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promoting ebay sales on here
MikeMx
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Posted: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 - 05:57 AM UTC
Whats the rules for posting anything to promote your modelling related ebay items on here?

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Mike
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Posted: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 - 06:17 AM UTC
Posting links to your modeling related eBay auctions here has always been allowed. You should put a little text in your post letting folks know what specific kits or types of kits are in your auction.

For example:

"1/35 tanks for auctions on eBay ending 13 Aug 09" is good, but vague.

"1/35 scale Dragon WW2 German armor kits (list them by name)" is better.

"Link to my eBay auctions" without telling us what is at the other end is not very good.
AJLaFleche
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Posted: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 - 06:34 AM UTC
It's also a nice courtesy to offer the membership here first dibs before you go the E-bay route., e.g., "I'm getting rid of the following kits at X% MSRP to members. After a week, anything leftover goes to E-bay. My E-bay name is "Goodmodeldeals."

Once listed on E-bay, a live link to your sales is always appreciated.
MikeMx
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Posted: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 - 09:54 AM UTC
Thanks for that - I never thought to offer the items on here first, i've put some straight on ebay. I currently have a Hasegawa 1/48 P51D - 'Big Beautiful Doll', Hasegawa 1/48 ME109 G14 'Erich Hartmann', Academy 1/48 P47D and an AMT Ertl 1/48 F7F. I have some 1/72 built up models too - Monogram 1/72 P51B, Monogram F8F, Hasegawa F4F and an Italeri HS129. Do you think it would be ok to publish a link now?
I have not listed others yet but they are available to buy - Hasegawa 1/72 KFIR and F14A Tomcat. I have more to sort out, so will post more later. Also Signed for postage to non UK is expensive and i won't do anything else because of paypal!

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Mike
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Posted: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 - 10:24 AM UTC
Related,but a little OT. Recently, I auctioned some vignette bases I built as studys for future diorama builds of mine. Would etiquette suggest I offer them up to the figure builders on the site? I really didn't know how much to ask for them either.
Lots of views,but few bids, and a couple went for far less than cost of materials.
So what's fair and polite?
Rick
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Posted: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 - 10:57 AM UTC
I am not against members selling a built model here and there on here from eBay. I do oppose the mass built eBay sellers coming here and linking to their eBay Stores to try an sell more models.
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