I was looking through the classified section and it needs to have better rules. It pissed me off instantly.
Supramania has a great system that I edited down. I think that it would make the for sale section much easier on the nerves and flow better. Hell, people might even sell their stuff faster! Infractions/warnings and temp or permanant banning of the for sale section for repeat violators. I would be happy to help mod the section to make it better :smile .
Thread format:
NAME:
PHONE NUMBER: Optional
EMAIL:
LOCATION:
PAYMENT PREFERENCE:
PRICE:
ITEM:
DESCRIPTION:
A minimum of number of posts or XX months membership required to post for sale ads (establishes a persons reputation).
User Information: You MUST either have your location in your user profile for people to see, or post where you are in the ad you are posting. If you do not have a location somewhere for people to find it, your post may be temporarily removed until you contact a moderator with a location. Please post how you would like to be contacted. If you want to be contacted via Email, please post saying so, etc.
Multiple Items: If you have multiple items, just rinse and repeat I.P.D.P…
Car Ads: Pics are a MUST for car ads. Post minimum of THREE pictures… Exterior, Interior, and Engine Bay*
Bumping: Please don’t post “free bumps” for people in their thread, if you have something worthwhile to add to the thread about the item, do so, but just posting “free bump” isn’t allowed. If the seller wishes to bump up their thread, they can do it themselves (once every 24 hours), with more information about it, price changes, or what have you.
Dibs: Calling “Dibs,” is not allowed.
After items are sold: Once your item is sold, do NOT delete/edit the original title, ad text, or price. Leaving the ad in place after a sale is protection for both the buyer and seller, and also acts as a price reference for others. Send a PM to any Mod, Supermod or Admin and we will edit the title and text of the ad to mark it “SOLD” and will close the thread.
You must post pics of the items you have for sale. Not providing pictures will result in the thread being locked until pictures are produced and an infraction will be given. The only exception to this is if you are parting out a car. We dont expect you to take a picture of every little part, but in this case, post a picture of the parts car you are parting out. If you need a host site, www.tinypic.com is easy to use. If you post up something to the effect of “Email me for pics”, then the thread will be deleted. If you arent too lazy to email pics, then you arent too lazy to post up pics
Clutter: No more bulking up threads with clutter. This has got to stop. No more “man, I wish I had the money!” “Man, that’s nice, good luck!” “Bump” “Where were you 3 weeks ago when I needed one of these?” If the post isnt directly related to the item for sale, then it will be deleted. ***If the seller wishes to bump their own thread (once per day), thats fine.
DO NOT POST ITEMS THAT ARE NOT YOURS… meaning, don’t sell something here for a friend of yours, or your brother or sister or whoever. If it isnt yours, dont sell it here.
NO FEELER THREADS… Not in the forsale sections… If its NOT for sale, dont post it here, if it is for sale, then its not a “feeler” thread… If you post a “feeler” thread, it’s getting deleted.