No Pics, No Thread

Sonic625

An Admin
Staff member
Effective October 31, 2013, any threads found without pictures have been deleted on sight, This will include all previously posted threads before October 31st. If it is bumped up and we see it after it is in effect we will delete the thread. This 'zero-tolerance' policy regarding pics will continue for the foreseeable future, so warm up those digital cameras and cell phone cameras. To be clear, pics are required of the actual item(s) you are selling. If you are selling multiples of the thing then we need to see a picture of every one. It is neither sufficient nor clever to post stock images from the Internet or images of items 'similar' to the ones you are selling. It is not the responsibility of the moderation team to show you how to post images, attach images using the forum software, or read this thread http://forums.softballfans.com/showthread.php?t=679269 Such responsibilities are yours and yours alone. While it is alright to post a link to your images - perhaps a photobucket photo album - if the link becomes dead, your thread is then in violation of the rule and is subject to deletion.

All pictures must contain a piece of paper with the seller's username and date written clearly and legibly. If we can't read it, it isn't there. If the username and date is not clearly visible in the photo, the thread will be deleted on sight.

A couple of notes. First and foremost, a picture of your item is required at the time you post your thread. Secondly - and this is a lesson lost on too many people for inexplicable reasons - the purpose of this rule is not to let us see what the item looks like. "I'd post pics, but I think we all know what these look like" is asinine. Yes, we probably know what a Synergy looks like. But we don't know what your Synergy look like, so post 'em up.

Finally, pics in your avatar and/or signature do not count. If you got the pics into your signature, you can get the pics into your post. Signatures and avatars are often changed without any regard to previous posts made in reference to them, so at any time, your thread can be left in violation of the posted For Sale Rules. Besides, many members have Signatures and/or Avatars turned off in their User Control Panels. Please post your pics in the original post.
 

schnergun

Always Online
I looked for a thanks button but couldnt find it! But yes this is AWESOME! Why try and sell something without pics?!
 

3-Bag

#33
Great idea!!!

Anyone in sales knows; adding a picture to your advertisement increases sales tremendously.
Plus, a lot of people buy based on impulse, if they have to wait for you to text them a pic or email it to them, you likely will lose their interest and a sell.
 

teddersx6

Go Pack Go!!!!!!
Anyone in sales knows; adding a picture to your advertisement increases sales tremendously.
Plus, a lot of people buy based on impulse, if they have to wait for you to text them a pic or email it to them, you likely will lose their interest and a sell.

Now I need to work on a tutorial on how to post them. Its not that hard, but I'm sure the excuses will start flying soon
 

aztec575

Rec player for life!!
Now I need to work on a tutorial on how to post them. Its not that hard, but I'm sure the excuses will start flying soon

You shouldn't have to post a tutorial. If people cant figure it out then they shouldn't be selling on here.
 

Sonic625

An Admin
Staff member
If you see a thread that needs pics please post "#missingpics" in a reply on the thread to help us find the threads needing pics.
 

joee5

Addicted to Softballfans
Who is staying on top of this rule because there are current ads without pics up as I type this
 

jt7

Addicted to Softballfans
I agree with the pics, but what is the point of the username and date being there???
 

jt7

Addicted to Softballfans
I woud assume to make sure they are YOUR up-to-date- pics, not "borrowed" pics from another thread.

my point was that I had a small collection of casino $1 chips and my thread was removed for not having the user name and date with it
 

Sonic625

An Admin
Staff member
If we make an exception for you then we have to do it for another and then another and so on
 

stork

Rocky Mountain Oyster aka DirtDog
Many SBF-ers like to find loopholes so that **** needs to get tightened up. It is for the greater good.
 

jt7

Addicted to Softballfans
If we make an exception for you then we have to do it for another and then another and so on

I get that, but it took me a while to get my post up and type up everything, a warning would have been appreciated so I could have added one simple pic
 
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