Rules for Trading & Selling Forums:
In order to maintain a professional, family orientated environment for our community the following policies must be followed at all times. Failure to comply with these rules may result in a suspension or ban as decided by the Board of Directors.
You must be a registered (and completed 25 meaningful posts - Sales forum posts do not count) or a supporting (paid) member of ARC in order to post anything for sale or trade. Purchasing in the ARC Marketplace is a benefit to all Supporting members, regardless of their post count. No commercial sales are allowed unless you are an approved Sponsor of the Atlanta Reef club. You must post a price and location for each item up for sale, in the field provided. It is also suggested to post the price and location in the body of the text, as these fields are not visible to Tapatalk users. When possible, please list multiple items in one post and list the highest priced item in the required field. All transactions are the responsibility of the two parties involved in the sale and the Board of Directors will not intervene. However, sellers must conduct themselves in an ethical matter and maybe sanctioned or banned if multiple complaints arise from transactions. Unless you know the seller you should always protect yourself by paying through PayPal via goods and services. Sales of any type of firearms or their accessories are strictly forbidden. No unnecessary comments are allowed in sales threads. No reselling or selling on the behalf of others is permitted. Bumping is allowed one time per week.
We are a family oriented community. As such, please keep it clean and professional.
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• Participation in the ARC's Marketplace (buying, selling, or trading) is restricted to members aged 18 years or older..
• Do not post any For Sale (FS) or Want to Buy (WTB) thread outside the designated forums.
• Threads which appear to be commercial will be removed, unless in the appropriate forums by accounts with the required permissions, as determined and defined in the Bylaws.
• If a member wishes to list multiple items for sale at one time, these should be consolidated into one thread. If multiple threads are created in close proximity, a member may be asked by the staff to combine them, or the staff may consolidate the posts.
• Requests for free or donated items must be reasonable. Requests for high dollar equipment or corals must be submitted to a moderator or site administrator to determine if it is appropriate as our organization also offers donations to schools, orphanages, etc.
• Items listed for sale must be owned by the seller and currently in the seller's possession.
• Posting to bump a thread is permitted once per week.
• Staff may ask at any time for the seller to show proof of ownership.
• Additional selling/buying rules may apply; consult the sticky threads in the sales forums.
• Posts may be removed by our staff at any time for any reason.
• All Marketplace Sales threads must include an asking price.
• The asking price, including for OBO posts, must be a legitimate, realistic, and acceptable price point, and not a simple placeholder (e.g. $1 or $1,000 may be unacceptable unless those are reasonable prices for the items being sold).
• All WTB threads must include an intent to purchase or trade.
@Adam
