Price policing

Jeff · 28th of March 2009 (Sat)

Is anyone else tired of seeing comments on for sale threads like this:

Very nice and clean at a good price. good luck with the sale!
Nice price including the hood. Awesome lens!
Urge to spend tax return money rising......

(actual comments all on the SAME ITEM)

My favorite: Great price, this won't last long.....

(then shut up and buy it already!)

Isn't this just a positive form of price policing?

izthistaken · 28th of March 2009 (Sat)

I usually dont mind since they do bump the thread. That's just me though...?

But yeah the ones about, oh once I get my money I'll be all over this is annoying.

::John:: · 28th of March 2009 (Sat)

You can always use the

button to report them. We do delete them when we see them.

eddarr · 28th of March 2009 (Sat)

The thing that bothers me about those is that I surf the sell forum looking for items with 0 responses. Since most people do not lock the thread when the item has sold I assume that something with 5 posts is probably already gone. Then when I open the thread it's just 5 people who have no intention of buying. If I was the OP I would report them myself.

snyderman · 28th of March 2009 (Sat)

some feel a need to respond to everything thread they visit. Like me responding to yours.

BTW, nice post! Kidding ... it was meanspirited! Kidding again!

dave

Skip Souza · 28th of March 2009 (Sat)

Off topic chit chat has no place in For Sale threads and are routinely deleted when found. Often sellers welcome these posts and even participate in the chit chat because it bumps their thread for those using last post sorting order.

28th of March 2009 (Sat)	#1
Jeff Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 42° 34' N 87° 55' W Kenosha, WI Posts: 1,428 IMAGE EDITING OK	Price policing Is anyone else tired of seeing comments on for sale threads like this: Very nice and clean at a good price. good luck with the sale! Nice price including the hood. Awesome lens! Urge to spend tax return money rising...... (actual comments all on the SAME ITEM) My favorite: Great price, this won't last long..... (then shut up and buy it already!) Isn't this just a positive form of price policing? __________________ Jeff 50D Grrrrip'd \| Tokina 12-24 \| Canon 50mm f/1.4 \| Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 \| Canon 28-135 IS\| 430EX Astrophotograpy: Meade 10" LX200/UHTC, Orion 5" Mak, Vixen 80mm f/5, Coronado PST, Atlas EQ-G to keep it all off the ground. MY AIRPLANE PICS \| MY ASTRO PICS

28th of March 2009 (Sat)	#2
izthistaken Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St. Clair, MI Posts: 6,793 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Price policing I usually dont mind since they do bump the thread. That's just me though...? But yeah the ones about, oh once I get my money I'll be all over this is annoying. __________________ Matt flickr 5DMKII gripped\|24-70L\|Canon 50mm 1.8\|35mm F/2\|580ex x2\|Lumopro LP160\|Nikon SB24\|Cybersyncs x3

28th of March 2009 (Sat)	#3
::John:: Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 8,527	Re: Price policing You can always use the button to report them. We do delete them when we see them.

28th of March 2009 (Sat)	#4
eddarr There's Moderators under there.... Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 8,905 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Price policing The thing that bothers me about those is that I surf the sell forum looking for items with 0 responses. Since most people do not lock the thread when the item has sold I assume that something with 5 posts is probably already gone. Then when I open the thread it's just 5 people who have no intention of buying. If I was the OP I would report them myself. __________________ Eric

28th of March 2009 (Sat)	#5
snyderman Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wadsworth, Ohio Posts: 7,053 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Price policing some feel a need to respond to everything thread they visit. Like me responding to yours. BTW, nice post! Kidding ... it was meanspirited! Kidding again! dave __________________ Canon 5D2 > 35L-85L-135L

28th of March 2009 (Sat)	#6
Skip Souza Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Left Coast in the Land of Fruits and Nuts Posts: 24,248 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Price policing Off topic chit chat has no place in For Sale threads and are routinely deleted when found. Often sellers welcome these posts and even participate in the chit chat because it bumps their thread for those using last post sorting order. __________________ Canon Pro1 and Colt .380 are always with me. If you don't have it when you need it, you can't shoot it. That which does not kill me ~~ Should Run. كافر‎ 5DMkII, 7D, 70-300L IS, 24-105L, 100-400L *"PERSONAL MESSAGING REGARDING SELLING OR BUYING ITEMS WITH MEMBERS WHO HAVE NO POSTS IN FORUMS AND/OR WHO YOU DO NOT KNOW FROM FORUMS IS HEREBY DECLARED STRICTLY STUPID AND YOU WILL GET BURNED."* For Sale: ASUS Netbook

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