Trouble with the For Sale section

Samw · #1 04-18-2006, 05:48 AM

I would prefer to see a 30 day waiting period or something like that vs a minimum post count requirement. You can't abuse time. Whereas you can abuse a post count requirement if a person posts 25 useless posts within a couple of days. Of course, a user can wait 30 days and still start abusing the system and start selling stuff but he'd really have to be a patient person.

aquanot · #2 04-18-2006, 06:02 AM

I know, why don't we put everybody in jail and then let the honest people out one at a time.

EmilyB · #3 04-18-2006, 06:55 AM

I'd just like to be able to post pics and get email notifications to sell my things.

I guess I'm going to have to link to another site.

TheReefGeek · #4 04-18-2006, 02:56 PM

I think the 25 post rule will turn a lot of people away from the site, so the loss of those people is worse than any gains there is from the rule.

It might also make people just post 25 messages of crap so they can sell their stuff.

And for a person getting out of the hobby who wants to sell their stuff, they don't want to post 25 times, they want out of the hobby, and there are many users who might want their used equipment but now they won't be able to!

To me this is bad news for canreef.

TheReefGeek · #5 04-18-2006, 03:04 PM

This could also explain why I have been seeing a lot of for sale posts for "friends" - probably because their friend doesn't want to post 25 times just to sell their stuff. So there are ways around the rule anyways, so I say get rid of it.

jess · #6 04-18-2006, 03:58 PM

Now your going to have people like me making useless posts like this one just to get my post count up

Since I'm relatively new to the hobby (1.5 years) I find myself not having alot to offer. What I have found though is that the buy and sell section is a great way to meet fellow reefers and have one on one conversations when making the transaction. I've got to see a few great tanks in person because of this.

Willow · #7 04-18-2006, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jess

Now your going to have people like me making useless posts like this one just to get my post count up

Since I'm relatively new to the hobby (1.5 years) I find myself not having alot to offer. What I have found though is that the buy and sell section is a great way to meet fellow reefers and have one on one conversations when making the transaction. I've got to see a few great tanks in person because of this.

try the local forums to hook up with other reefers.