I have been relentlessly cataloging all of the things I'm planning on putting on Bartertown, including the exact listing of cards contained in a box of several hundred. As you can imagine, this takes up a tremendous amount of space in letters.
When I finally compile everything and post my haves/wants for trades and whatnot, how much of that am I allowed to post?
Is it considered rude or inconsiderate to have gigantic multi-post-spanning listings in multiple Bartertown subforums?
Should I post general listings such as "100 Mechwarrior: Dark Age clix models" with an addendum that users can PM me for detailed listings?
I have a lot of stuff and I want to be as specific as possible so that I retain some measure of credibility as a new user, but I don't want to break any unwritten social rules that exist here on Bartertown.
Amount of Detail Tolerated
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Ironhide ( 92 )
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Re: Amount of Detail Tolerated
That is fine. In fact, if you get too specific, you can possibly scare away the traders with the 2 second attention span.Should I post general listings such as "100 Mechwarrior: Dark Age clix models" with an addendum that users can PM me for detailed listings?
I'd keep all the detail listings in a MS Word file for easy access, so you can quickly answer a traders questions in a PM."You can't always get what you want, but sometimes, you get what you need." - The Rolling Stones
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EZ mac ( 164 )
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Re: Amount of Detail Tolerated
It's like they say... "a picture is worth 1000 words". 
put up a couple of pics and a breif description then a clear line were u say WANTS and list either what u are looking for or put a price next to individual minis or lots.
put up a couple of pics and a breif description then a clear line were u say WANTS and list either what u are looking for or put a price next to individual minis or lots.
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Leave feedback. It helps build the BT community. It's the polite thing to do. If I owe you a ref - please PM with details so I can fix that oversight.
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MagickalMemories ( 832 )
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Re: Amount of Detail Tolerated
Also... I don't know the # off-hand, but there IS a character limit on posts. It's pretty high, but you sound like you'll hit it.
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I think what this situation needs is some imagination.
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Give me a sense of humor Lord. Give me the grace to see a joke.
To get some humor out of life and pass it on to other folk.
I think what this situation needs is some imagination.
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JohnHwangBT ( 180 )
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Re: Amount of Detail Tolerated
If you've got a LOT of cards, it's probably OK to only bother listing rares / chase cards, and just let people know uncommons / commons are available, along with full trade lists of cards. If somebody wants more info, they'll let you know.
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connivingsumo ( 362 )
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Re: Amount of Detail Tolerated
All the technical stuffs aside, I like detail. If you provide too much detail then I'll just forget/ignore what I don't want to know, but at least you're giving me a choice by including it and being specific. I figure better safe than sorry. I'd rather someone be annoyed because I talk too much rather than angry *bad refs 
* because I was short on details, or worse - assumptions were made.
and... WELCOME TO BARTERTOWN!
* because I was short on details, or worse - assumptions were made.and... WELCOME TO BARTERTOWN!
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FrothyKat ( 4 )
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Re: Amount of Detail Tolerated
Thanks for all of the advice and welcoming words, I've got my posts up now and hopefully I'll get a big response.