There is the issue of some people not being able to do pics?No for sale posts without pics...liking that idea a lot
If you can't do pics then fair enough, if you post without pics and then add them later then you get beaten with the ban stick
Forsale etc threads
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If you can't do pics then fair enough, if you post without pics and then add them later then you get beaten with the ban stick
photobucket, imageshack are just a few ways to upload images.
Also i'd be willing to upload pictures people send me via email etc
Also i'd be willing to upload pictures people send me via email etc
but surely the buyer has a right to see what they are buying ?
if you have pics, why not post the thread when the pics are available ?If you can't do pics then fair enough, if you post without pics and then add them later then you get beaten with the ban stick
The buyer does have the right to see what they are buying, but should some kid get stopped from trying to sell something if they do not have access to a digital camera?
If you can't see a picture, then you don't have to try to buy it as you have the right to walk away, but someone else may be more local to the item being sold and a meeting could be arranged at an event for example, and the item gets sold.
But my point is, should someone be banned from selling if they cannot actually photograph something?
It's the timewasters who post an item for sale and then put the pictures up 7 days and 93 requests later that annoy me.
there's probably only a dozen people left in mainland UK who either dont have a camera phone or a mate who has a camera phone
and most of those dozen dont have the internet either so are unlikely to be buying or selling on here
even a crappy pic would give a clue as to the condition of the item for sale
Realistically who doesn't have a digital camera now? If they are savvy enough to sell over the internet, they can figure out how to get some pics up.The buyer does have the right to see what they are buying, but should some kid get stopped from trying to sell something if they do not have access to a digital camera?
If you can't see a picture, then you don't have to try to buy it as you have the right to walk away, but someone else may be more local to the item being sold and a meeting could be arranged at an event for example, and the item gets sold.
But my point is, should someone be banned from selling if they cannot actually photograph something?
It's the timewasters who post an item for sale and then put the pictures up 7 days and 93 requests later that annoy me.
It takes very little effort to sort photos, and if someone isn't prepared to take a photo would you buy from them?
i know the likelihood of someone not owning a camera is minimal, but my point is that should we "potentially" punish someone for not owning a camera, rather than punishing someone for being a lazy twonk!
The PB community is diminishing as it is, do you think more rules are the answer?
On one hand, it'll make people who are currently playing, and those leaving the sport more annoyed, but it'll give more security to those joining.
On one hand, it'll make people who are currently playing, and those leaving the sport more annoyed, but it'll give more security to those joining.
Making pictures compulsory in all for-sale adverts would be a step in the right direction.
I understand the point being made regarding making the small minority that dont own a digital camera or camera phone not being able to sell items on the forum.
But pictures are a buyers only guarantee that the seller owns the kit they are advertising, especially if it became compulsory to have your user name and date written down and shown in the picture. Just an idea.
While some would say that is getting too complicated, it doesn't take 2 minutes to write those details down and include them in the picture. And at the same time we would be making the forum a safer place to buy kit from second hand meaning less fraudulent adverts and less new players being put off playing by being ripped off on some of their first purchases.
I know this isn't of concern to most on the forum when selling due to being well known by others and many having feed back threads but making buying second hand kit less risky would surely benefit all players from newbie to pro.
So while some may argue that making pictures compulsory in all adverts will restrict the small amount of people without access to a camera, at the same time it would make sure all members especially the new wouldn't be put off the sport by being stitched up by some scammer when they are spending a fair amount of their hard earned trying to get into paint balling and buy their own kit.
And as mentioned before, would you trust someone to wrap and package a high end marker safely and carefully, label it with your address clearly and post it as quickly as possible when they couldn't make the effort to put pictures in the advert?