why all the pm/text me for photos posts?

[Samw]

I don't buy the "too lazy" reasoning. It takes all of 2 minutes to upload a pic which you can refer to in the ad.

Let's say on a site like this that there are 10 people interested in some SPS frags that one is selling. Now the OP needs to respond to 10 people.

To send a pic to someone by PM means you need to have the pic hosted somewhere and PM them the link. So now, it is about 2 minutes to upload a pic somewhere and then 1 minute x 10 PM replies = 10 minutes for a total of 12 minutes.

Or if texting 10 people your pics, it probably takes 1 minute each to read the PM and text the pic for a total of 10 minutes.

So it actually takes longer to PM or text 10 people the pictures than it is to just post the link in the first place.

[straightrazorguy]

I've been on other forums where you can't list an item unless you post a picture of the item with your name and the name of the forum on it, to make sure you're the one in possession of the goods, and the goods are to be sold on that forum. FS threads without photos get deleted by the mods.

The "lazy" argument is lame. I don't even look at "for sale" posts with no pictures...

[daplatapus]

I still don't understand why people want to regulate how other people do stuff. If someone wants to sell something but not post a pic, that's their prerogative. If they want to ask 2X what their item is worth, that's also their prerogative. If they want to sell it and not ship.... also their prerogative.
If you don't want to buy something that a pic isn't shown for, that's your prerogative. Don't want to pay what their asking? Fine, don't. And if you don't like how an add is worded, formatted, shipped etc? MOVE ON!
You be you, and let the other person be them. Geeze, 4 pages of this?????

[Samw]

Originally Posted by daplatapus

I still don't understand why people want to regulate how other people do stuff. If someone wants to sell something but not post a pic, that's their prerogative. If they want to ask 2X what their item is worth, that's also their prerogative. If they want to sell it and not ship.... also their prerogative.
If you don't want to buy something that a pic isn't shown for, that's your prerogative. Don't want to pay what their asking? Fine, don't. And if you don't like how an add is worded, formatted, shipped etc? MOVE ON!
You be you, and let the other person be them. Geeze, 4 pages of this?????

Agreed.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Samw

Agreed.

Absolutely. I don't get it at all. Buy it. Don't. Whatever.

[sphelps]

The assumption one's own time is more valuable than someone else's is borderline discrimination but to make it public knowledge is ignorant and immature. While I'd agree taking pictures and posting them is a fairly simple and quick process, provided you're setup to do so, it still takes significantly less time and effort to send a pm, text or email to request said pictures. If you're not willing to do that then chances are you weren't really that interested in the first place.

[Samw]

Originally Posted by sphelps

it still takes significantly less time and effort to send a pm, text or email to request said pictures. .

For sending pics in a PM, is there a way to attach pics in a PM? If not, then sending a link to the photo in a PM requires me to upload the pic externally. So it does not take less time but more time. If I need to PM to multiple people, then it is even more time regardless.

For Texting or Emailing, that would be true if I am sending to 1 or 2 people. If I am sending to more than that, then I wouldn't say it takes significantly less time. If the pic was uploaded, then it's one and done. If I have to reply to everyone with a Text message, then it is more work for me. Some items will sell after 1 Text but many will not so I will constantly be sending Text messages.

I agree though that for people who don't know how to upload pics to external storage or not setup, there is an initial learning curve and might not be worth doing for selling a small item or items that all look the same (like an Emerald Crab. ) . As an aside, setting up external storage in my option is a good investment in time since external storage is useful for not just selling stuff on Canreef.

[chutsk10]

Originally Posted by sphelps

The assumption one's own time is more valuable than someone else's is borderline discrimination but to make it public knowledge is ignorant and immature. While I'd agree taking pictures and posting them is a fairly simple and quick process, provided you're setup to do so, it still takes significantly less time and effort to send a pm, text or email to request said pictures. If you're not willing to do that then chances are you weren't really that interested in the first place.

By that logic the same can be said about the seller. If they don’t want to post pictures, chances are they are not really interested in selling it. Either that or there is something wrong with it.

Not posting pictures adds an unnecessary step for both parties. The buyer must send a text/e-mail requesting pictures and the seller must reply.

The debate is not really about whose time is more valuable than whose but about what tends to work for a sale.

[straightrazorguy]

Originally Posted by daplatapus

I still don't understand why people want to regulate how other people do stuff. If someone wants to sell something but not post a pic, that's their prerogative. If they want to ask 2X what their item is worth, that's also their prerogative. If they want to sell it and not ship.... also their prerogative.
If you don't want to buy something that a pic isn't shown for, that's your prerogative. Don't want to pay what their asking? Fine, don't. And if you don't like how an add is worded, formatted, shipped etc? MOVE ON!
You be you, and let the other person be them. Geeze, 4 pages of this?????

I agreee with your argument, in general. People can post whatever they want and people are free to read it, or not.

But we're talking about selling here. We're talking about benefitting financially from the network effect this site offers. This site, like many others, can concoct its own rules when it comes to members banefitting financially from it. Or not...

Personally, I feel I have wasted a few seconds I'll never get back every time someone posts a for sale thread with no picture. I don't like seeing pictures on a puny phone screen, so I don't even bother with texted pics.

Just my $0.02...

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by straightrazorguy

I agreee with your argument, in general. People can post whatever they want and people are free to read it, or not.

But we're talking about selling here. We're talking about benefitting financially from the network effect this site offers. This site, like many others, can concoct its own rules when it comes to members banefitting financially from it. Or not...

Personally, I feel I have wasted a few seconds I'll never get back every time someone posts a for sale thread with no picture. I don't like seeing pictures on a puny phone screen, so I don't even bother with texted pics.

Just my $0.02...

You should be "charging" 2 cents for this, not willy nilly giving it away!!!... Just my opinion....By the way you owe me 2 cents...