MM Rule Changes
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Unlimited like the 24hr rule, but Doesn't need to be every 7days maybe every 14 days, lot of people only look at mm on or after pay day and pretty much no one looks past first 2 pages.
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There is no doubt that if ever I went into MM to sell something I'd be banned within 2 hours.
I go to page 3
seriously
That takes you back about 6 hours sometimes lol. Can be a very busy forum
I was banned because a mod read the date and time wrong. A quick email later it was all sorted so can't complain.
Although I find the rules a bit ott, they do make the place easy to read and navigate and generally keep the more simple folk away from selling things which can never be bad!
Although I find the rules a bit ott, they do make the place easy to read and navigate and generally keep the more simple folk away from selling things which can never be bad!
Thanks for the heads up but a bad idea imo.
Bumping only serves to iritate other users, provoking them to bump too and before you know it we have a page full of bumps diluting the sale section for potential buyers.
If the sale got missed first time around, drop the price by £1! Is it really that difficult?
If people want to 'bump' their post back up to the top then lift the restriction on price drops per 24hrs. That way users are 'paying' for the privilidge of having their sale thread in the best position which will also benifit buyers because the prices will be lower.
Allowing bumping, even it is after 7 days, isn't needed and will confuse more people than it helps.
Bumping only serves to iritate other users, provoking them to bump too and before you know it we have a page full of bumps diluting the sale section for potential buyers.
If the sale got missed first time around, drop the price by £1! Is it really that difficult?
If people want to 'bump' their post back up to the top then lift the restriction on price drops per 24hrs. That way users are 'paying' for the privilidge of having their sale thread in the best position which will also benifit buyers because the prices will be lower.
Allowing bumping, even it is after 7 days, isn't needed and will confuse more people than it helps.
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If the sellers follow the rules though the bump will show up as a "7 day bump" though so it should be ok. Any other bumps will be penalised.
I'm screwed though because the items to be sold have to be discussable in the forums (excluding GD). I want to sell my RC helicopter but that would be against the rules.
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I've just ventured into MM and personally think I have a good idea.
I clicked on at least 5 threads where all the stuff had been sold and it pee'd me off so why not either:
a) delete the thread
b) Write sold in the thread title
I clicked on at least 5 threads where all the stuff had been sold and it pee'd me off so why not either:
a) delete the thread
b) Write sold in the thread title
Thats a pretty big IF though!
The rules should be simplified not complicated further imo. Too many people fall foul of the 24hour drop already (most accidently) so if that is sooo difficult to follow then I can't see how this will be a benefit other than to give the mods more grief
.The thread shouldm't be deleted because if there is a problem with the deal later one and it is thus needed for reference it won't be able to be accessed although an 'archive section might be usefull or maybe a sold section. This would work two-fold. As already stated and also for the purposes of seeing how much things sell for to aid in a price check. I agree that SOLD should be added to the thread title though....or at least ensure the thread is closed.
I just wanted to make a quick comment regarding the above, whereby someone has been suspended but from an outside point of view (i.e. the member is not part of the moderating team) it seems as if the suspension was unwarranted. People who are not part of the moderating team do not have access to the information which the administrators and moderators have access too and therefore, whilst as a member of the forums it may come across as an unwarranted suspension, it most likely isn't due to that members history. Please do not judge unless you have access to all of the relevant information.
i recently saw someone get banned, with the reason given as 'no price drop bumps within 24 hours' (or similar) to someone who did it within a few mins of it being 24 hours. What other information is needed? the thead had the OP and the bump, that was it
i recently saw someone get banned, with the reason given as 'no price drop bumps within 24 hours' (or similar) to someone who did it within a few mins of it being 24 hours. What other information is needed? the thead had the OP and the bump, that was it
Have you a link to this thread please?
Normal practise for someone who does an early price drop within an hour of the full 24hrs is to warn them.........But if they have done this before (user note) then they will get a suspension. Unfortunately you guys won't know there MM history and when you come across such post you most probably think the mod is being heavy handed
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You can close your own threads (and re-open them), it's an option under Thread Tools. You can have up to 2 open threads at any one time in the For Sale sub-forum so if a seller thinks there may be any risk of going over that then just have a search through the forum and close the older/un-used ones as necessary until you've only got 2 total open.
I've always thought the MM was fairly simple to use as most of the rules/guidelines are common sense but obviously others have a different take on it. While being banned for a price drop 3 minutes before the 24 hour period has elapsed may seem harsh it's a clearly notified time period that must be stuck to by the seller - as Thundycat says it'll normally be a warning on a first offence, especially if it's just a matter of minutes, but it's not particularly hard for a seller to check when the last time they posted is since every post is time-stamped. If a seller is aware enough of the times to make it to almost 24 hours later for a price-drop then surely they could wait those extra few minutes to make certain it actually is at least 24 hours later?
One thing I would like to see looked at is when an offer is made on an item in the MM and that offer is accepted, is that the buyer gets back to the seller in what is considered to be a "reasonable" amount of time.
If the buyer doesn't, then that could/ will sort of locked the item out of sale as it were, as some people will look at the thread, see an offer, and not bother to put in "2nd in line if deal falls through" or words to that effect. This has the effect of devaluing the item for the seller, extending the time the item is for sale, other people missing out on what they would like to purchase, or stopping the sale altogether.
It doesn't take much time to reply "offer withdrawn" or words to that effect, but it does mean that others can make offers for the seller to accept or reject as they see fit.
If the buyer doesn't, then that could/ will sort of locked the item out of sale as it were, as some people will look at the thread, see an offer, and not bother to put in "2nd in line if deal falls through" or words to that effect. This has the effect of devaluing the item for the seller, extending the time the item is for sale, other people missing out on what they would like to purchase, or stopping the sale altogether.
It doesn't take much time to reply "offer withdrawn" or words to that effect, but it does mean that others can make offers for the seller to accept or reject as they see fit.
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Even so it still means you have to open them to see they are closed.
If OPs can close and open threads then surely they must have the rights to type CLOSED in the thread title and then remove CLOSED if something goes wrong with the deal.
It was just a thought.
If you look to the right of your thread and see the the padlock sign then you know it's locked and you do not need to enter the thread. For example if you look in GD at the stickies at the top you can see they are locked.
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I've never noticed this before but do you mean left side of the thread?
I see a grey padlock on the left but nothing on the right.
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