Sellers/Selling -
1. Be 100% sure that you want to sell the item, have it in your possession and clearly list the selling price. There is no "testing the waters" or "gauge buyer interest".
2. Activate/Enable your ability to receive email and private messaging, from members, moderators, and administrators; you must display your correct membership level.
3. Be honest and provide an accurate & detailed description of the item. Don't forget to mention defects, blemishes, new, used, or other problems. When in doubt, be pessimistic with your descriptions.
4. Provide as many photos as possible, in the best lighting possible. It's always nice for buyers to see what they are going to get.
5. Be specific with all details of payment. There is no eBay style auctioning allowed. If you want to entertain trade offers, say so in your sales thread (For Sale Or Trade); it is allowed.
6. If you have a Gold or higher membership you may list currently active threads in your signature. Please, no giant billboards and no links to eBay.
7. Consolidate your threads. If you have multiple knives to sell, post them in a single thread. Or you can do different threads on different days. You are only allowed 1 sales thread, per day, per forum. Let's keep it fair for everyone.
8. You must wait 14 days (2 weeks) to relist an item.
Buyers/Buying -
1. Be 100% sure that you can financially afford to purchase the item before offering to do so. If you cannot commit 100% to buying the item. Be responsible and use your best judgement.
2. Ask questions before the deal is agreed upon, make sure you want the item being sold and that the price is affordable to you.
3. Be prompt with your payment. The seller has the right to determine how they want payment and if they will work with you.
4. Provide an accurate shipping address. Make sure the seller has that shipping address. Open and clear communication via email or Private Messaging is encouraged between the parties involved.
5. Do not post in a person's thread unless you have an implicit interest in buying the item. Posts like, "Nice knife!", "Why is the price so high/low?", "I wish I had funds" are not allowed. This means absolutely no commentary or feedback in someone's sales thread. Seriously, if you stomp on someone's ad, your account can and will be locked. The only exception to this is in the Custom Knife Exchange areas (if the maker/craftsman requests and welcomes feedback)
6. Malicious Buyers will be permanently banned from the forums. If you have a problem being honest, upfront, and are unable to honor your word then you do not belong here.
7. If you must back out of a deal, it is YOUR responsibility to communicate with the other person WHY you are unable to complete the transaction. Make sure this happens BEFORE any money or items have been exchanged. Problems should be attempted to be resolved between the persons involved.
Just take my bad luck as a lesson, make sure you have the payment in hand before you mail your knife away
