Forum Buying & Selling Rules - Please read before posting

[Admin]

When proposing to buy or sell goods on the Skyline Owners Club forum, there are rules and guidelines to follow.

1. Skyline Owners Club is in no way responsible for non receipt of any transaction that you have with a seller for goods or wanted items YOU DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Where possible meet the buyer/seller in person.

2. Skyline Owners Club and people associated with running/helping the club will not get involved with a transaction that goes wrong for whatever reason. *

3. If you are a trader please use the 'Traders' section and be sure to follow and abide by the Traders rules.

4. The sale of illegally copied goods i.e. software is NOT ALLOWED. Any thread of this nature will be deleted and the thread starter will be cautioned and if necessary banned from the Skyline Owners Club and the forum.

5. Any stolen goods found to be for sale on the forum will result in banning of the seller from the Skyline Owners Club and the forum.

6. Group buys and ventures will be offered with the permission of the Skyline Owners Club committee only.

7. Please only list items that are for sale. Any threads 'Gauging Interest' or 'Possibly For Sale' will be deleted.

8. Personal For Sale Ads – We have implemented a 50 Post rule to stop people registering on the forum just to sell. These posts have to be meaningfull and anyone caught spamming threads with pointless comments will have their posts deleted and will be warned of their actions. Please respect this, it’s for everybodys protection in a world of scammers. This rule does not apply to paid up club members. Do not try to evade this rule via the use of the private messaging system, as this may result in a ban from the forum.

9. Any For Sale threads must also have a price, not "offers" attached to aid both buyers and sellers. Please do not post links to E-Bay items. If you want to sell something, take the time and effort to create a complete For Sale post with a price.

10. Sellers, please make sure you are able to dispatch sold items within a reasonable timescale to be agreed with the buyer, in the event of a transaction not being completed, though we will not get directly involved in any dispute, we will pass any details of the seller held by us onto the buyer and if nessessary the police, posting a for sale thread will be taken as an agreement to this.

11. The Skyline Owners Club reserve the right to remove access to the for sale sections and/or the forum itself of anyone not complying with the for sale section rules.

GUIDELINES AND ADVICE

1. Make sure you get as many contacts details as possible always get a landline number and not just a mobile number. And most important of all get a home address from the seller.

2. Keep all details whether they are e-mails or private messages, they can be used against someone should the deal go wrong e.g. not sending out goods/money.

3. Please be clear about what you are selling and where abouts you are located. Also, if you do not plan to return here for a while, make sure you enable email or leave a phone number so that people can get back to you.

4. When people are selling goods can you only reply to them if your comments are relevant. No spamming please. No hijacking.

5. If an item is sold and you would like the advert to be removed please contact a member of Admin or a Moderator

6. If you spot something you like in the "For Sale" section its a good idea to post in the thread, and then send a PM.
If its a case of first come, first served, there can therefore be no dispute as to who has requested the part first.

7. Make a true and just charge for postage and packing. If you are sending goods, allow a sufficient amount to allow for comprehensive packaging, with bubble wrap and a suitable and strong cardboard box.

* MEDIATION

The administrators of the Skyline Owners Club forum may offer some help in mediation with a dispute between parties, but this will be in a limited capacity and a result cannot be forced.