Buy/Sell Forum: Auctions

[jwhtan]

Further to the discussion on Bidding, here's the guidelines for all to adhere to.
This will be with immediate effect


Bidding procedures

1. There will be no reserve price. Your start bid price will be considered as your reserve price. If you want to put your item for bid, the highest bidder will get the item. This will be deemed as the "market rate" in AF. If you dun intend to sell the item below a certain price, then just place it for sale at that price. Dun put it up for bidding.

2. Every Bid has to be posted here. Private messaging and sms will not be recognised. This is the privilege of being a member here. And this will also ensure transparency. Please accompany all bids by a contact number. This can be posted or by private messaging if one is not comfortable with his contact number shown.

3. All defects and condition of item is to be correctly listed. For any item not as described, bidder can ultimately reject the item upon viewing. Eg torn fin in an aro not described. Or maybe your pump has a cover missing etc

4. Collection date and place to be listed accordingly. If you cannot meet the collection date/place, please do not bid as you'll then be listed as an aeroplane buyer. The time and date should also not be changed as bidders find it very difficult to keep track. Cock and Bull excuses of parents/girlfriends/wives not allowing will not be entertained. Please ask permission if you need, before you bid.

5. Closing Time will be Arofanatics time. Bidding should not exceed five days from the time of posting. Experience have shown that lengthy period always results in genuine bidders missing out due to not being able to monitor the thread or oversight on closing date.

6. Sellers should not withdraw their sale prematurely. Same excuses of wives/girlfriends/parents not allowing the sale will not be entertained. Please ask permission if you need, before putting up for bidding. This point is only excusable if point 8 is met. In an unexpected scenario where the seller claims the fish RIP, the offer can be withdrawn but I dun want this to be a convenient excuse. Thread starter is to show highest bidder the fish tat's RIP.

7. Changing of terms and conditions after the auction starts is not allowed. For example, a package of a tankset and halfway through, you say the light or filter or anything that was originally included is now not included.

8. Doublenicks that are used to boost the sales on the bidding will be disabled and exposed accordingly, so please do not try.

9. In the event of a tie upon Auction close, the first bid with the highest bid price fulfilling all auction conditions will be the winning bid.

10.Any bid that has " Last edited by ......... " shown in the post will be void.

11.Optional : Sellers can list a " buy now price ". This is defined as a price where the moment it is reached, all bidding will stop and the item considered sold. This is also the highest price the seller expect from the item. However, you cannot list a " buy now price " in the midst of an ongoing auction.

12.Optional : whenever possible, sellers shd put in a pic of their item for sale.

13.Any flouting of these guidelines may result in ur account being banned or reps reset to 0 or deducted by 10, whichever that is lower. Ur posting privileges at Buy/Sell may be curtailed as well. Excuses of ignorance, forget, never read the guidelines etc will not be entertained.