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Thread: GUU and the Collecting Community
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08-05-2008, 05:47 PM #31
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08-05-2008, 06:00 PM #32
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Re: GUU and the Collecting Community
I've vastly enjoyed the conversation and exchange of information available on this site, and hope it stays around for a long, long time.
I've participated in one auction here, and was very satisfied with the item that I won, and the customer service of all involved.
I've also purchased one bat (less than $40 sale price) from a fellow Forum member, and traded another.
If I had an item to sell, and didn't like the conditions or rules as they exist in those parts of the Universe dedicated to that kind of thing, I guess I'd sell it someplace else. The same applies from the buying side.
Am I missing something here?
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08-05-2008, 06:04 PM #33
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Well said. I wouldn't want the headace either. I think what ever is offerred by the forum owners should be utilized by those who desire it, and appreciate it.
They have been taken a beating on this and I think some need to take a step back and appreciate what this site offers.
Many want to enjoy the use of this site, yet don't have to do any of the work it takes to run it.
As many have said in this thread, if you don't like what's offerred, maybe you can go else that satisifies your needs.
Just my thoughts. Not directed at anyone specific.
Regards, Tony
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08-05-2008, 06:14 PM #34
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Godwulf, I don't think your missing anything. It sounds really simple what GUU has laid out in regards to their new "For Sale" platform. I think folks should just give it a chance before they start complaining.
It's human nature for people (myself included) to be resistant to change but to quote Run DMC, "it's like that and that's the way it is"
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08-05-2008, 10:59 PM #35
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08-06-2008, 01:00 AM #36
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You are my new hero. This is genius stuff.
I thought I would just say that this site has probably saved me enough money via the contacts I have made - to buy extra inventory. I consider myself a collector, but I also sell chunks off occasionally using several different mediums. Am I a dealer? I made a good amount of money in 2007-2008 selling merchandise...
Where does the line get crossed from Hobbyist to Dealer?Dave
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08-06-2008, 01:39 AM #37
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Grandpahoo- I appreciate your response and would certainly defer to your legal knowledge.
I also want to thank Chris and those who participate in this forum for all that's contributed here. This forum, as well as the two hockey forums, have helped me to regain the enthusiasm that I had lost after dealing with shady people and getting burned multiple times on transactions during the 1990s. I feel like I'm a whole lot more educated and enjoy the exchanging of information with people I meet on these sites and I am very appreciative for the services that they provide.
I also think that it's healthy to have a debate on topics that effect our enjoyment of the hobby. I am relieved to read that the administrators are taking our feelings into account when devising the policies that govern this site and while I might not agree with them 100% of the time, I am very appreciative that they have developed a wonderful site that really does protect us from the scum that frequently surfaces in this hobby.
I also think it's a credit to Chris, Eric and the rest of the administrators that people have expressed themselves so passionately on this topic- agree or disagree. We need this site and we all want to help make it the best it can be. I also think that 99.9% of us will live with whatever policies come about and continue to participate with enthusiasm. I look forward to the for sale section returning to whatever extent it does, as it will allow for more interaction between collectors who care about this great hobby.
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08-06-2008, 04:02 AM #38
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Chris, I would think it shouldn't matter who is listing an item. You should reconsider this stance as I do not believe you can police who is making a living, a collector, a dealer or any other category we can determine. Will people have to submit photographs of their entire collection to be determined if they are a dealer or collector?
I would like a simple limit, say five items listed in a calender month, or maybe even less, would be an ample limit so you do not have to police who is a dealer and who is a collector. The police you have put fourth means that you would have to police who is maybe having their friends list items to hide behind a concept or any other games.
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08-06-2008, 09:37 AM #39Jays1fanGuest
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I was thinking on the Same Lines as this. I think 2 Items per Week is Fair.
Also , I would have it set up to where the Item Drops of the Board after a Month.
I would have it set up to where you could not respond to the board and you had to contact the seller by email. That way there is No bumping and it is a true Classifed Ad. This would REALLY make GUU not Liable.
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08-06-2008, 11:01 AM #40
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I am not doubting the knowledge of the "powers that be" at Game Used Universe. Rather, I just think it's an impossible task to authenticate every item that is sent in. To be up to this task, one would have to know the use characteristics of thousands of players, and that is next to impossible. As Lou Lampson said, "Authentication takes time", and I don't know if Chris et al. will have the time it requires to authenticate items sent in beyond a reasonable doubt.
Here are some other questions I would like to have answered by site administrators:
1) Will Chris et al. be in the position of authenticating their own items?
2) Will donors to Game Used Universe have a more lenient authentication standard than do the rest of us?
3) Will top posters be given the benefit of the doubt on questionable items?
4) If a questionable item is "GUU Authenticated", will forum participants have the right to dispute the authenticity of the item?Les Zukor
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