A new ruleset should be implemented for new members joining just to sell crap.

[vestcoat]

This is why it is extremely difficult to combat carbon emissions on a global level. Reducing carbon emissions cost money, so it is best for every other country to reduce their carbon footprint, while your country doesn't. This is why no country has greatly focused on it.

No, mitigating asthma, heart attacks, endangered species impacts, acidic oceans, and dead coral reefs costs money. Endlessly refuting junk science costs money. Forcing businessmen to stop externalizing their costs is comparatively cheap. The difficultly lies in convincing free-market idiots like you.

[Sadler]

I like the idea because it is an online-version of the Prisoner's Dilemma.

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Now, this idea can't work, beyond just the failings due to the prisoner's dilemma.

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So, in short, this won't work.

  You like the idea because it doesn't work?

Appeal to the mods if you want real change.

That's not how it works around here, and it's not the mods fault. They simply don't have the power to instate anything like suggested in this thread.

EDIT: Actually I suppose they do. If someone violates the policy they could ban them, but that's a tough sell. It's not against any explicit site policy and short of bragging about your child porn chances are you won't get banned.

EDIT 2: Would you apply this to all sections or just the US side? There doesn't seem to be a lot of trouble on the PCE side. Honestly, I don't care if someone has no posts and no rep and lists something for sale. I can just ignore it and not buy what they've got if I don't think it's worth it.

[vestcoat]

You like the idea because it doesn't work?

You have to remember that this is the guy who believes common loosies are worth $25+. He likes the impossible boycott idea because he thinks these noob ebay rejects have decent prices:

the best situation is that the entire community practices [the boycott], but you. You get the ability to buy from a seller, and get all of their cheapest items, while the rest of the community stays banded together in not buying from them.

You know, because all of us old-timers are so mean to the sellers with reasonable prices... and because we're frantically, desperately, competing with DK to complete our U.S. sets. A boycott will give him the edge!

[DarkKobold]

I like the idea because it is an online-version of the Prisoner's Dilemma.

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Now, this idea can't work, beyond just the failings due to the prisoner's dilemma.

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So, in short, this won't work.

  You like the idea because it doesn't work?

Yeah, because I find it an interesting thought experiment. I find the prisoner's dilemma applied to real life fascinating.

[esteban]

i have a default avitar

No your's is just invisible, It's a big bowl of Esteban's flan.

hahahahahahhahahhahahaahahhahahaa.

[esteban]

BOTTOM LINE - Good, it's settled then: with our very heels, we will crush the skull of anyone who attempts to buy/sell products at the forums here.

PROTIP - I wear slippers.
http://junk.tg-16.com/audio/Monster_Maker/Track_10.mp3

[turboswimbz]

BOTTOM LINE - Good, it's settled then: with our very heels, we will crush the skull of anyone who attempts to buy/sell products at the forums here.

PROTIP - I wear slippers.

Hahahahahaha

[420GOAT]

i was new and wanted to buy, im glad you decided to sell.

[thesteve]

just because its for sale doesnt mean we must buy.
just because your selling doesnt mean you have to sell to anyone.
leave it to the judgement of those involved, and lets ridicule those sale threads that go overboard.

[Gogan]

Until Aaron and/or the mods take this site seriously and implement changes, nothing will stop all the f*ckery. It's just that simple. A member-run authority on buy/sell criteria will not work. It needs to be created at mod/owner level.

[Frank_fjs]

leave it to the judgement of those involved

My sentiments entirely.

[Necromancer]

I'm for imposing a limit on sellers to weed out the guys looking to use us as a dumping ground to save eBay fees; and it should be a real rule subject to enforcement by mods, else we'll end up with the same weekly flamefests we have now.

[ProfessorProfessorson]

I'm for imposing a limit on sellers to weed out the guys looking to use us as a dumping ground to save eBay fees; and it should be a real rule subject to enforcement by mods, else we'll end up with the same weekly flamefests we have now.

Exactly. Craps getting old, and its getting to the point where people are posting less about playing games and more in the shity witch hunt sales threads the noobs keep starting.

[PunkicCyborg]

why are people posting in sales threads anyways this is the only forum I go to where it's common practice to turn every sales thread into a 10 page discussion. I go to a lot of forums with even worse gouging issues and when someone posts overpriced stuff they don't get any attention and the stuff doesn't sell. smart sellers then drop their prices until they make a deal or leave.
last couple of witch hunt threads the sellers prices weren't even that bad and they were willing to negotiate. it embarrassed me the behavior of a lot of people on this site and I feel most the instigators aren't even interested in buying anything in the first place.

[Gogan]

why are people posting in sales threads anyways this is the only forum I go to where it's common practice to turn every sales thread into a 10 page discussion. I go to a lot of forums with even worse gouging issues and when someone posts overpriced stuff they don't get any attention and the stuff doesn't sell. smart sellers then drop their prices until they make a deal or leave.
last couple of witch hunt threads the sellers prices weren't even that bad and they were willing to negotiate. it embarrassed me the behavior of a lot of people on this site and I feel most the instigators aren't even interested in buying anything in the first place.

This. It's almost as annoying when all people do is bitch and complain about it. It's SO easy to jus skip past threads with bad pricing. If they won't haggle, then it won't be long before they find out its not going to sell. If it sells, well, I guess it was on the mark then, whether you agree or not.