Do Players Change Helmets For the start of the Playoffs?

[TNTtoys]

Re: Do Players Change Helmets For the start of the Playoffs?

http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/A...=Closed&p=90&s=


Damn, homie. You took a hit on this!! Good luck getting your payment from them too. Thats close to a $2,000 hit!!! I still can't figure out why, you being such a huge fan and all that you sold this helmet.......

All,

I was emailed off the forum with reference to the following thread:

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=42066

I posted the link because I believe that it's 100% relevant to the existing discussion of the McGwire helmet.

Nick

[karamaxjoe]

Re: Red flag: Lenny Dykstra jersey in Collectauctions.com

Quite frankly, many of the forum members who posted valuable information are long gone and replaced with the always entertaining "how much will this pujols go for!" thread and "help me photo match my sin shoo choo bat" and the very popular "advise on whether I should bet my jersey signed" thread.......

Dave

Sad, but very very true. We used to have daily informative posts, but completley lost all that when the forum cleaned house.

[ChrisCavalier]

Re: Red flag: Lenny Dykstra jersey in Collectauctions.com

Hello Everyone,

Let me address a few comments on this thread so that people don't have to speculate on things of which they are not aware.

We have made it very clear that everyone's participation in the forum is predicated on their observance of the forum rules which can be found here:

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...hread.php?t=99

When those rules are repeatedly violated, we reserve the right to ban any member we deem appropriate. While I am not interested in getting into the specific details here, Howard Wolf was banned for violating the forum rules. We have deleted posts in the system as well as personal emails I have received that are the basis for the banning.

Contrary to the speculation in this thread, I have no personal vendetta against Howard. In fact, from the deleted posts and the emails I have received it appears more likely the opposite is true. Again, I am not interested in getting into details but I will simply say we reserve the right to ban members when repeated rule violations occur. To be very candid, we have probably allowed too many violations before acting in the past (that’s because we don't like to ban members unless we have to) but we will act as we see fit going forward in order to maintain a positive environment on the forum. Once a member is banned, they have lost their right to post on the forum, period. There are no "it's okay to post some things if you are banned". If they wish, banned members can send information to the moderators at any time and we will determine if it is appropriate to post the information and the manner in which it might be posted.

Since you are collectors, I understand your statements that you don't care what occurs between members and administrators. However, the administrative actions taken by the moderators of a forum are a reality of any online community. To be very candid, I have personally been accused of things because of what other people post on the forum and I have had to numerous times where I had to spend my personal time dealing with threats of legal action for things posted on the forum. Ironically, this is part of what we encounter for providing a free service to members so we can help collectors in the hobby.

We have gone even further in contacting people before they register to prevent troublemakers from having easy access to the forum. We do this with our own time for the sake of the community and we still do not charge people for the use of the forum. To be honest, I can't think of any other place in the hobby that has helped the collector as much as we have. With that said, I know there will always be some who think they can do things better and will always complain about something.

The fact of the matter is, we run the forum the way we think it should be run and we have created the rules to establish and maintain a positive environment for those who participate. We moderate the forum and screen potential members and do not charge members anything to be part of the community. As such, we will take administrative action when we deem it appropriate. Those wishing to be part of the community are more than welcome. However, if you are going to partake please be aware that it will require your adherence to the forum rules and the understanding that the administrators will take action on things they feel are necessary.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me directly at chris@gameuseduniverse.com.

Sincerely,
Chris