How to create a for-sale thread

[gurpswoo1]

Hi all

A few of will have noticed that when you start a new thread in the market place, you will now be confronted with some default text.

This is to help speed up and aid the buying and selling process on the forum. There are "For sale" and "wanted" thread that lack some important details at first and as such made the process slower and more difficult.

It's really to allow the buyer to make an informed decision quicker.

So lets go through the process with the do's and don'ts, as an example I will use my copy of Dead Space ultra which I will pretend sell.


1) Start a Thread and it will look like this:
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For those that don't know, the "[b ]" and "[/b]" mean that any text between them will be in bold characters. Please do not delete these, you will write your description directly after "[/b]"

OK now lets go through each one separately.

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For Sale - This is just confirming that the item is for sale, you do not need to do anything here. leave it as it is.

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Title: - Write the full title including the type of edition, e.g "Dead Space Ultra Edition".

Title: Dead Space Ultra Edition

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Platform: - This is pretty obvious you can use abbreviation if you like to speed up the process but the full name of the console is preferred. E.g Xbox 360

Title: Dead Space Ultra Edition
Platform: Xbox 360

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region: This is quite important, you need to be quite specific here. There are many members that collect a specific country Limited editions only, even if they are the same colour encoding system. e.g UK PAL or Germany PAL, same coding system but there is a good chance the German version will be edited and cut down due to the more stringent censorship.

The same goes for Canada NTSC and Usa NTSC, the Canadian version may have a a different cover and more importantly seal type. A prime example Marvel vs Capcom 3 Special edition, The Canadian version had a dual language slip cover and came sealed on the outside, the US version had only the internal steel book and comic sealed.

So our example for Dead space would be "Usa NTSC" or "US NTSC"

For Sale
Title: Dead Space Ultra Edition
Platform: Xbox 360
region: US NTSC

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Price: - you have multiple options here, these are:

1) Actual price wanted for the game, you can also add "ono" which mean "or nearest offer" if the price is negotiable. When giving a price please ensure you also state the currency, example USD, GBP, Euros,etc These are abbreviation and anyone buy or selling should understand these. A list of currency abbreviation can be found here: http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=USD&to=EUR

2) Trade - if you prefer a trade over a sale or are willing to accept a trade you can use this option, state if you looking for a specific game or type of game trade. E.g Trade for PS3 Collector's edition. You can add more details at the end of your listing.


So our example Dead Space, I would want £500 GBP ono, there is an "ono" because the price is negotiable. remove the "ono" if this is not the case.

For Sale
Title: Dead Space Ultra Edition
Platform: Xbox 360
region: US NTSC
Price: $500 GBP ono

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Condition: - You have only three options here, Factory Sealed, New or Used.

Factory Sealed - These are games with the original factory seal intact, there can be a some damage to the seal or game itself. However significant damage to either the seal or game would be classed as "New". Do NOT include games that were never originally factory sealed, for example many Australian collector's editions and certain PS3 Steel books. The reason for this is that there is no way to confirm the contents have not be replaced, even if the internal contents are factory sealed.

New - These are games that have the original outer seal removed but the contents have not be open or used. Include games that didn't have any outer seal, see above. Also include games that have the original factory seal but have a significant level of damaged to either the seal or game, for example most of the seal missing or if the box has rips and crush marks.

Used - The game has been played or the contents damaged/missing including DLC. Also include games with a seal but damage beyond the original shape of the box.

Use only these three options above.

So for our example, Dead Space is new because the outer seal is missing but the internal contents are still sealed and untouched.

For Sale
Title: Dead Space Ultra Edition
Platform: Xbox 360
region: US NTSC
Price: £500 GBP ono
Condition: New

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Detail conditions: This is where you describe specific details, such a rips to seal, damage to box/case or missing items, please be a detailed as possible.

In our example, the outer seal is missing but internal contents are still sealed.

For Sale
Title: Dead Space Ultra Edition
Platform: Xbox 360
region: US NTSC
Price: £500 GBP ono
Condition: New
Detail conditions: Missing outer seal, internal contents are still sealed and untouched. See picture below

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Link to DB Entry: - If a database entry exist, linking to it will help give additional information on the edition. Simple copy and paste the link.

For Sale
Title: Dead Space Ultra Edition
Platform: Xbox 360
region: US NTSC
Price: £500 GBP ono
Condition: New
Detail conditions: Missing outer seal, internal contents are still sealed and untouched. There is a small indent mark on the back of box. See picture. below
Link to DB Entry: http://collectorsedition.org/game-db...ition-360-ntsc

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Pictures: - It is strongly recommended to take pictures of the game, especially any damaged described above. You can link to an album you uploaded to a image hosting site or embed the picture/s.

For Sale
Title: Dead Space Ultra Edition
Platform: Xbox 360
region: US NTSC
Price: £500 GBP ono
Condition: New
Detail conditions: Missing outer seal, internal contents are still sealed and untouched. There is a small indent mark on the back of box. See picture. below
Link to DB Entry: http://collectorsedition.org/game-db...ition-360-ntsc
Pictures: http://imageshack.us/g/691/deadspace9.jpg/

That's it.

Please Note that CE.org has implemented new rules for selling and buying on the forum, please read them here: http://collectorsedition.org/forums/...ement.php?f=11

Good luck on your sale

[foreverflash]

This is extremely helpful gurps. Thank you so much!

[gurpswoo1]

Updated the guide to include the new forums rules, which are here:

http://collectorsedition.org/forums/...ement.php?f=11

[psiguy3]

How do you change your title?

[gurpswoo1]

Originally Posted by psiguy3

How do you change your title?

When you edit your your thread, click "Go Advance", this will bring up the advance editor.

You can now see and edit your title at the top.

[psiguy3]

It only edits the thread title inside the thread?
How do I delete it so I can redo it?

[gurpswoo1]

Ah I see

when in the thread view, double double click the title. You may have to use the wheel button on the mouse.

[psiguy3]

No good or I'm just not getting it.
Can I create a new thread and let this one sick to the bottom?

[gurpswoo1]

You will have to get the Mods to lock your thread, you are not suppose to have more than 1 for eeal thread.

But other than that, I don't see why not.

[Idiotekque]

Maybe I'm just a picky douchebag, but having the "region:" part uncapitalized amidst the rest of the entries bugs me to no end. >.>