Andiamo under layer w shami

[SadieKate]

Um, why the harsh responses here? First thing I do if I have something used to sell is try to find an appropriate forum with a for sale sub-forum. I've never been told I should introduce myself first. Before piping up with an opinion in a heated discussion, sure, but not just to sell something.

On this forum, we ask people to introduce themselves all the time.

I also participate in other forums where people sell stuff quite successfully -- only when they are a known member or vouched for by a known member. The rest? Their stuff lanquishes. I'm not sure why my suggestion to introduce oneself to get a better response is "harsh."

[lph]

Yeah, I know we often ask people to introduce themselves, I've done so myself. But it was the implication that it was a breach of netiquette not to do so that I meant when I said harsh. Well, that, and the "dirty underwear" comment. No big deal, I was just a bit surprised.

[SadieKate]

lph, I think part of what makes the difference on this forum is that it is a relatively small group compared to many forums where you can just get lost in the masses. That's why I made the comment about the "culture of this forum."

Every party is different whether you are in person or on line. When in Rome, etc., etc., etc.

[Bicibellacey]

thanks for the rebuttle on the "dirty underwear comment" as I would never be distasteful enough to sell dirty... i tried them on over a protective layer and they did not fit , so I want to sell them to someone who will like them. I enjoy not trashing things that are worth something to someone, and if theyre not, I will give them away to a thrift store. sorry guys, but why all they heat? Im just selling a few things from my closet and I cant believe the controversy it has caused. get real and have a nice day, cuz some of these comments are making me not want to hang around in this exclusivity of a "free-for-all" website. anyways- have you ever tried to sell on ebay? its awful and I dont work that way, I prefer community based...is that cool?

[SadieKate]

Yeah, it's cool. But members of a community know each other. Hie thee to the "getting to know you link" I provided.

[Bicibellacey]

one more thing... were all here to learn, make connections, teach, and maybe sell a few things to eachother.... if you prefer to buy from someone you know... then do that... but dont get all crazy on trying to silly out
my sell by saying "we prefer to know you", thats fine, but not everyone feels that way as I have an interested buyer already that has no group identity problems. Just a nice girl who wants some shorts. isnt that all were really talking about here?

[Biciclista]

I didn't mean to imply that your garments were dirty; only that people have trouble getting their heads around buying used undergarments.

[SadieKate]

one more thing... were all here to learn, make connections, teach, and maybe sell a few things to eachother.... if you prefer to buy from someone you know... then do that... but dont get all crazy on trying to silly out
my sell by saying "we prefer to know you", thats fine, but not everyone feels that way as I have an interested buyer already that has no group identity problems. Just a nice girl who wants some shorts. isnt that all were really talking about here?

Whatever. 1 response to 5 items is pretty poor. If you don't care to figure out how to improve that ratio, not my problem. I was trying to help.

[jobob]

We had a situation here several months ago were someone was ripped off buying something advertised on this site.

So it's no surprise that some of us are gun-shy about purchasing items from someone who just joined the list.

[Bicibellacey]

do me a favor, dont try to help anymore, your comments are in the negative and I prefer to communicate in the positive. I wonder how many people are detoured from estrogen or my sell posts. b/c of threads like this. you really are making a difference, by running people off with your caddy comments. I thought this was going to be a nice place to learn about bikes. If you don't have anything nice to say... why say it at all? hints your 8000 posts i guess. sorry for minding my own business while still managing to get in your way. have a nice day where ever your from, here in Denver, our Community, we don't all know each other, but we provide respect unless reason for due cause otherwise. peace.

[jobob]

Wow.

Well, seeing as the fact that all you've 'contributed' to this forum is to bombard us with for sale posts and treat us like your own personal Ebay (and remaining anonymous while lecturing us about 'community'), all I can say is, buh-bye.