[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 in the footer. You can unsubscribe or change your address or options using the web interface.