IMPORTANT: Rules for buying and selling

by **AdrianFRST** on Wed Dec 11, 2002 9:09 pm

IMPORTANT!

Never agree to buy from a seller who's only contact is through private messages. IP addresses are not logged this way and the user may be untraceable.

Always get a postal address rather than do an online transfer. If the seller is genuine they should have no problem with this.

Beware of users who approach you after seeing your "wanted" posts and offer you exactly what you are after for suspiciously low prices. If something appears too good to be true it usually is!

Naturally it's up to the seller to decide who they sell too but it's a generally accepted rule on message boards that the first person to reply to a post is first in line to buy.

If you're interested in an item, post on the thread. Emailing or PMing the seller doesn't publicly display your interest and can lead to confusion. If you wish to make a private offer or suchlike then do so, but also post on the topic "you have pm" or similar.

Don't put "offers" when selling an item. This only wastes time when people offer an amount that is too low. If you don't know how much an item is worth, take a little time to find out the going rate.

When an item has sold please update the post to say so. It's a waste of both parties times to converse only to discover the item is no longer available.

If you have an item that is in demand and are taking bids consider using http://www.ebay.co.uk, it doesn't cost much to sell, is free to buyers and ensures a smooth auction free from dispute.

If your item is nothing whatsoever to do with Fiestas or cars in general, myself or moderators reserve the right to delete it if we feel that it's not relevant to the site or is profit making (pirate software etc).

If your profile has a witty comment instead of your location, make it clear in the post where you are from.

Sticky threads only available to paying advertisers or personal friends of mine (webmasters perogative

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[temporarily demoted to sticky as a mark of respect for Rob - Proj]
[reinstated as global announcement 29.06.2K4 - Proj]

by **chumkila** on Wed Dec 11, 2002 10:23 pm

Ade should you not mention a note about Trader's selling on the Forums?

by **~nomad~** on Wed Dec 11, 2002 10:27 pm

All good stuff mate. Especially about posting when bits are sold. Cheers!

by **McSheep_CK** on Wed Dec 11, 2002 10:55 pm

Here Here

still aint got me fecking spoiler though :lol:

by **TomFiesta** on Thu Dec 12, 2002 12:19 am

I agree with Chum, lots of businesses are sneaking on here, and the only one i have seen with a banner is x-factor!

by **packers** on Fri Dec 13, 2002 6:42 pm

i agree with ya ade.
sellers intersted in parts should post a message on the thread or it doesent count. even if they pm them firtst they need to.

theres been far to many arguemnts over people sayin ive firts dibs then sum1else sayin they have pm'ed em a few mins b4.

glad some sort of rules have been sorted. we just need some for a 'reasonalbe delivery time' from recipt/clearence of money. been messed around in the past with people that take money but dont send parts for months.

by **festasi** on Sat Dec 14, 2002 4:17 pm

well sed

i havent had any trouble with any1....if i have bought things then i send money literally that day...and always post things out to people as soon as there cheque has cleared, its the way it should be!

there are also a lot of timewasters....who say they will have things....and then change their mind (not in my experience) on some items....y bother????????? u either want it or dont :wink:

by **chubbs358** on Mon Dec 30, 2002 10:24 pm

imo only buy off ppl you know or are 100% shure you can trust as i ended up 80 squid down buying off sum one hear

by **DaveZetec** on Fri Jan 03, 2003 12:39 pm

aye, a reasonable delivery time would be useful. And some guidelines on what to do if someone takes ur money and doesnt send you anything(MADCATCRAIG!!) , then makes several hundred excuses(MADCATCRAIG!!) and still doesnt send your money back about 6 months later(MADCATCRAIG!!)

by **AndyBlackFRST** on Thu Jan 30, 2003 3:52 pm

TomFiesta wrote:I agree with Chum, lots of businesses are sneaking on here, and the only one i have seen with a banner is x-factor!

Xfactor, SCC, and ML Developments are the advertisers I am aware of on here..

by **ArronXR2i** on Wed Feb 05, 2003 2:20 pm

What a "CLASSIC" example this is: -

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewto ... 654#398654

by **JamieFRST** on Wed Feb 05, 2003 9:40 pm

ArronXR2i wrote:What a "CLASSIC" example this is: -

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/phpBB/viewto ... 654#398654

Sure is

by **Mikee_RS** on Mon Feb 17, 2003 10:03 pm

oi easy ppl! i didnt mean to pi$$ u off, but steve offered me a good price and offered to pick the kit up the next day. i no i did break the first come for served rule but the offer was to good to miss. the last thing i wanna do is get a bad name for myself
SORRY!!!
But i have to agree that steve was being abit of tw*t braggin 2 ya, thats nothing to do with me.
his car was very nice. he was revvin it outside my house and all i heard was one off my neighbours shoutin 'SHUT THE FCUK UP' :lol:

Once again im sorry for the misleading sale

by **Steve2k** on Fri Feb 28, 2003 1:29 am

what would be the advice if money is cleared but no parts sent?

or is it just the luck of the draw if u get some1 genuine or out to rob some cashola?

by **Project** on Fri Feb 28, 2003 3:12 am

Steve,

You should get in touch with me and provide as much detail as you can.

