The BUY/TRADE SECTION - Should NOT Be Free Anymore

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by KUSHI, Dec 7, 2007.

  1. #1
    Okay guys.

    The BUY/TRADE section on Digital Point is excellent and its one area where you can sell your product.

    However, having said that I think a lot of JUNK is being sold on there. I think Shaun should charge like $10 to post on there. It should not be free, I would be happy to pay to post my product on there.

    Agree?

    P.S Its just out of frustration. Too many people are scamming innocent members!
     
    KUSHI, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  2. InFloW

    InFloW Peon

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    #2
    Well, I have to agree with you to a degree there is a lot of scamming going on in those forums and if there was some sort of subscription fee to have the right to post in them then there would probably be less scamming going on.
     
    InFloW, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  3. KUSHI

    KUSHI Banned

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    #3
    I think the admins should look into this. I know the Warrior Forum charges $20 to post a WSO.

    Lets have some sort of order as too many people are posting $2 threads in the hope of making a quick buck.
     
    KUSHI, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  4. cool_78

    cool_78 Guest

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    #4
    I prefer the BST section to remain free, but there has to be some restrictions there like no currency exchanges or asking for loans where most of the scams are coming from.
     
    cool_78, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  5. gr8liverpoolfan

    gr8liverpoolfan Notable Member

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    #5
    I doubt it is going to happen.

    At the end of the day, this is a community and the system tries to keep the good persons in. With currency exchanges, some people aren't using their brains, despite there being a sticky on the topic.
     
    gr8liverpoolfan, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  6. sundaybrew

    sundaybrew Numerati

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    #6
    "One mans junk is another mans treasure"

    Did you ever hear that phrase :)
     
    sundaybrew, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  7. jdR!pper

    jdR!pper Peon

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    #7
    I think this has been suggested before but I don't think shawn liked the idea.

    --Joe
     
    jdR!pper, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  8. w3bmaster

    w3bmaster Notable Member

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    #8
    I vote for free usage :)
     
    w3bmaster, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  9. Western

    Western Well-Known Member

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    #9
    it never happen
    you know that 50% of dp traffic goes to the BST section
    so dp will loose that 50% of their visitors and also 50% of ad revenue
     
    Western, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  10. getjimmy

    getjimmy Prominent Member

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    #10
    Ya i agree,BST section should be free,may be some kind of restriction on money exchange threads.
     
    getjimmy, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  11. Bebicul

    Bebicul Writer

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    #11
    DP would be a very empty forum without that section being free..
     
    Bebicul, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  12. stickycarrots

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    #12
    I think it should be free. The reason we have iTrader is so that you can be assured that the person you are buying from is legit. If you get scammed be sure to leave negative iTrader and post it on the thread.
     
    stickycarrots, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  13. surfaddict

    surfaddict Active Member

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    #13
    once a scammer, always a scammer. They willing to paid in order to scam others. So, im vote to let BST remain free.
     
    surfaddict, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  14. uglyboy

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    #14

    I don't really use the B/S/T section yet.. But i think it should remain free.. There are other forums out there if you feel the pay for access..
     
    uglyboy, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  15. trocobob

    trocobob Banned

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    #15
    I would like it it stay Free but with more restrictions like numbers of posts / days spent on forums / ....ect

    Making this section paid will affect its popularity and the quality of the forum in general
     
    trocobob, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  16. Bigvick

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    #16
    mmmhrmmmm.....no

    B/S/T would become a ghost town if you had to pay in order to post..
     
    Bigvick, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  17. jhn2001

    jhn2001 Well-Known Member

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    #17
    I Dont Agree With Khushi...10$ per post ?lol have some sense ...even if he charges like 1$ per post even then it wont be a good idea
     
    jhn2001, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  18. preyank

    preyank Banned

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    #18
    I think it should remain free. Though there are some scamming is going but we should also consider some members for whom dp is like god. They are earning some bucks by providing their service. and in opposite, webmasters are getting very good service at very low price.
     
    preyank, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  19. MeetHere

    MeetHere Prominent Member

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    #19
    DP is popular because of its free marketplace.

    And we have some excellent moderators to tackle the spam ;)
     
    MeetHere, Dec 7, 2007 IP
  20. leeholl

    leeholl Active Member

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    #20
    dont you think the scammers will just pay the fee and scam away $10 in for $100 out is still a good scam
    currency exchanges are not wise deals to get involved with online really .. use your head and stay well clear
     
    leeholl, Dec 7, 2007 IP