If you don't have anything nice to say.........

Dont say anything.....In two seperate threads people were knocked down when they were attempting to inform us that they were going to be offering to buy items from the members here. Why ? Why would some one say that company x(non forum member) has better prices and they won"t sell to our buyer. Why would someone knock anothers prices because the item could be sold for much more on ebay?
Can we all think before we type from now on please. If you don't agree with a buyers prices then dont sell to them. Or become a buyer yourself and beat their prices. Not everyone here has the time to sell on ebay or to shop around and search the web for better prices. Some of us need to turn materials quickly for one reason or another. Keep the criticism constructive everyone.
Keep this in mind as well...you don't have to sell to them, and they don't have to buy from you.

Agreed. I don't see a lot of stuff late at night which seems to be when most of it is happening. Please stop bashing, especially on a Buyer's/Seller's own thread. If it's not a review of an experience with that Buyer/Seller, it has no place there.

Originally Posted by numbers

The more support we as members of this forum provide to other members the better this forum will become.

'Or become a buyer yourself and beat their prices. Not everyone here has the time to sell on ebay or to shop around and search the web for better prices. Some of us need to turn materials quickly for one reason or another. Keep the criticism constructive everyone.
Keep this in mind as well...you don't have to sell to them, and they don't have to buy from you. '

Also its important to note theses a difference between buying and downright taking advantage of people. If its a valid offer, i have no beef with that. However if you are preying on unknowledgeable people, i have a big problem with that. And that is what ive been seeing latley. If your gonna make offers to buy please make fair offers, that is my only request. Otherwise you are going against the grain of this forums principles of educating and maximizing profits that we stand for. The buyers area is a place for sellers to feel comfortable selling. We dont need buyers taking advantage of sellers and ruining it for the rest of us that treat people fair.

So, in response i am offering to do and have already applied brasscatchers and micks recommendations. To offer to buy a much larger pool of items at better prices. I dont want to see anyone get 10% of what there item is worth so i think i can make a fair offer for the goods. I am in 100% support of fair trade.

Originally Posted by jghilino

'Or become a buyer yourself and beat their prices. Not everyone here has the time to sell on ebay or to shop around and search the web for better prices. Some of us need to turn materials quickly for one reason or another. Keep the criticism constructive everyone.
Keep this in mind as well...you don't have to sell to them, and they don't have to buy from you. '

Also its important to note theses a difference between buying and downright taking advantage of people. If its a valid offer, i have no beef with that. However if you are preying on unknowledgeable people, i have a big problem with that. And that is what ive been seeing latley. If your gonna make offers to buy please make fair offers, that is my only request. Otherwise you are going against the grain of this forums principles of educating and maximizing profits that we stand for. The buyers area is a place for sellers to feel comfortable selling. We dont need buyers taking advantage of sellers and ruining it for the rest of us that treat people fair.

So, in response i am offering to do and have already applied brasscatchers and micks recommendations. To offer to buy a much larger pool of items at better prices. I dont want to see anyone get 10% of what there item is worth so i think i can make a fair offer for the goods. I am in 100% support of fair trade.

You don't have any place to say what someone should or shouldn't pay for something, or why. If the prospect doesn't like the prices they will go elsewhere.

Perfect example, Yea you could get more than $5 for a CPU, but you'll have to market it, test it, take the risk of refunds/returns, etc. Some people will take the convenience factor, take the $5 for the CPU and let someone else deal with it. Or turn around and sell them by the pound and potentially make even less. Some people choose not to clean the solder from their copper and make it #1 instead of #2, that's their own choice.

If you have a personal "beef (as you put it)" because of how someone is doing things, take it up via PM or email, not on their advertisement or on the public forum.

The point is why would you go out of your way to criticize somebody's prices/business/decisions, ESPECIALLY doing it on their paid advertisement, when you don't even have any intentions of dealing with this person, purely because they don't do things the way 'you believe' they should be done.

If you don't have any intentions of dealing with a buyer/seller advertising here, aren't providing feedback as a result of dealing with them, you shouldn't be posting on their thread at all.

Originally Posted by admin

If the prospect doesn't like the prices they will go elsewhere.

excellent comment

Thats why we need to keep the business right here on SMF. By treating people fair they become regular customers and inturn become active contributing members to this site.

Very well put but I would just like to add this right out of our rules;

* - Don't insult, bash or make rude unnecessary posts towards other members for any reason. If you don't have something positive to say, don't say it, you're wasting your time. We frown upon this type of negativity will zero tolerance and will likely result in someone placing a temporary or permanent ban your account and/or place restrictions on your account.

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