[ForSale-Swap] List Guidelines

[ForSale-Swap List Owner]

ForSale-Swap is a mailing list for individuals to buy, sell, or trade 
Amateur Radio equipment and related items including computer equipment for 
Amateur radio, electronics experimenting, scanning, shortwave listening, 
etc. This list is not in place for use by retailers, or individuals running 
a business from home or otherwise. You must be subscribed in order to post.

Before posting, please refer to the below FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). 
Feel free to contact the list owner if you have further questions.

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ForSale-Swap FAQ

The following topics are addressed in this document.

What are acceptable items to post for sale?
What information should be included in my post?
How often should I post something for sale?
Why aren't messages addressed to the list when I reply to a post?
Why do I get mail from the list, but messages I send aren't posted?
Why have I stopped receiving messages from the list?
How do I check up on someone selling equipment on ForSale-Swap?
How do I unsubscribe from this list anyway?


Q - What are acceptable items to post for sale?
A - Ham radio equipment, scanners, computer equipment and parts for repair 
or experimenting. This isn't a garage sale so please don't post items that 
don't closely relate to the hobby. Just because a ham owns it or it has a 
radio in it, doesn't make it ham related. If you are in doubt, ask the list 
owner first.

The following will be considered inappropriate postings and can result in 
you being unceremoniously removed from the ForSale-Swap list:

SPAM.
Attachments of any kind.
Complaints about anyone.
Virus Warnings or Chain Letters.
Advertising non-Ham related items.
Convention or other announcements.
HTML or RTF formatted mail messages.
Ebay or other auction notices and links.
General opinions, debates or licensing issues.
ANYTHING starting with "I know this is off-topic, but..."
Commercial Messages (items offered by or for businesses).
Flames, personal attacks, profanity or other offensive material.

Q - What information should be included in my For Sale post?
A - A descriptive subject line including if you are buying or selling and 
what items you posting about. A good description (make, model, working and 
physical condition, modifications or accessories, and age). How much you 
are asking (does it include shipping, are you willing to trade, are you 
negotiable). Who you are and contact information (while not required an 
alternative method of contact if email fails is a nice touch).

Q - How often should I post something for sale?
A - Since most of the members on this list have been subscribed for a year 
or more, a good practice is not to post the same item for sale more often 
than once a week unless you have reduced the sale price. In general, if 
something isn't sold in 3-4 weeks, give it a break and try again in a month 
or so.

Q - Why aren't messages addressed to the list when I reply to a post?
A - This is by design. A reply to an advertisement need only go to the 
original poster. The entire list should not be cluttered up with 
negotiations or other traffic not beneficial to everyone. Please do not hit 
REPLY ALL in order to avoid this, and always be conscious of who is in the 
TO: and CC: fields of any message before hitting the send button. Getting 
into this habit could save you a red face in the future.

Q - Why do I get mail from the list, but messages I send aren't posted?
A - All lists at QTH.NET reject posts created in HTML, RICH, and other 
enhanced mail types along with messages that contain attachments. This is 
done to keep our lists from spreading worms and viruses. So, you will need 
to send mail to the list in PLAIN TEXT for your message to show up. If you 
don't know how to configure your mail client to send plain text messages, 
please visit the following site for instructions (most popular email 
clients are covered).

Configuring Mail Clients to Send Plain ASCII Text
http://www.expita.com/nomime.html

Another possibility is that you are submitting your post from an address 
other than the one you are subscribed under (this is a closed list). Check 
the welcome message you received when you subscribed to the list (you did 
save it didn't you?). The address you are subscribed under is contained in 
the body of that message. You must send mail to the list from this address 
in order to post.

Q - Why have I stopped receiving messages from the list?
A - You can expect on an average 6 posts a day from the Swap list (there is 
rarely a day that at least 1 post doesn't go out). Please make sure that 
you have room in your mailbox for the mailings from the list. If mail to 
you bounces because your mailbox is full or is unreachable for various 
reasons, you will be unsubscribed. You may re-subscribe when the problem is 
fixed. People that continue to have mail problems should find an 
alternative email service that is reliable.

Q - How do I check up on someone selling equipment on ForSale-Swap?
A - There have been polls taken of the buyers on this list and we have 
found that it's a rare occasion when someone is actually cheated by a 
seller here. More often than not when a problem occurs, it's merely a 
misunderstanding between the buyer and seller. To that end, we DO NOT allow 
posts of this nature on the list since they have a negative impact on both 
parties as well as the list. Information about discussion lists for this 
purpose is included in the welcome message you received when you 
subscribed. If you are actually cheated by someone posting on this list, 
you should inform the list owner, who will take appropriate action with the 
offending list member.

Q - How do I unsubscribe from this list anyway?
A - Every message sent to you from this list contains a link to our home 
page at the end. You can unsubscribe or change your options using the web 
interface.