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General Rules

The Finds Treasure Forum Classifieds is for individual use only with the exception of banner advertising buyers. Those buyers may advertise their traded in, discontinued models, etc.

Individual sellers may post their normal unwanted detectors, or accessories in assigned classified forums, but they  cannot exceed (1) one item in a (3) three month period for each classified forum.

Only For Sale, For Trade, or Wanted to Buy ads are allowed.

Only Forum Members Registered for  90 days or longer that have more than 24 significant posts in our other forums, may post For Sale or Trade ads.

Rules for Non Sponsoring Sellers:

  • Items for sale, or for trade, should be your own personal property and be accurately described.
  • Your for sale or trade post should be self contained, without references to another site where you may also have it for sale.
  • Do not put links to eBay.
  • Do not put links to other forums where you may also have the same item for sale or trade.
  • Dealers are not allowed to post in Classifieds unless they are a sponsor.

Advertisements not adhering to the above rules will be deleted without warning or notification.

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TIGGERtheDIGGER

New member
WHO PULLED MY POST & WHY? I EMAILED SUPPORT AND SUPPORT STATED THAT ANY MODERATOR COULD PULL IT BUT THEY CAN'T TELL ME DUE TO THE NUMBER OF POSTS THEY GET A DAY. SO, I'M POSTING THIS TO FIND OUT WHO PULLED THE POST AND WHY!
 
I'm not a moderator on the classifieds, but did you violate any of the general rules at the top of the classified forum?
 
Yep you have. The time under your belt but you don't have the post. Need 18 more to be eligiable to post for sale ads
 
I don't know which Admin yanked your post but the rule is 90 days (which you've met) AND 24 posts on forums other than classifieds and feedback. In other words, the spirit of the rule is that in order to use the Mall to sell your stuff, you need to participate in a non-classifieds related capacity first.
 
I pulled it, and you didn't leave any info as to your "stage name" & about "what post". Didn't know who you were. Next time you want a answer, please supply better information.

Now dealing with your posting here.

You have not made any significant posts on the forums. It looks like you registered at Finds so you could use the classified forums.

You will not be able to post anything on any of the classified forums until you start contributing to the regular forum pages.

Bill C.
 
:crazy: this is the 4th time in a month now.... that we got issues with these rules.... as i understood it.... it's the sponsors that have insisted on the rules.... so i say..... give them what they want..... eliminate the classified section all together...... unless you are a sponsor you can't sell anything... that will end the need to argue and fuss about it....
the rules were made to eliminate competition..... with the guys who are paying allot of money for this forum on a yearly basis.... either pony up and be a sponsor..... or enjoy the forum the way it is........:crazy:
 
These rules are ridiculus and now I can see why the classified section of this forum has been decreasing. Some of us detectorist are new to the hobby and like me mostly read other people's post's to get an understanding of the hobby. Why should I post a question for help when other newbies have posted the same question 300 times already, doesnt it just make more sense to read there post instead of flooding the forums with repeated subjects. So since I don't post but probably use this forum as much as anyone I can't buy or sell items to and from fellow detectorist. Like I said I am new to this hobby and still trying to get the right setup that works for me, so I am constantly buying/trading/ and selling until I feel comfortable with the setup I have. The forum should be available to all detectorist new or not to the hobby, the whole forum not just some parts. This is my final message on this forum because i'm going to look for a more newbie friendly one that doesnt pull people's post because they havent posted enough messages.
 
First of all, this is a privately run advertiser sponsored forum and it is the moderators' prerogative to establish the rules in the way they see fit.

Anyone who does not like the rules has the prerogative to not participate.

Being able to sell something on this forum for free with no fees is not an inalienable right, it's an extra intended for the participants of this forum.

Those who are whining about the new rules would be whining even louder if they got ripped off buying something.

I'd be willing to bet that that the vast majority of sellers who have scammed people here in the past would not be able to list under the new rules.

A seller with bad intentions can still cheat somebody, but why would they go through the bother of 24 posts and 3 months of waiting when they can just move on down the road to the next forum?