Normally private sales become delayed due to posting problems which are beyond the control of either party but sometimes it all goes a bit Pete Tong (do a search for posts by Kyle8565 to see an example).

Site admin and myself will do our best to sort out any problems which come up.

Al

by **J1OUD** on Wed Apr 30, 2003 12:32 pm

Is somebody puts an item up for sale and then get more offers for it than expected are they allowed to then refuse to sell at its asking price even if you are the first bidder and first to confirm a pm to them in the post,do they reserve the right to hold out for more money on THIS board,is this within the rules on here???

by **TomFiesta** on Tue May 20, 2003 5:03 pm

I think that it would be OK.
The site cannot make them seel it after all, even if they said they would at the lower price.

by **Project** on Tue May 20, 2003 5:38 pm

Afaik, posting an item for sale is not an offer of sale; it's just an invitation to treat (i.e. an invitation for potential buyers to make offers) and as such does not form a contract.

If you're open and honest about the sale process and don't tell porkies you shouldn't have any problems

last.fm · by **Peep Show** on Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:58 pm

If there's a list of several items for sale it would be helpful if people could say "PM sent about ....." rather than just "PM sent". Otherwise still noone actually knows how many people are after item x and disappointment ensues when someone who thought they got there first finds they actually didn't.

by **Max M4X WW** on Wed Sep 10, 2003 6:19 pm

And if people decide that there gonna sell a load of stuff, everything should be in one post rather than the forum filling up with 10 posts by XMEMBER selling things individually.

by **bluefiestamk3** on Sun Dec 21, 2003 1:21 pm

i just noticed, well yesterday, whats this post doing in random distractions? :lol:

by **chimp2k2** on Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:25 am

bluefiestamk3 wrote:i just noticed, well yesterday, whats this post doing in random distractions?

this post is displayed in EVERY forum :rolleyes:

Global Announcment.

i.e. i accessed this topic from the Dance forum.

But it was originally posted in the Parts For Sale forum before it was made Global

by **M4RK Si** on Thu Jul 01, 2004 4:29 pm

1) there should be a rule that you have to have 100+ posts (non spam) to be allowed to sell anything

2) if the seller has sold his product / products then the topic should be re-named to "Sold!"

3) If the seller is selling more than one item then they should all be in the same topic / post

4) Again if selling more than one item, when an item is sold then the seller should update his list

5) No I am thinking about selling this... do you want it, if i sell it topics.

6) No "wanted" posts in the for sale section.

7) When selling you should state if you dont want to post an item.

by **AdrianFRST** on Thu Jul 01, 2004 9:18 pm

1) there should be a rule that you have to have 100+ posts (non spam) to be allowed to sell anything

Not really, plenty of genuine people register because it's a good way to sell things.

2) if the seller has sold his product / products then the topic should be re-named to "Sold!"

Definately - see my original post

3) If the seller is selling more than one item then they should all be in the same topic / post

Not always possible - if the seller has a large number of items they may get overlooked by potential buyers if the thread title is just "Fiesta parts" or suchlike.

4) Again if selling more than one item, when an item is sold then the seller should update his list

5) No I am thinking about selling this... do you want it, if i sell it topics.

Agreed - a total waste of time and space.

6) No "wanted" posts in the for sale section.

Ditto.

7) When selling you should state if you dont want to post an item.

Yep, although there's really no excuse unless it's absolutely massive or otherwise impossible to post. A little bit of effort to help others out is what makes communities work.

by **Mightysi** on Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:07 pm

well said mate, its all good stuff and a good idea to make it global so all can see it.

by **wyll_2k** on Mon Nov 08, 2004 1:12 pm

I wanted to get sum window stickers done by me uncle. I may ask him to do some extra so i could possibly sell em on here - Would that be OK to do?

by **scotty_boy** on Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:16 pm

can i pass comment on a couple of users insisting on started a new thread for each item they're selling. can we attempt to follow other peoples example and put all your items in one thread instead of flooding the forum with unnecessary threads? :rolleyes:

[/moaning session]

by **ianFRST** on Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:26 pm

scotty_boy wrote:can i pass comment on a couple of users insisting on started a new thread for each item they're selling. can we attempt to follow other peoples example and put all your items in one thread instead of flooding the forum with unnecessary threads?

[/moaning session]

i totally agree. look for my thread the other day, and it was pushed well down the list :rolleyes:

i have a few threads i must admit. but all with najorly different start dates