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    Ok, the time has come... NO MORE SELLING IN SIGNATURES!

    I've heard far too many scammer stories lately... I'm done with it. We've had members with less than 30 posts buying, and people PMing and responding to PMs regarding items for sale by beginners (and beginners are unable to view the Classified sections...)



    ALL buying and selling is now limited to the Classified sections. That's how it should have been before, but I overlooked signatures such as "BUY MY SUSPENSION!" and "P39 ECUS FOR SALE!"

    No more.


    I will make this an announcement shortly, so it will be at the top of every forum. I will give members 3 days to comply. Then I will instruct the staff to begin removing such signatures. Banning will be up to the discretion of the staff member (any sig that I delete will result in a minimum of a 3 day ban, plus a permanent loss of signature privileges.)



    The ONLY exception is this (and it will be revoked if it causes problems...):
    You may link to a Classified thread in your sig, on the condition that it does not reveal the items for sale.
    If someone needs something, and you have it for sale, searching the Classifieds will reveal it. If someone has money to burn, they can go shopping in the Classifieds and find your stuff. They don't have to see it advertised in your signature.







    #2
    So...

    JoshM FOR SALE thread - Click here
    is


    and...

    P12 for sale - click here
    is

    1999 BMW M3
    2001 Honda CR-V SE RT4WD
    2005 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71
    2015 Suzuki V-Strom 650

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      #3
      Correct, sir.

      The only thing that will change this one allowance will be if people start PMing and asking "what do you have for sale?"... If the seller responds with anything other than "get 30 posts, read the "sticky" and view my thread"... then they'll be banned, and that allowance will also be revoked.


      1) i know the members here don't have much money. That means that buyers will jump on a good deal if they see it (even if it seems too good to be true), and scammers know it. Not to mention, the scammers are probably just like the rest of us... broke.

      3) I'm just sick of hearing about it. I'm very seriously considering banning a good member that sold to a beginner... the sale went well, the buyer was happy... but this has to stop.






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        #4
        1 and 3?

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          #5
          I flushed #2.






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            #6
            Originally posted by deevergote View Post
            I flushed #2.
            I was going to make a joke about flushing #2 here, but it didn't seem appropriate.

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              #7
              no prob sir

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                #8
                Originally posted by visualpoet View Post
                I was going to make a joke about flushing #2 here, but it didn't seem appropriate.
                This is cb7tuner.com. #2 jokes are ALWAYS appropriate!






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                  #9
                  Originally posted by visualpoet View Post
                  I was going to make a joke about flushing #2 here, but it didn't seem appropriate.
                  , and im also waiting for all the whats the new pazzwrd yo! threads about to pop up.


                  Sold too: Grumpys93, '93CB7Ex, Bunta, prodh22accord, SSMAccord, fleetw00d

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                    #10
                    nice 1. thanks for the ppl who messed up it for the rest of us.
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                      #11
                      pm'd deevs
                      Header Whorage and Official Part out sale.

                      Official Garage Sale Thread

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                        #12
                        yeah its annoying when people who got almost no post PM you for parts. how about not being able to PM people till they get 30 posts?



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                          #13
                          I really don't see how it affects any thing dramatically. Either A) Your breaking the rules by having for sale stuff outside of the classified section, or 2) Your keeping everything inside the section and this won't affect anything.

                          No biggie to me. I don't believe that scammers only have 30 or less posts. So, no matter what you have to be careful whenever you buy anything here, unless they have an INSANE reputation, but it's still no guarantee you won't get screwed over.
                          Been a long time. Still alive...

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Night Wolf View Post
                            yeah its annoying when people who got almost no post PM you for parts. how about not being able to PM people till they get 30 posts?
                            I thought about that... at least limit them to PMing staff members only... but honestly, when you have a question about someone's specific setup, it's helpful to PM them directly!


                            Originally posted by WilliamW View Post
                            I really don't see how it affects any thing dramatically. Either A) Your breaking the rules by having for sale stuff outside of the classified section, or 2) Your keeping everything inside the section and this won't affect anything.

                            No biggie to me. I don't believe that scammers only have 30 or less posts. So, no matter what you have to be careful whenever you buy anything here, unless they have an INSANE reputation, but it's still no guarantee you won't get screwed over.
                            It has nothing to do with people having less than 30 posts being scammers.
                            The purpose of the 30 post thing is to keep scammers from directly accessing the Classifieds without posting 30 legit posts first. Someone would have to be a CB7 enthusiast AND a scammer, in that case! Or they'd have to be really serious about scamming.
                            However, it's also for the protection of those new members. They should know how things work around here before they start throwing money around.

                            Basically, selling in the Beginner Forums is not allowed. Selling in your sig posts those for sale announcements in EVERY post...






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                              #15
                              So this means my sig is illegal, correct? It's about time to change it anyway.
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