Pm system is bad for managing splits imo. Dibs system serves the same purpose with more transparency. Sell ads require you post prices anyways, so that should eliminate the uncertainty involved in dibs. If I am making an offer below the advertised price I just pm, if I was concerned about it going to someone else I would dibs it.
Someone please explain the DIBS system here in the Classifieds/m2m (1 Viewer)
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Can you attach buyers PayPal to that button so the funds are immediately transferred to seller? This would make people think before clicking the button.Maybe I can add a one-click "I'll take it" button.I was not really sure what "dibs" meant the other day. I had to PM the person to ask if that meant they are buying it because a few others posted that they also would take it.
Natskule
3 of a Kind
I state in the thread that I will buy said item. They PM me the payment info, and I send shipping address. Didn't seem like a big deal.
I like putting it in the thread, that way others know what is sold and what is still available. Only negotiated after saying I'd buy it once, but that was because seller couldn't find one of the racks advertised. Did negotiate a price one other time, but did that in PMs before stating anything in the thread.
I like putting it in the thread, that way others know what is sold and what is still available. Only negotiated after saying I'd buy it once, but that was because seller couldn't find one of the racks advertised. Did negotiate a price one other time, but did that in PMs before stating anything in the thread.
Hey - as long as my wife doesn’t find out...I’m happy! (In dealings with said whore OR chip buying!)A funny Greek proverb comes to mind, in either buyer's or seller's position: "The whore would like to remain anonymous, but joy over her earnings won't let her".
Eloe2000
Straight Flush
Can you attach buyers PayPal to that button so the funds are immediately transferred to seller? This would make people think before clicking the button.
You would probably have to deal with all kinds of “hey, I am so sorry but I screwed up. Can we reverse the transaction” kind of situations.
BonScot
Straight Flush
Whenever I read those words all I know is that I won’t understand what comes next. I don’t think I’ve ever got one of your proverbs yet
OK, let's try another one, probably more comprehensible to the modern public, as it focuses on elementary and timeless situations:Whenever I read those words all I know is that I won’t understand what comes next. I don’t think I’ve ever got one of your proverbs yet
"Thick pubic hair is the short dick's excuse"
How about that?
BonScot
Straight Flush
I see the words “funny Greek proverb” and think “better strap myself in for this one”OK, let's try another one, probably more comprehensible to the modern public, as it focuses on elementary and timeless situations:
"Thick pubic hair is the short dick's excuse"
How about that?
I'm not ignoring anything. Take this hypothetical situation:
Let's say a big usable tournament set of CDI98 came up for sale at a reasonable price. I happen to be first to see it. I don't need it, I have enough money to buy it, but I know several friends on the site that would love to have it as well. I want them to get it before the unwashed heathen get a chance at it. So, I call "dibs".
Oho, but this is not enough for me. I want to say specific dibs for someone else, say @Phish1321 . But what, I'm thinking, if he doesn't wake up for check PCF for the next four hours? Maybe I should be careful and specify that if he doesn't want it, then @Polochris should be next, so I dibs for him, too. But wait, there's also @horseshoez , who really helped me out a few times for the same chip series, so I 3rd dibs for him. And I can't forget @Steppenwolf , because he's always in like a dirty shirt for these sorts of things, so I 4th dibs for him. If all of them pass, then I'll pony up the cash myself.
Gets ridiculous, doesn't it? And in what world would this system be fair?
So, instead, I either buy everything myself and then make a deal privately, or I tag everybody who I think wants it and let fate decide.
I’m my opinion, very much the only right answer.
Jeevansluck
Royal Flush
The use of "dibs" and then failure to follow through for whatever my reason, has landed me in hot water here. I've found its better to not use such language in an ad. I may slip up here and there in my boyish excitement, but I've become more accustomed to more useful transparent terms.
To better my PCF experience, using terms such as "I'll take it", or "PM" , or better yet "PM for the lot/or whatever", has proven to be the best. Hard to back out of without looking like a total idiot. Gets the point across. 100% follow up with the seller. Right away.
I pride myself on communication here and it's the only way we can make this place grow.
To better my PCF experience, using terms such as "I'll take it", or "PM" , or better yet "PM for the lot/or whatever", has proven to be the best. Hard to back out of without looking like a total idiot. Gets the point across. 100% follow up with the seller. Right away.
I pride myself on communication here and it's the only way we can make this place grow.
But that's literally not what my post was about.
If someone wants to dibs and is willing to buy without confirmation from someone else, They can dibs. I literally stated a PM should be sent after dibs with payment information. It was about if you dibs for someone, and are willing to pay immediately, then you should be allowed to do so. My literal point was if you do it, pay the seller immediately and it's on you to figure it out.
