the no.4,come on!:crackup:
so,man,tell me why.
Good posts, It's too bad the noobs will never read them when this is stikied. The word "sticky" must mean, DO NOT READ, in some wierd noobland
Anyway, at least I'll have a thread to refer some people to. Thanks!
Not all Noobs are created equal(I read it)
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how about "don't try to sell lasers in the FS area without pics if your post count is <500/ join date is less than 3 months old?"
idk just my 2 cents
I don't agree with that, mainly because yes I am a new member, but I own a laser that customs damaged that I personally cannot repair but a laserist that has experience building should easily be able to fix/use it for parts.
All that's wrong is that customs forced the outter button inside the host, but I've tested it by using a pencil to push the inner button and it still works and i can see the button through the hole where it came out.
All that needs doing is to be opened up and have the button re-positioned. I cannot do this myself, and I now have a more powerful 532nm laser so am not fussed about keeping this 'damaged' 532nm so am willing to sell it for the ammount it costs me to post it only.
I see no reason why I should not be 'allowed' to offer this laser for sale just because:
I've not been a member for 3 months
AND/OR
I haven't been trolling
Peter
I don't agree with that, mainly because yes I am a new member, but I own a laser that customs damaged that I personally cannot repair but a laserist that has experience building should easily be able to fix/use it for parts.
All that's wrong is that customs forced the outter button inside the host, but I've tested it by using a pencil to push the inner button and it still works and i can see the button through the hole where it came out.
All that needs doing is to be opened up and have the button re-positioned. I cannot do this myself, and I now have a more powerful 532nm laser so am not fussed about keeping this 'damaged' 532nm so am willing to sell it for the ammount it costs me to post it only.
I see no reason why I should not be 'allowed' to offer this laser for sale just because:
I've not been a member for 3 months
AND/OR
I haven't been trolling
Peter
First off this is the etiquette thread, not your personal sales thread. Secondly rules are rules, if you like them or not. We have had too many new members scamming people out of money here. If you dont like it, you can always go to another forum to sell your broken worthless pointer.
I don't think the suggestion was not to be allowed to put it up for sale. Just don't do it without pictures under those circumstances. With limited reputation and posts there is no reason to believe a very new member. In this case, the laser is described as broken which is fair enough but others may have taken the notion to say it was functional but with pics this would be harder to pull off.
I happen to think it's a, "good advice", suggestion. It simply won't get any attention without pics.
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Another reason not to do that is that you'll end up scaring away most new members and then the site's likely to just die.