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Old 01-14-2008, 08:54 PM
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New idea: Classifieds

I think it would be cool if we had a Classifieds section where members can buy sell or trade items with other members...

Good idea, or bad idea??
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Old 01-14-2008, 08:56 PM
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Re: New idea: Classifieds

Dunno if it is a "BAD" idea but we are a sports discussion forum and try hard to not veer from that mission. For me it would be bad but that is just my opinion.

Probably better left to your site and not ours.
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Old 01-14-2008, 09:39 PM
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Re: New idea: Classifieds

There are forums dedicated to tickets in specific spots (such as Red Sox, Yankees, Mets, or the Titans, and so forth). I don't think GTG is a place to buy/sell other items.
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Old 01-14-2008, 11:47 PM
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Re: New idea: Classifieds

it's not a bad idea. but other than providing a community "tack board" for locating and/or selling sporting event tickets, I don't see a reason for GTG to be involved with such an endeavor.

such a section brings with it certain "headaches" that must be addressed/ handled by the staff. additionally, considering our international membership. I believe there are possible liabilities that we are not aware of.

finally, there are other sites better equipped to deal with these types of issues while providing excellent service to their members.
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Old 01-15-2008, 05:33 AM
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Re: New idea: Classifieds

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I think it would be cool if we had a Classifieds section where members can buy sell or trade items with other members...

Good idea, or bad idea??
Welcome to GoTeamsGo! As the others have already said, right now we limit this sort of activity to the buying/selling of sports tickets. Whether that will change in the future, I can't say, but there currently are no plans to open a widespread Classified section. But thanks for the suggestion!
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Old 10-25-2008, 12:17 AM
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Re: New idea: Classifieds

We now have a "cork board" of sorts for "Want Ads". It's called "Wanted" and the idea is folks can post something they've been looking for but haven't found that's sports related. We put it down in the "Other Sports" area 'cause we couldn't think of a better place. Go check it out.
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Old 10-30-2008, 06:55 PM
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Re: New idea: Classifieds

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I think it would be cool if we had a Classifieds section where members can buy sell or trade items with other members...

Good idea, or bad idea??

it's both good and bad and here's why. I was apart of a sneaker collector forum in which people would customize sneakers and sell them to other members. problem is, some members would go out, buy fakes (costing like $50) and sell them for $300.00 as if they were real. This is fraud. selling a product that is either fake or something you dont have, and taking the money and not shipping. GTG Forums would have to monitor every sale that was happening so that the buyer or seller did not get ripped off. If that were to happen, (hypothetically) GTG would technically be held responsible because the transaction took palce on their board so that means either buyer or seller could sue GTG forums for letting it happen. I dont think GTG wants to get into that. I say it's best to let those two people do the transaction personally through paypal. dont do it here.
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Old 10-31-2008, 10:33 AM
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it's both good and bad and here's why. I was apart of a sneaker collector forum in which people would customize sneakers and sell them to other members. problem is, some members would go out, buy fakes (costing like $50) and sell them for $300.00 as if they were real. This is fraud. selling a product that is either fake or something you dont have, and taking the money and not shipping. GTG Forums would have to monitor every sale that was happening so that the buyer or seller did not get ripped off. If that were to happen, (hypothetically) GTG would technically be held responsible because the transaction took palce on their board so that means either buyer or seller could sue GTG forums for letting it happen. I dont think GTG wants to get into that. I say it's best to let those two people do the transaction personally through paypal. dont do it here.
Exactly why I think the best way to do something like this is to provide the "cork board" on which to place the notice, and to require all aspects of the transaction to be outside GTG. The rule of thumb is always: "Buyer Beware!"

The only additional action on GTG's part would be to ban any user accused of fraud in one of these transactions. And we'd have to use the legal definition of fraud, not that the seller didn't ship it quickly enough or charged too much for shipping or the buyer backed out or something similar.

Right now we have the "Wanted" Forum which is half of the Classified idea. But it's not getting much action. If it continues to stay that way, it'll be the death knell for the Classified Forum idea.
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