Canreef Classified Guidelines

[Ryan]

After coming back to the hobby I just shook my head when I read the new rules, anpther friend and long time canteef member just laughed. I always wondered what brought on thpse strict rules regaurding buying and selling. Its sad the see the good ol days of RCC complaining about the classifieds hasnt gone away, just switched vendors. Guess nothing has changed in the way the vendors treat the hobbiest. Only your friend until you start selling coral you got from them, then it turns cut throat. Sad to see.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Ryan

After coming back to the hobby I just shook my head when I read the new rules

Well the funny thing is that those rules really only affected one member here. The rules were loose enough that people weren't actually affected aside from a couple people needing to keep a running thread of sales rather than making new posts all the time (which I thought was actually a nice side benefit). So essentially those rules didn't do anything except pacify a couple vendors and PO a bunch of members. PLUS, when we implemented the rules we already had plans to set up the Auctions (which weren't limited), but in hindsight we should have made the Auction forum at the same time. We figured you all would see through this and see the loopholes, but it didn't work that way. Oh well, you live, you learn.

[Aquattro]

Another thing I thought about, not in time of course, is that almost every single higher volume seller is also a higher volume purchaser. What vendor complaints did was drive away their biggest customers from their advertising. Nobody stopped selling frags, they just sold them places where the vendors had no presence. Overall, about 5 kinds of silly on all sides.

Anyway, we're back to the old days, sell frags, trade frags, buy frags and get involved with your fellow hobbyists. Have fun. Remember "fun" ?

And let's face it, even with the highest volumes we see here, we're still jumping all over new stuff when the vendors post new stock. What I sell from my tank, I replace from March's tank.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

And let's face it, even with the highest volumes we see here, we're still jumping all over new stuff when the vendors post new stock. What I sell from my tank, I replace from March's tank.

Yep! I hear you there!

[FishyFishy!]

I vote leaving it as is. The "new posts" link is just as easy to navigate and serves its purpose well.