Bikes without photographs

[sylus]

Of course your entitled to your opinion Jerky..your point is as equally valid

by input many of those who inputted feel a photo requirement and a qualifying number isn't a bad thing

the idea that having a limit before you can sell..and we are talking 10..not a thousand..that suddenly we will be awash with requests for how to post a picture request is a bit of a strawman really..they do that now..and like now people will be able to help

I admire your grandeur jerky, most are talking about photo's on a sale section in a internet forum..your into hiv and added layers of bureaucracy..god forbid we ever get you involved in politics

it's an out there discussion seeing what people think..it's refreshing to see that some want an input

 

[JeRkY]

I appreciate it is an open discussion, I just wonder if any one has actually thought it through before voicing their view. On the surface I agree it sounds sensible, scratch that surface and it is nonsense.

My point regarding the difficulties some find with posting photo's was in relation to people simply not being able to and therefore having an advert fall foul of the suggested requirement, not that there would be an increase in how to photobucket type threads, as you correctly say we already get those.

Regarding the suggestion of 10 posts as the set mark to reach before access to the trading areas is opened up, yes 1 person would be 10 spam posts, 10 people would be 100 spam posts etc. To many there is already too much irrelevant chatter amongst these hallowed pages as it is.

One last time, can any one provide an example where any of these suggestions would have saved a buyer some grief?

It is a forum...everyone wants an input at some point.

 

[FluffyChicken]

My view is

Let people post how they want,

There is already an ~3 post limit before being allowed to post links or pictures and we get spammed quickly so that they can post pics/links in adverts already.

But I honestly do not get it ?

If there is no picture, I do not buy*
... unless I trust the other person.
So a new poster (or old) then I'll not bother or I'll ask for pics, though it is in fact more hassle for the seller not to post pics stright away as he'll be spammed asking for pics and dibs via the post and PM's messing up the advert and possibly annoying people in the process.
I can also ask for more details about the item, if the seller gets annoyed, well tough I'm just asking as it is my hard earned cash and I'll not bother buying.
If somebody jumps in before and wishes to take a risk, then fair does, I can live without and item quite easily.

*Yes I can decide for myself, I do not need the forums help to look over at the post count and impose my own artificial limit I place on these things if I feel like it. Or notice if there is/is not a picture in the thread, or notice if there is a location and if I need to ask for it.


As for the original opening post about 'stolen goods'
Pictures with writing (it's stolen right, so they have it else it's not stolen ), a fake location and the requirment to spam 9 post before selling are not going to stop that if it was going to happen.


Oh and yes there have been people who have sold and not been able to fathem out pictures, many in fact (where's Al when you need him ?). I've help quite a few out, or they've emailed pics and I've put them up for whatever number of reasons pop up.

So no, to me it's fine as it is. I'll decide when I look at the for sale advert what I need in that advert for me not to just hit that X button.

(it's hard enough for people to find and read the rules in the for sale section, even though it's there in front of them)

I think I waffled a bit there.

 

[sylus]

One last time, can any one provide an example where any of these suggestions would have saved a buyer some grief?

People have jerk..it's just that you do not agree with them..which your entitled to do

 

[JeRkY]

One last time, can any one provide an example where any of these suggestions would have saved a buyer some grief?

People have jerk..it's just that you do not agree with them..which your entitled to do

Read through the responses again, no one in this thread has commented on an occurrence on retrobike.

Of course your entitled to your opinion too. But if making statements as fact, please back them up. Also I appreciate that I am your main antagonist at the moment, but my nick does have a letter "Y" on the end

 

[Rich Aitch]

To reduce the chances of people trying to flog stolen bikes, why not make them state the frame number when they submit the post?

 

[JeRkY]

Are you volunteering to vet each and every sale post? How's about leaving it as buyer beware, letting the buyer run what tests they like.

 

[magicmistertea]

having read through all of the posts on this thread... im with jerky, i just think that you are looking for a solution to a problem that doesnt really exist..
Im not going to type the reasons why as they have already been covered in previous posts...
just follow the retrobike rules and regs on buying and selling and i dont think you will have many problems.

 

[john]

I read a fair bit of this but to be honest it seems to be getting a touch long winded. Can only agree with what Jerky says really (what I read of it). Think things are pretty much fine as they are, really don't want a load of extra rules and regulations. There's a whiff of scaremongering here.

As for the minimum post count negative on that. The determined con artist could easily rack up 10 or 20 posts - in fact the one or two genuinely bad traders have had post counts up in the 100s. If someone digs a load of old tat out the back of their shed I'd like them to sell it on here.