Trading/Selling

[tsciarini]

Hey everyone... it has happened twice in the past day or so where someone other than the seller steps in and makes a comment about the item(s) being sold.
Please be considerate of the people trying to buy/sell equipment on here. It's up to the seller what they want to ask for goods. If you don't agree with the price/demand then please refrain from making any comments. Anyone can "flip" any piece of equipment and it's not the place of the ARC to help or hurt any sale. The credibility of a seller is completely in their own hands. Please don't "start anything" just for the sake of argument.

 

[nishant3789]

righto, ill delete my post.

 

[linda lee]

We can delete posts?

(And thanks, Prez ~ will respect that. But can we razz someone about how much they paid for a car?)

 

[victor626nj]

the way i see it is that if i have rocks and you want to buy them then ill sell them to you its no ones buisness to judge me or anyone else for what they buy and sell things for jmo

 

[reefscape]

Nishant3789;57664 wrote: righto, ill delete my post.

yup .....you are right ....karma ...well you know what they say

 

[cameron]

Another tough speech thing... I can understand both sides of the arguement. I try not to blurt out my opinion on sell posts unless it is positive otherwise I stay mum, but a few times posts have come across the board that were a bit overpriced.

 

[nishant3789]

All other forums besides this one has a buyer/seller feedback section. It may be just business, but people have more than just money tied into their tanks; they have emotion and care and hard work.

 

[nano_reefer92]

Nishant3789;57701 wrote: All other forums besides this one has a buyer/seller feedback section. It may be just business, but people have more than just money tied into their tanks; they have emotion and care and hard work.

soo true my biocube that i sold i got the money for it by working in yardwork trust me underpaid and hot summer days just was not the best part

 

[theplatypus]

If you don't like the posted price of something send a pm and barter. Is there really any need for the thread crapping?

 

[victor626nj]

theplatypus;57727 wrote: If you don't like the posted price of something send a pm and barter. Is there really any need for the thread crapping?

i totaly agree with you there is no reson for anyone to mess up anybody deal no matter how you feel about it or how personal it is to you

 

[nano_reefer92]

if you have a problem with someone deal with it and don't be a baby and get over it-me</em>(sorry for being so rude but it is the truth)

 

[linda lee]

And I think if anyone gets a really bad deal (gets screwed), doubt it would happen a lot with the same person.... this place is too much like a community and I doubt anyone is going to rip off a *family* member without it getting around via word of mouth.

 

[tsciarini]

The intention of this thread was to "keep it civil"
let's please do the same within it....

 

[theplatypus]

Linda Lee;57735 wrote: And I think if anyone gets a really bad deal (gets screwed), doubt it would happen a lot with the same person.... this place is too much like a community and I doubt anyone is going to rip off a *family* member without it getting around via word of mouth.

Isn't it your responsibility as a buyer to educate yourself on the value of any given product? IF a seller wants to post an advertised price higher than what he paid so be it. It's no one's business other than his/hers and the buyer.

 

[cameron]

I am trying to stay above the arguing here and I know there are two sides to this story. I know one of them and I would be interested in hearing the second. Anyway, I will say that if most of you knew one side of the story you probably wouldn't be piling on with the negative comments in this situation. I think those that know one side of the story were shocked to see this back up for sale at that price. Not saying it is right or wrong as I don't know the other side of the story, but I can see why the original comments on the thread were put there. I personally will be less interested in helping fellow member reefers out on deals in the future because of situations like this. Let the flaming begin.

 

[horsesziggy]

I Was Involved In This Deal The Party That Sold It Wanted It Out. The Party That Bought It So A Half Way Decent Deal, I Took My Time To Help With This And Both Parties Called Me Mad At Each Other, I Got Stuck In This Trying To Be A Decent Person, I Now We All Buy Stuff On This Forum, And Resell Some Of The Items, My Self If You Ask What I Pd I'll Tell You. The Parties Need To What Was Agreed When Money Is In My Hand, Its Youres I Don't Care What You Do With It ??? In The Second Case If It Was Bought From Someone Else They Would Of Done The Same Thing Call Ing Out The Seller. After All This Crap I Just Typed I Do This Because The Love Of The Hobby Are Personal Opinions Should Be Done P.m. Sal

 

[george]

horsesziggy;57855 wrote: I Was ...

I'm going to go ahead and totally hijack this thread because it shouldn't devolve.

Is there a plug-in or are people using some outside program to edit/copy/paste their posts that does an all-leading-caps change to their text? That is something that automatically changes "Bob's having a big problem with his nitrates because he keeps dumping fertilizer into his tank." to "Bob's Having A Big Problem With His Nitrates Because He Keeps Dumping Fertilizer Into His Tank."

I see this in a lot of forums. Is it being done by a translation tool? Spell checker? It's no big deal. It's just piqued my geek curiosity.

Ok, it's a bit unreadable, too. :tongue:

 

[tsciarini]

Its code in the software that converts ALL CAPS so that people can't "yell" in the forums...

(ie, if someone is typing with caps lock on)

 

[george]

tsciarini;57878 wrote: Its code in the software that converts ALL CAPS so that people can't "yell" in the forums...

Understandable. I'd argue it would be easier to read in all caps, though.

 

[wbholwell]

^^^ or all lower-case letters.

BTW, I like your new signature, Tony ;-)