Strikes me that everyone is capable of searching eBay for items so there's no need to mention them on here in For Sale & Wanted (especially if it's not D3 related). In the past when D3 items were rare on 'the bay' this practise did help other members out but with so much stuff on there now there is really no need. If you spot an absolute bargain buy it yourself and sell it on for a reasonable profit
The only reasonable exception to this would be if you're selling the item and are willing to make a donation to the site if it sells to a member, but in that case why not make it available on here first anyway, could save you the ebay fees (spend them on a site donation instead ) and if doesn't sell via the site nothing is lostThe End
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4th Mar 2009 7:50 pm
TazDaz
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maybe make it a poll first - unless Disco3 has moved into dictatorship mode.....
4th Mar 2009 7:57 pm
MacLeod 313
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Why would forum members want to BUY the bargain and then sell them onto other forum members at a profit , thats not very friendly now is it
If I already have an item that appears to be a BARGAIN, like the Mantec Plate I spotted last month for BIN £100 and a member bought it, he would'nt have spotted it as it was listed incorrectly.
Thought that what the forum was about, in helping each other TBH. Not having a moan, but I personaly tend to only link the hard to come by items and it can sometimes go OTT with readily available items that do appear on the forum.
As for me, I will continue to help if I spot an item thats required. No offence Simon
Posting links to items available on eBay can be useful. Maybe if Martin out a section up called extrenal Adverts, or something similar...?
EDIT-Must time quicker!Ben
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4th Mar 2009 8:12 pm
MacLeod 313
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NEE NAA NEE NAA NEE NAA
Oh well, guess I canny do that either But will not lower myself to make a few quid out of another member TBH. If you dont want it done, then I wont
4th Mar 2009 8:14 pm
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SJR wrote:
Why not create an ebay section, if you don't want to see it don't go in the section
Why not just go to www.ebay.co.uk21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
4th Mar 2009 8:14 pm
DiscoStu
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SJR wrote:
Why not create an ebay section,
Because it stops people finding a bargain. I managed to buy a removable tow bar + electrics for £45 (have I mentioned that?) but if people keep posting 'Look how cheap this is!' then bargains no longer exist.
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If i want something of ebay i go to ebay not wait for someone to post on here nuff said.
4th Mar 2009 8:26 pm
Shrinky
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These days you also don't know who you are bidding against as it just says "bidder 1, bidder 2, etc." so you could be bidding against one of your disco3 buddies or worst still just tipped off a non forum member who has seen it on here Global Warming.... I'm luvvin it
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) and if doesn't sell via the site nothing is lost
, thats not very friendly now is it 
There is nothing more pointless IMO
But will not lower myself to make a few quid out of another member TBH. If you dont want it done, then I wont
