APC For Sale Forum Guidelines - Page 2 - For Sale or Trade

geneyoonit · 05-18-2009, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dennis

You can post that you want to buy(wtb) plants or equipment. A person with less than 25 posts cannot sell only, buying or trading is perfectly acceptable.

Welsome to APC!

ah ic.. i was wondering the same thing... because the rules said "post" :P

possibly changing the rules to "cannot make NEW THREADS" might be a more specific way of avoiding confusion... XD

erijnal · 06-22-2006, 03:10 PM

Hey, just wondering about this rule:

7. Pricing and terms, including shipping method, should be clearly spelled out. Any pricing in non-US currency should be labeled as to the type.

I've seen a couple threads in the past that would just ask the buyer to pm the seller with the price he has in mind, and generally that seems to be acceptable. I've dealed with a plant I wanted in this manner and was actually happy with the result. However, I approached the person first, not through the For Sale forum. Doesn't the buyer, however, end up on the short end of these type of deals if they're posted here? I'm sure that's why Rule 7 was listed. The question of unfairness is of course subjective because you have to take into account how badly the buyer wants it, and the availability of the product that is being sold. Just want to know because to me personally it seems shady. But again, I want to stress that there are always people that would be willing to buy at a higher-than-normal price to get what they want, which is just capitalism at work.

Just want a yes or no question from a moderator, and also for all future sellers to be aware of the answer.

gnatster · 06-22-2006, 06:53 PM

The thought process that went into that guideline is that we don't want to turn APC into an auction site. We do try to keep on top of all the sales and request that people put in a firm price when we notice a best offer post. We thought it best that seller is upfront with pricing and shipping costs so there is nothing hidden. We thought of what we wanted to see as best practices when offering items for sale, hence we also thought a picture should accompany the post as well. We've had very few complaints about sellers since these guidelines and the iTrader were put in place. In fact one of the shadiest sellers, the person with far and away the most complaints we had, disappeared the day iTrader was introduced. I'm also proud to say there has no been abuse of the iTrader system.

**turbomkt** · 06-22-2006, 09:26 PM

Guilty

But in my defense, James will be the first person to say I don't ask for anything unreasonable

I'll follow the rules next time.

--Mike

p.s. I also know that James is not trying to say anything bad about me, I'm just rogering up that I'm one of those who has made this mistake recently.

erijnal · 06-22-2006, 09:34 PM

Thanks for making that clear gnatster. Yeah, I really like how iTrader functions. More people are willing to accept cash through the mail with me since others have had good experiences with it

. And Mike was right, I wasn't talking about him =].

AaronT · 07-14-2006, 07:57 AM

A 12th rule has been added to the for sale forum rules.

erijnal · 07-26-2006, 02:02 PM

8. The use of the iTrader system is mandatory.

Just curious, how is this rule enforced? I'd like to know because I have to pay by cash through the mail, and I'd like to have as much feedback as possible so people are more willing to accept that method of payment. I also want to avoid sending nagging reminders to those who have received payment from me or received plants from me.

**xcooperx** · 07-26-2006, 02:49 PM

just my Opinion, why dont we create a List of Persons that are Guarantee to pay Cash Mail or Check Mail or a Logo on their Sig that saying that this person is Guarantee to pay by mail, cause i saw some complaint from the seller that they already send the stuff and payment for that stuff is still not arriving, and then when they call the person who ordered, no response, so what im saying is this will help the seller and the buyer to trade or sell stuff without worrying, well this is only my opinion and suggestion, disregard it if this is a idiot idea,

gnatster · 08-08-2006, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by xcooperx

just my Opinion, why dont we create a List of Persons that are Guarantee to pay Cash Mail or Check Mail or a Logo on their Sig that saying that this person is Guarantee to pay by mail, cause i saw some complaint from the seller that they already send the stuff and payment for that stuff is still not arriving, and then when they call the person who ordered, no response, so what im saying is this will help the seller and the buyer to trade or sell stuff without worrying, well this is only my opinion and suggestion, disregard it if this is a idiot idea,

It is never a good idea to send Cash through to mail.

That said, it is between the buyer and seller to make the arrangements needed to facilitate consummation of the sale. If the buyer needs to send a check to the seller please be sure to contact the seller to determine if the seller will accept a check as payment and if so what are the hold times. Often times plants are already trimmed and need to be sent within a day or two. Asking a seller to hold off until a check is received in the mail and clears is a potential hardship for the seller.

gnatster · 08-08-2006, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by erijnal

8. The use of the iTrader system is mandatory.

Just curious, how is this rule enforced? I'd like to know because I have to pay by cash through the mail, and I'd like to have as much feedback as possible so people are more willing to accept that method of payment. I also want to avoid sending nagging reminders to those who have received payment from me or received plants from me.

This guideline has been edited. There is no way we can require everyone to use this excellent feature. We strongly encourage everyone to use iTrader for all transactions originated from APC.