Question about Marketplace rules

[Sean]

7 minutes ago, ped said:

 

Aye it was partly/mostly because the wanted forum was a magnet for scammers. Lots of people were approached by people saying they had what the member wanted - I guess asking in public you're leaving yourself open to that. We also had to stop the ability to reply, otherwise people would use it to circumvent placing an advert, so it was a bit awkward, whereas now people can discuss potential leads and links to help the member looking for the item as much as they like. It's quite effective because between us we can find just about anything!

 

This is all news to me. I suppose having been a subscriber for so long, I never gave it a second thought but it makes a lot of sense. It also means that as soon as you've sold something as a subscriber you can start to put the feelers out to counter that inevitable seller's remorse!

[Geek99]

On 10/03/2025 at 07:40, Rosie C said:

 

You'd be wanting Mercury on a string for that. 

 

Nice one Centurion!

[Geek99]

On 10/03/2025 at 09:17, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Is it good for metal?

I think police squad has already wondered about this …^^^^

[Geek99]

6 hours ago, ped said:

 

Aye it was partly/mostly because the wanted forum was a magnet for scammers. Lots of people were approached by people saying they had what the member wanted - I guess asking in public you're leaving yourself open to that. We also had to stop the ability to reply, otherwise people would use it to circumvent placing an advert, so it was a bit awkward, whereas now people can discuss potential leads and links to help the member looking for the item as much as they like. It's quite effective because between us we can find just about anything!

Except a four string jazz bass in sunburst …. Rarer than an honest politician