Number of open of threads on BST...?

BradH · #1 10-12-2013, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

Does the rule count if you are bumping to update (like lowering the price)? I know a lot of guys are talking about me, but I only bump when I lower my asking price (which is quite often). I never bump just to put it to the top.

Tony - I was not specifically referring to you about bumping. In fact, off the top of my head I can't even think of any names who are guilty of this. And, I have no problem with an item being bumped due to a price adjustment.

BUT...I often see bumps on items late in the day that were originally posted earlier that same day. Or I've looked at items that were bumped four days in a row. I've seen it happen to items despite the fact that they have had hundreds of views. Why the need to keep bumping??

Anyway, not trying to derail the point of the thread/poll. Just asking people to be aware of it and have courtesy to others.

Leon · #2 10-12-2013, 07:54 PM

I was waiting for some good arguments against what the general consensus was being and there were some. I want the best solution for the the most members and the one that causes the best trading experiences possible. That being said, from some PMs and emails I get, the folks who post a ton of stuff at a time or bump their threads too often, lessen the experience of themselves and others. But I also understand that part of the allure of our BST is the number of people using it and the amount of things listed. So it's quite the conundrum. I can see good points to both arguments.

sayhey24 · #3 10-12-2013, 08:11 PM

Mark V. is absolutely right. Sellers who abide by the rules are penalized by those who list 10-15 small items at once in 10-15 separate threads. It seems to really happen on the memorabilia side.
While I appreciate the idea from one seller to pay for listings, and I like the idea of Leon somehow being compensated by those who use the BST as their personal business site, I never thought that was the purpose of the BST.

Greg

View Poll Results: Max. Open threads per BST category should be-
Leave it as is, which means unlimited	32	14.88%
Limit of 1 open per BST category	12	5.58%
Limit of 2 open per BST category	77	35.81%
Limit of 3 open per BST category	43	20.00%
Limit of 4 open per BST category	10	4.65%
I don't care.	41	19.07%
Voters: 215. You may not vote on this poll

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