Discoussion of competitor prices

Guest2 · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:04

I have never really understood this. Is it just with hardware or everything OcUK sells?

e.g. I wrote in a post last week I bought a second hand graphics card (that was also sold on OcUK) for £230. The post was deleted and I got a warning.

However - PC games are sold at OcUK and everyone has been writing about where they can get it the cheapest (or cheapest CD Key to activate the game) - no posts deleted and I doubt no warnings etc.

Could I have some clarification as it seems a bit random at the moment

Shayper · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:07

PC Games it's not an issue.

Components it is.

Simples *weird meerkat noise*

Zefan · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:08

Shayper said:
PC Games it's not an issue.

Components it is.

I'm pretty certain it's not as clear cut as that. At least it certainly hasn't always been.

Nursie · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:09

Bottom of 5UB's post

Mrs Seabiscuit · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:09

OCUK are a business and they are the leading on line retailer in Europe they rightly do not want customers going to competitors after seeing something posted on their own forums simples.

valerian · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:11

purely from a business point of view
i wouldnt want to operate a forum, and for it to be used as a communcations hub for people (who probably by defintion spend large amounts on components) to find a cheaper price which may or may not be elsewhere
also forum members get the benefit of free shipping

Zefan · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:12

Mrs Seabiscuit said:
they are the leading on line retailer in Europe

wat

Mrs Seabiscuit · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:14

valerian said:
purely from a business point of view
i wouldnt want to operate a forum, and for it to be used as a communcations hub for people (who probably by defintion spend large amounts on components) to find a cheaper price which may or may not be elsewhere
also forum members get the benefit of free shipping

I 100% agree.

Zefan · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:21

In fly people missing the point while of course not missing the opportunity to explain something the OP already knows. Look at them go!

He doesn't need a lecture on why competitor rules exist on this forum, he gets it. He just wants to understand why he is perceiving an inconsistency in the rules so he knows where he stands.

Mrs Seabiscuit · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:24

Zefan said:
In fly people missing the point while of course not missing the opportunity to explain something the OP already knows. Look at them go!

He doesn't need a lecture on why competitor rules exist on this forum, he gets it. He just wants to understand why he is perceiving an inconsistency in the rules so he knows where he stands.

Well surely that then would lead the op to think, oh I will drop a mod or an ocuk member of staff a quick email.

MrMoonX · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:24

"Discoussion" of everything is allowed

godinman · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:25

I love cous cous tbqf.

Shayper · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:25

Mrs Seabiscuit said:
Well surely that then would lead the op to think, oh I will drop a mod or an ocuk member of staff a quick email.

This, really.

cjgardens · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:26

Don't think half of you are reading the op, everyone knows the reason for it, op wants to know how exactly it's moderated

Freakbro · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:27

Mrs Seabiscuit said:
Well surely that then would lead the op to think, oh I will drop a mod or an ocuk member of staff a quick email.

Obviously it didn't though, it made him think, oh I will ask in GD

Firestar_3x · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:29

Mrs Seabiscuit said:
OCUK are a business and they are the leading on line retailer in Europe they rightly do not want customers going to competitors after seeing something posted on their own forums simples.

Really?

Guest2 · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:37

What about pricing? (if you do not talk about any competitor)

e.g. I paid £150 for x type of CPU second hand - When it may be sold new on OcUK for £200

It pretty obvious you shouldnt say - "look on xyz retailer, they have memory for half the price of OcUK at the moment" as, like you say, its their main business. Other things are a bit unclear

*noted from the rules that software can now be discussed* - im sure it didnt in the past

Guest2 · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:41

Freakbro said:
Obviously it didn't though, it made him think, oh I will ask in GD

I tried before, but did not receive email back (i have modified trust now as it was using an old email address and my new one was only set in user cp instead of trust)

King Damager · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:49

Just stay away from anything that could be considered a 'core sector' of ocuk and you should be fine.

T shirts, fine, computer cases, not ok.

I tend to see 'core business' as pc hardware by the way.

kd

konicky · 2 Mar 2013 at 11:05

Mrs Seabiscuit said:
OCUK are a business and they are the leading on line retailer in Europe they rightly do not want customers going to competitors after seeing something posted on their own forums simples.

No one can dispute that, well not on these forums anyway!!