The sponsors are the ones who pay the bills and make this forum possible so to rip on them seems a little short-sighted. I (like most on this forum) have never had anything but a 100% positive experience with any of them.

The rules for posting are 3 months and 24 non-classified posts, that's not exactly a high bar they've set up.
 
It is too easy to blame the sponsors for the rules. Sponsors do not make the rules, they are made by Admin of the Forum to help protect us all from the spammers and the unscrupulous. It's not foolproof, but a good start. Let's use some common sense here people. For those who don't like the rules..........audios.....and good luck.

The classified ads are a benefit to our loyal membership of the Forum, it is an earned privilege, NOT a right.
 
out of 38 post you have made, 36 have been made in the classified forums.

Your the type were talking about here. Please, move on to a different place, because your time to post on the Finds classifieds is rapidly coming to a end.:nono: It doesn't look like you have any intentions of helping anyone but yourself.

Bill C.
 
Mr. bill i guess you wasnt paying attention to my message when I said I didn't post anything here because I am a newbie and repeated subjects don't help anyone and i really don't appreciate the comment that I don't have any attentions of helping anyone, why not do a search in the feedback forum for my name and see if I had any bad feedback. I am a newbie, I don't feel comfotable offering my help to someone when I need help myself, you know don't let the blind lead the blind. And for all of you saying that it is up to the sponsors to do what they want, I don't have a problem with that and I believe I did mention that I would be looking for another forum. I might not be a sponsor on this forum, but as a member i have the right to express what i believe to be an unfair restriction. And please don't lecture me on how its free to buy and sell on here, every forum is the same way it is not something special that is exclusive to this forum only. You guys who have been here for a while do not see a problem with the rules because it doesnt affect you, image that you just joined, this wouldn't seem very friendly to a newbie now would it. This isnt a whine session but i felt i needed to defend myself because of the extreme response to me expressing my opinons as a newbie on this forum. Good luck with the forum.
 
Quickshot31u,

Just my two cents, but if I see someone with very few posts, I am not very likely to want to buy anything from them. Sorta like Ebay, when the seller only has a few feedbacks under his belt, I steer clear. There have been a lot of folks burned on here in the past from folks with very little activity on the forums. They show up just to scam someone. Usually it is another Newbie that gets scammed because the old timers know better. The rules are for everybodys protection.
Newbies can share a lot without asking a lot of questions that have been ask 100 times before. I get excited when a newbie post his first silver or bullet or button. Or when they post a "nice find" back to someone else. That builds a sort of bond or brotherhood so to speak. That is when you start trusting the newbie, when you start getting to know them. The forum is like metal detecting it's self, you gotta put in the time in the field to get the full benefit of it. I am not going to tell you to chill out but it sure wouldn't hurt anything. There are some mighty fine folks here. Stay a while and put in some armchair time on the forums. I enjoy just reading the forums myself but on occasion I do feel like I have something worth saying. (at least to me it seems worth it) LOL

Again, this is just my 2 cents,
PryorCreekJoe
 
The way I see it, the rules are intended to keep the classifieds from becoming a secondary e-bay with people buying cheap detectors and re-selling them just to make a profit. These people then become major competition to the forum sponsors that pay for the privilege of listing detectors for sale. If there was not some sort of check and balance then why would anyone pay to become a findmall sponsor? They could just post detector after detector for sale anytime they wanted to. Just play by the rules.

therick
 
No lecture, In order to get on the page you had to see the rules, yet you choose to post anyway. It never ceases to amaze me the reluctance of those that read the rules, and go against the rule request. When it's brought to their attention, it's always because of someone else. What happened to owning up to it, stop bellyaching, and get on with it?

This what is set down by the owners of the forum. You have a choice if you don't like the requirements, go to another forum.

It would be nice if our software didn't allow you to see the classified forums for a set time when you singed up. Unfortunately it doesn't, and you have guys like me turning into the bad guy to take care of the problems.

Have a nice day
Bill
 
Ok this is my last post I swear, I just don't see where I can delete my forum account, so if any admins are on can you please remove me. Thank You
 
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