I've been noticing a lot of STH peeps falling for too good to be true in the FS forums.
I'm going to make a controversial suggestion but I think as a community we should talk about what can be done.
Here's my suggestion. $25 annual subscription to the STH forums to allow you to post things in the FS forum. There should also be some sort of minimum requirements such as 10 posts and that you need to have been a subscriber for two weeks to post in the FS forums.
The post requirement is not too much. The subscription + two week requirement is simple. It makes the FS forums harder to sell on than many other forums. With a single $250 item sold on the forums versus ebay you'd be even money so if you've got $500 to sell, it's still cheaper.
I am on the STH forums (often) and I can't sell our gear on the forums but I'd still pay the subscription just to support. Heck, I'd toss a few more dollars in the ring since this is at least as valuable as five beers at a bar.
I remember we've had subscription discussions before, but maybe it's time for STH to do it and to do so opening the FS forums. If we had those three requirements it'd decrease FS posts on STH so that's not good. It may also help weed out these scammers because it'd be harder to post on STH. It'd also give us a payment info from a potential scammer to follow-up on.
I think many on the STH forums wouldn't mind a low-priced subscription. Is it $99/ year Amazon Prime value, maybe? Certainly if you are selling a lot of stuff. At $25 I'd be in.
I do still think the no unapproved commercial poster rule should be in effect.
Can we have this discussion?
I'm going to make a controversial suggestion but I think as a community we should talk about what can be done.
Here's my suggestion. $25 annual subscription to the STH forums to allow you to post things in the FS forum. There should also be some sort of minimum requirements such as 10 posts and that you need to have been a subscriber for two weeks to post in the FS forums.
The post requirement is not too much. The subscription + two week requirement is simple. It makes the FS forums harder to sell on than many other forums. With a single $250 item sold on the forums versus ebay you'd be even money so if you've got $500 to sell, it's still cheaper.
I am on the STH forums (often) and I can't sell our gear on the forums but I'd still pay the subscription just to support. Heck, I'd toss a few more dollars in the ring since this is at least as valuable as five beers at a bar.
I remember we've had subscription discussions before, but maybe it's time for STH to do it and to do so opening the FS forums. If we had those three requirements it'd decrease FS posts on STH so that's not good. It may also help weed out these scammers because it'd be harder to post on STH. It'd also give us a payment info from a potential scammer to follow-up on.
I think many on the STH forums wouldn't mind a low-priced subscription. Is it $99/ year Amazon Prime value, maybe? Certainly if you are selling a lot of stuff. At $25 I'd be in.
I do still think the no unapproved commercial poster rule should be in effect.
Can we have this discussion?