Comments on for sale adverts.

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

OK, first off, unlike some,  as a club, we have no specific policy, (currently) on what can and can't be posted specifically in a For Sale thread, outside of the normal rules for all posting, or the restriction of non-member sales being in their own section.

So it's very much a case of courtesy and discretion.

Recently though, and with no wish to single any individuals out, there have been a few sales threads with some very, very off topic discussions kicking off, or discussions about price.

First and foremost can I remind everyone of one key point.

 - In order to post an advert, you have to be a paid up member of the club. 

Please understand that this means some members will even pay to join the club in order to sell items, and now consider the Fro Sale posts once more in this light.

It is essentially a Classified Sales section, that is free to use for members, or that you can buy the use of in as little as 60 day chunks.

Would you scrawl extra messages all over some ones sales advert in the Newsagents window? Would you book advertising space in the local paper to comment on the advert immediately above yours?

Normal good manners would suggest no, unless there was something factually wrong/misleading about the advert, in which case you'd report it.

Our For Sale section is essentially the same. Except that, potential buyers have the luxury of asking questions, getting clarification about features etc, Even a certain amount of good natured "bumping-up" is accepted. (Posting some trivial comment to move the post back to the top of the un-read list).

Prices are always a contentious topic, and while no one wants to censor their discussion, there is a time and place. If you have comments you feel would benefit the seller, you can either use the PM system to discuss them privately, OR, start a fresh thread (ideally in the Members Only section), and invite the poster of the sales thread to discuss it there. There may be very good and logical reasons why something is priced the way it is, but crashing the adverts themselves benefits no one in the long run, and ultimately discourages people from using them in the first place.

If on the other hand, you believe an advert contains a deliberate or even malicious falsehood, please do not hesitate to use the report button on that post, and the moderators will look into it.