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Waiting period before posting on the 'For Sale' boards

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  • 07-07-2004 12:27pm
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    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,322 ✭✭✭✭


    Given the recent influx of ticket touts, signing up solely to sell their horribly overpriced tickets for Oxegen, does anyone else think there should be a waiting period before you can post on the For Sale boards? Maybe having to wait a month after signing up before you can post there?
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    Jim
    Registered Users Posts: 14,181 ✭✭✭✭Jim


    I remember there already being a discussion about this. The waiting period was considered, then you had to have a certain amount of posts to post on FS.

    Obviously both were scrapped.
    They must have had good reasons.


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    Pacifico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Pacifico


    Once oxegen is over there will be no problems ;)

    A waiting period is a bit much.


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    p.pete
    Registered Users Posts: 4,267 ✭✭✭p.pete


    Some people may genuinely register to boards just to buy or sell an item - there is no problem with this as long as the rules are followed - so the waiting period would be a bit counterproductive for people that are genuine.

    Possibly just block them registering to sell tickets straight away as they're most likely to be touted - is it possible to ban people from starting threads?


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    ecksor
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 10,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭ecksor


    Oxegen may be over, but we repeatedly get traders signing up accounts to tout their wares, usually dodgy mobile phones. Users aren't always aware of this unfortunately.


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    Blade
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Music Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,499 Mod ✭✭✭✭Blade


    Wouldn't be a bad idea to be honest.


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    Giblet
    Registered Users Posts: 11,980 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    Get 20 new mods and do some crazy pre-moderation :D


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    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users Posts: 26,578 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    on the forums over on overclockers.co.uk have a trust feature where when you buy something of someone you leave a comment on how the sale went and so on.


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    Pacifico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Pacifico


    Originally posted by Cr3m0
    on the forums over on overclockers.co.uk have a trust feature where when you buy something of someone you leave a comment on how the sale went and so on.

    Yeah its excellent. You need 100 posts to access their FS Forum though.


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    Mercury_Tilt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,500 ✭✭✭Mercury_Tilt


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    #11
    Celt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭Celt


    50 posts and 1month to be able to read/post


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    ecksor
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 10,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭ecksor


    merc, I've noticed traders reappearing and posting drivel on places like humour to up their post count before going near for sale. Ironically it has been the spam in some cases that has brought them to my attention.


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