If I know Brie wants golden nuggets, and is willing to pay 2 per for them, and I find them for less and am willing to cover the sale if she passes and pay immediately, then what the holy crap is the issue? That was my point when someone stated that people shouldn't dibs for others.... There was zero doubt in my mind she wanted them and would buy, and I was willing to put my money behind it.
You replied to me and took it in this direction when your example has literally nothing to do with my point.....if you dibs, even for someone else, pay immediately. Then there is no issue. You can explain anyway you want.... and if my grandmother had balls, she would be my grandfather. But your example literally had NOTHING to do with the post you replied to. I was attempting to explain a direction where someone could dibs for someone else and it's 100% up and up.
The advantage of having good olive branches and friends here is that if I'm MIA, they could assist. But dibs should mean "I'm buying right now, expect my money immediately".
ekricket
Royal Flush
If you call dibs, but you are on “ignore” do other people that see it have to honor it?
I totally agree with this. That's why I prefer someone said "Yes, I'll buy it," rather than "Dibs for (somebody else)," regardless of who pays or how quickly.
ArielVer18
Flush
Here's a similar topic: https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/classifieds-posting-dibs-in-the-thread-vs-pm.32533/
Everyone seem to have a different interpretation of the marketplace etiquette. If even @Tommy is confused, perhaps guidelines of what is acceptable and what isn't in regard to the Dibs system should be included in the GUIDELINES sticky?
Everyone seem to have a different interpretation of the marketplace etiquette. If even @Tommy is confused, perhaps guidelines of what is acceptable and what isn't in regard to the Dibs system should be included in the GUIDELINES sticky?
Noted. I'll take my money from whoever pays and isn't on my ignore list.
I see the words “funny Greek proverb” and think “better strap myself in for this one”
Yeah, to me it makes as much sense as "fine British cuisine"
Perhaps if there's so much confusion, we should not even begin to define a "dibs system" and instead just say that particular four-letter-word really doesn't mean anything here.
Not sure if I have ever called dibs.. it’s usually:
I’ll take them
or
Ship em
..in the thread and/or via PM
On a side note, if you happen to see a rack of ES $20s for sale between $750 and $850, buy them for me, I’m good for it
I’ll take them
or
Ship em
..in the thread and/or via PM
On a side note, if you happen to see a rack of ES $20s for sale between $750 and $850, buy them for me, I’m good for it
Phish1321
Full House
The "funny" adjective has nothing to do with reality; all of these proverbs are awfully serious.
Using the "funny" adjective was just a polite, yet failed, attempt to not attract attention from people like you.
The "funny" adjective has nothing to do with reality; all of these proverbs are awfully serious.
Using the "funny" adjective was just a polite, yet failed, attempt to not attract attention from people like you.
I blame @BonScot . He always starts everything.
Or just say “I’ll take them” knowing she wants them. The end result is you either buying them or selling them to her without having to involve anyone else. just send the seller her address and deal is done!
1000%
Would have, she got 6 tags, so eventually I said fuck it, I'll take them for her, and she would have missed them.
I don't actually "dibs" past sarcasm on posts where people start posting dibs. I'm one of those PM bastards who just messages the person and demands satisfaction.
Schroedinger's dibs
links_slayer
4 of a Kind
lol dibs
never knew what it meant or how it worked and still dont (still dont care either).
can we bring back raffles? i have a license.
never knew what it meant or how it worked and still dont (still dont care either).
can we bring back raffles? i have a license.
SpaceMonkey420
Full House
Im in.
^^ Exactly how it should work, unless the seller explicitly states to send him/her a PM (which is perfectly fine). And "stating in the thread that I will buy said item" can take many forms, including 'dibs', 'mine', 'sold', or more lengthy comments such as 'I'll take it', 'consider it sold', etc. If I've expressed that I will buy the item, the next step is for the seller to provide me payment information, upon which I supply him shipping information. Anything else -- and in any other order --is absolutely unnecessary. Offer-acceptance-payment-shipping, done.
Fwiw, I always require buyers post in the sales thread (and NOT send me a PM), for two reasons: First, I don't want my PM inbox blowing up (it's unmanageable already as-is), and posting in the sales thread puts the time-of-order tracking all in a single location. For people who don't want to be publicly identified as buyers? Change your mind, or don't plan to buy from me. I'm not altering my sales policies.
And as far as "dibs for @xxx" goes -- that's utter bullshit, means zero to me, and is not considered binding. You might as well have just posted "I have a large penis", in terms of relevance to the sale thread. Just do this instead:
You can have the seller ship the chips wherever you want.
Of course, the fairest way to hold sales is to just ban the current 'dibs' sale model altogether. Then all this dibs nonsense is moot, and everybody interested gets an equal chance to buy at the seller's asking price...... via the lottery-sale.
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