r/PlayingCardsMarket • u/ashalim12 • Mar 23 '26

META Update to pricing requirements

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Hello Everyone!

We wanted to share an update that has been in discussion for some time now. Currently, Rule #8 states

Sellers must include an asking price. No asking for offers without a starting price.

We are making an exception to this rule for larger sales posts. Specifically,

Posts containing 150+ unique items do NOT have to provide upfront pricing. Instead, they may provide prices at an interested buyer's request; however, they must still provide a price on request (no asking for offers/bids). For the purposes of this rule, the same deck available in both sealed and opened/used conditions count as two separate items, as they would be priced separately. (In this instance, we suggest having sealed and opened/used decks separated, either in separate pictures or just separate groups in one picture.) Multiple quantities of the same deck count as one item.

The quantity threshold is subject to change, but it is intended to be fairly prohibitive and not applicable to most sellers. We continue to prefer items be priced upfront, even if it means pricing out 149 items. Many sellers price their decks via a public Google Sheet, which we highly recommend for those with many items but below the threshold (if the decks are not constantly changing, it is a wise investment of time to make a sheet regardless of quantity). All other rules still apply, including providing a picture with a handwritten username of all decks being listed (it can be one picture containing all listed decks as long as decks are still identifiable as proof of ownership). For those able to benefit from this rule, please consider that one picture of 150 decks and no upfront prices may ultimately be counterproductive to buyer engagement.

Rules will be updated in the coming weeks to reflect this change, but this exception is in effect as of this posting.

We welcome any feedback in the comments, including arguments for a different threshold, but the threshold is unlikely to change prior to us trialing the current one and seeing how many posts take advantage of it.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post!

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r/PlayingCardsMarket • u/ashalim12 • Oct 09 '23

META Please read in full: REMINDER TO BEWARE OF SCAMMERS!

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Thanks to u/Superpickles97 for bringing recent possible scam attempts to our attention.

We wanted to remind our members - especially the newer ones! - that all the failsafes on our sub (e.g., accounts >30d old, handwritten username in photos, and more) do not eliminate the risk of scams on our sub. Notably, banned users can still lurk on our sub and direct message users. As such, the most common scam in our sub occurs when a user makes a BUY post and is directly messaged by a scammer (often someone banned) saying they have the sought after deck. By directly messaging OP, these sellers often get away with not having to show proof of ownership of the decks. To avoid this, we continue to emphasize that users negotiate in the comments and continue to request proof of ownership of the deck(s) being purchased with a handwritten username in the photo! Banned users will not be able to comment in the sub, so engaging only with users who comment first is one way to verify the user is not banned (that alone does not necessarily mean they will not try to scam you, though).

The users brought to our attention of having tried this are rightcloy735 and Life_wafer331; EDIT: steem_machine has also been mentioned. These users have either already been banned or were banned as a result. Please keep in mind that we cannot ban users if we are not aware of suspicious activity! Please inform mods if/when you encounter suspected scammers. All accused users are banned as a precaution but are invited to appeal their ban if they so choose and evidence from the accusers will need to be provided for the ban to stay in place.

Please be careful! If a deal seems to good to be true, it almost always is.

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