Posted by mick

We cant stop members pm'ing the seller over the item for sale so no point in trying sorry

That's ok Mick. At least this is a step in the right direction.