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Sonic625

An Admin
Staff member
Effective October 31, 2013, any threads found without pictures have been deleted on sight. 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.
 

Johnny T

ADD & OCD on SBF
Awesome. Bout time. Now I am gonna have to remember the piece of paper with my name on it though. But nice
 

Ben_Johnson41

The Gr8est Show on Dirt™
Clever way of saying that this is how the store will combat the sale of "5 swing" bats and other "mint condition" equipment...

No need to sugar coat it really.

However, it will cut down on the wasted bandwidth by the lazy ass people on the site, so I guess it eliminates two "problems" at once.
 

krakrt

Addicted to Softballfans
Fantastic, I hate having to text or email someone to get pictures, and waste theirs and my time. Should be the same for price checks throughout the forum.
 

dmk15

Addicted to Softballfans
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.

i totally agree wit this picture rule BUT this paper/name thing is over doing it, LoL !!!
 

mobrienjr

Banned User
I think they are trying to not get "catfished" by the seller. I think this is the best idea, then you know that the pic was not stolen elsewhere, unless they got some mad paint skills
 

Felks32

Addicted to Softballfans
i totally agree wit this picture rule BUT this paper/name thing is over doing it, LoL !!!

It prevents the use of stock photos and lifting pics from google images.
 

OnlySolo

You mad?
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.

i totally agree wit this picture rule BUT this paper/name thing is over doing it, LoL !!!

Explain how it is over doing it?
 

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.
 

Goosepimp

Insane Dedication
Please remember to include your username and date in your pics ....this will keep others from bootlegging pics......if found without a username in pic ....your thread will be removed.
 

vitoonto

Active Member
Don't forget the "photo bucket is messing up" excuse. Lol

I literally just had this happen haha. I'm sure I'm just an idiot and to tired to figure out. Been of the boards for a while aside frpm a quick glance here and there. This is great to see.
 

Joey43

Addicted to Softballfans
Love it. I am having a problem though. I am trying to upload pics & it keeps telling me it is too large. Can anyone tell me if there is a way to change the size so it can be uploaded? It is just a pic of a damn bat. It cant be that big!!!
 

Joker

Well-Known Member
if only there was a thread that was a sticky in the main selling section that was called "how to post pics"
 

p17

SBFs 16th all time poster
there's really no other way to say this without being a smartass, but your pics are too large

make them smaller or don't upload to sbf
 
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