Want to buy posts "WTB" rules.

**ASSEMbler** · 06-30-2008

This forum is for want to buy requests "WTB" ONLY.

If you answer a want to buy, you must post a price and picture if needed.
Regular forum rules apply.

The original poster is entitled to first decision on an item offered.

Anyone not respecting the original poster will have their posts
in that thread void and removed.

No one else may buy any offered item(s) unless the original poster
notes that he is passing on the offer.

Keep you WTB list to one thread. Do not post multiple requests.

**Paulo** · 07-13-2008

Could everyone please read the rules. Specialy if your posting a reply to a post.

"If you answer a want to buy, you must post a price and picture if needed.
Regular forum rules apply."

**Maggs** · 07-20-2008

I don't see how my post was against the WTB rules.

**DarthCloud** · 07-20-2008

Rule from the original marketplace are good for here also I think..

NEW USERS AND LOW POSTERS (under 50 posts)
--------------------------------------------------------------
You are not allowed to sell, trade or auction unless you have
50 posts. Spam posting to reach the limit will be noticed and you will
be banned.

**Paulo** · 07-20-2008

Maggs posting on the marketplace forums is a privilege not a right. Untill you make a positive contribution to the forums you will not be allowed to post in these sections.

**limey** · 07-20-2008

Originally Posted by DarthCloud

Rule from the original marketplace are good for here also I think..

Yep, it's covered under this section of that sticky:

WTB "Want to Buy" requests:

1.) The WTB forum is for want to buy requests ONLY.
2.) If you answer a want to buy request, you must post a price and
picture if needed.
3.) Regular forum rules still apply.
4.) The original poster is entitled to first decision on any items offered.
No one can "Claim Jump". No one else may buy any offered item(s)
unless the original poster notes that he is passing on the offer. "Claim
Jumping" is a bannable offense

To be fair, it might be an idea to put the same sticky (or info therein) in the WTB forum, as it does give a better idea of expected behaviour for newcomers (who being new, might not have ventured into the sale side of the marketplace yet).

Originally Posted by WindowsKiller

I'm a bit confused. Does that apply to multiple requests for the same item only, or in general? It's not possible for a member to edit the topic title, so it's a bit hard to keep using a single thread once that you want to buy something completely different.

I was wondering about that, too. You could adopt a single thread with a title along the lines of "Joe Bloggs WTB list", but then you lose the headline effect of asking for a particular item. Can the board software handle title changes, or is that just technically not possible?

**DarthCloud** · 07-20-2008

Originally Posted by WindowsKiller

I'm a bit confused. Does that apply to multiple requests for the same item only, or in general? It's not possible for a member to edit the topic title, so it's a bit hard to keep using a single thread once that you want to buy something completely different.

I think the idea behind this was to avoid someone making multiple thread within only hours.

It safe I think to create a new thread once your previous one isn't showing on the first page of the WTB forum.

**Paulo** · 01-18-2009

Please stop posting ebay links as replies. If people were looking to buy on ebay im sure they are capable of searching ebay or looking at the ebay thread.

**alphagamer** · 01-19-2009

Originally Posted by Paulo

Please stop posting ebay links as replies. If people were looking to buy on ebay im sure they are capable of searching ebay or looking at the ebay thread.

ok, sorry.

often i read things like "damn, i missed that auction!" so i thought it would help the user but i wont do it again, promised!

**thelastuser** · 01-19-2009

I apologize also,

I did it once to try and help, and thanks was given..but now i see that post was nuked.

Won't happen again, will keep that for pm.

peace
thelastuser

**GamerSuper** · 05-26-2009

where is my topic about dev kit?

**Paulo** · 05-26-2009

GamerSuper posting on the marketplace forums is a privilege not a right. Untill you make a positive contribution to the forums you will not be allowed to post in these sections.

**retro** · 07-05-2009

Why do people keep asking where their posts went in a rules sticky?

See here, people!!

http://www.assemblergames.com/forums...ad.php?t=22132

**alecjahn** · 10-08-2009

I got away with a WTB (I think I was looking for a Jaguar) when I had <50 (wasn't a 'new' account, just hadn't really ever posted). I was under the impression that, going by the rules listed in Kev's post above, it was legal.

Maybe I just got lucky?

**concept** · 10-08-2009

Originally Posted by defor

I've noticed a growing number of WTB posts from single-digit users with super-vague requests aka "I want a devkit" - the FS section seems to have been kept well moderated in terms of the low post count issue... Is it still in effect for WTB, as the rules above seem to state?

(Yes, I was an offender as well because I didn't read the rules for WTB when i first signed in too...)

What are you trying to acheive with this rant? You admit that you are guilty of the very thing you are moaning about.

The reality is that nobody with any sense is going to sell a current gen dev kit (which most of the requests are for) to somebody who has just joined the forum for fear of getting creamed for selling "not for sale" hardware.

Just my opinion.

Oh yeah also the 1 bump a week rule is blatantly disregarded in WTB thread. I dont really care about that either though.

**Ground Zero** · 10-13-2009

I can't edit the topic of my WTB thread - so it's pretty much useless in posting just one WTB thread when i can't update the topic so that i can be seen in the Forum.

Is there an option to solve this problem?