Bargain Board

Mr. Fancypants · 04-05-2003 12:22pm #1

Done a search and havent seen this suggested before.

How about a bargain board? We all come across fantastic bargains on the web or in real life that other people could benefit from. Why not share them? This could relate to great prices for anything at all....CDs, Games, Books, Furniture......Fruit...etc

For example, over Easter the CDwow.co.uk site (not the .ie although it still has free shipping etc) was doing a promo that allowed you to get up to £2.99 sterling of each purchase. I managed to get a few albums for just over €8.

It would have to be very strictly moderated to only allow genuine bargains. The DVD forums have a very successful example at : http://thedvdforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=41

CuLT · 04-05-2003 2:35pm

The heavy moderating would be a definite, ebid.ie has problems with people selling "Great Bargains!" and its like, a link to their companys website.

I have no idea how bargains could be distinguished from pimping.

Still, a novel idea

, i'm sure some of the other lads will have a good idea on how to make it work.

JohnK · 04-05-2003 3:25pm

I think this would be a good board. I've come across a few sites from other boards here that have some good prices and I'd never have known about them otherwise. It's saved me a bit of money. Granted the pimping could get to be very annoying but maybe if it was like DeVore's Letters To The Editor board where all posts must be approved before they show up, it could discourage the scum from even trying.

RicardoSmith · 04-05-2003 3:56pm

Theres one called "Bargain Hunt" on the Hexus forums http://forums.hexus.net/ might give you some ideas.

seamus · 04-05-2003 4:30pm

thedvdforums have a bargain board that has been the cause of much strife with them, as regards spamming and pimping and illegality.

It's a pretty good idea, but I would advise the admins to take a wander over to thedvdforums.com and have a look at the huge announcement above the bargains forum, to get a feel for what to expect.

(Maybe it could be another fringe benefit of the subs package. "Join boards.ie and get access to a list of some great bargains on the net!"

)

Mr. Fancypants · 04-05-2003 5:13pm

Have picked up quite a few bargains from the DvdForums, and i think it would be nice to have a similar board here with an Irish perspective. Although, i concede that it could be target of all sorts of muppets to spam.....wouldnt really know unless you try tho' eh?

oneweb · 04-05-2003 5:44pm

I agree. Often on the lookout for good deals. It would, as mentioned, have to be on a moderated-by-post basis to prevent abuse.

Victor · 04-05-2003 8:12pm

How about a more general consume rights board that would replace the Euro Hike board and take some stuff from B/E/F?

RicardoSmith · 04-05-2003 8:35pm

Originally posted by oneweb
..moderated-by-post basis to prevent abuse.

That would never work. I don't think it needs to be that heavily moderated. If someone posts something that a genuine offer then fair enough. If it was that great a deal, then people are sure to tell them. Around here if you try to give stuff away for free people say its too expensive! Can't see too many companies pimping their wares.

PiE · 04-05-2003 9:49pm

If any companies did try and pimp their wares, they'd be spotted and shot down instantly by the users, nevermind the mods.

Think it'd be a good idea meself.

ozt9vdujny3srf · 04-05-2003 10:34pm

A board like that, with 10 or so trusted moderators would be grat, being moderated on a post by post basis.

The posts would get up soon enough as of the ten mods there is bound to be one around and the workload for each mod would be very low.

Pimping would be huge, which is why I believe the post - by - post mederating to be necassary.

Mercury_Tilt · 04-05-2003 11:00pm

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DeVore · 05-05-2003 7:30pm

I like this idea, though I want to control the Viagra spam-merchants. I'd like to be able to offer genuine traders a place for them to put an offer a week or something, and for others to be able to alert the community to a genuinely good deal.

DeV.

Mr. Fancypants · 09-05-2003 7:02pm

Any other thoughts on this? I could be posting about the fancy 3 DVDS for €30 in Virgin or the 2 for €32 in HMV, some awful good deals there.

Tusky · 09-05-2003 11:13pm

great idea !!!

never miss a sale again

Vexorg · 10-05-2003 12:38am

Just Spotted this thread... been thinking about such a forum for a while as well

I think it should have posts from members and retailers however retailer posts much be exceptional even rare offers, definately not a weekly or monthly offer... I like the idea of having a central source of offers, best price on a particular DVD / CD.

Probably will need tough love moderatorship to begin with and a nice clear set of rules..

So Applications for Moderatorship again please..

and lets start the discussion or rules to make this work...

Vex.

Mercury_Tilt · 10-05-2003 8:27am

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Vexorg · 10-05-2003 11:40am

Lo Mercie Werkie:)

FYI I perfer to be refered to as Sexy Vexy or Sexborg by those who know me and as Sir by those less familier with me...

Anyhow.. I think you got it in a nutshell when you said...

My thoughts being that boards has some hardcore and long time web hounds and they know places that your average Joe don’t when it some to shopping on the net and finding the real bargains?

Humm yes you have some good ideas there Mr Tilt... Tell me more!.

Vex.

Mercury_Tilt · 19-05-2003 10:19am

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Thanx 4 The Fish · 19-05-2003 11:00am

So I find a great bargain and I post it to the Bargain board. And it gets approved. And then somebody else find it even better the following week.

I would have no problem with this, I bought it at whatever price I thought was good for said item but some muppahs will undoubtedly whine about buying it for more the previous week. This may discourage some people from posting bargains that they have spotted. Now obviously such posts could be modded out of existence but the fact that they came up in the first place would be a bit off putting. Perhaps one of the rules should be that ya gets what ya gets and don't whine about it. If you miss a bargain then hard luck and if you take up on another bargain and one comes up cheaper next week then tough.

I know that it's common sense and that but common sense does not always prevail.

Mercury_Tilt · 19-05-2003 11:21am

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Thanx 4 The Fish · 19-05-2003 1:31pm

The there would be no muppetism is a tough one. It will have to be moderated with the Monty Glove of steel ®©. Absolutely no muppetry allowed, and no questions asked, strict guidelines that are adhered to.

BTW this could also be used for group purchasing, manufs and traders will lower prices quicker if they are selling 15 of something.

DeVore · 19-05-2003 3:06pm

We should really do this. When my life comes down from the stratosphere of activity I'll get it set up.

DeV.

Legion · 19-05-2003 3:56pm

:edit: PM'd merc instead :edit:

irishgeo · 19-05-2003 4:10pm

i like this idea.

Vexorg · 19-05-2003 5:44pm

Set of draft ruleZ almost finished... Ill polish them off when I finish the Game trading rules.... Ill run them past you DeV before i do anything....

We just need some pretty mods now to look after the forum.

Merc you up for moderatorship on this?

Vex

DeVore · 19-05-2003 6:31pm

Merc and Blade and Keeks would be my suggestions... if you have it in hand Vex, thats cool! One more thing off my list...

DeV.

Mercury_Tilt · 19-05-2003 7:01pm

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Keeks · 22-05-2003 12:37am

Originally posted by DeVore
Merc and Blade and Keeks would be my suggestions

You know for once it would be noce just to be asked, or even better still NOTIFIED that you've modding a new board.

Now i'm not complaining. I'd never do that.

I luvs u guys 2 much 4 that :rolleyes:

It seems like every time I log on I'm in charge of a new board.

At this rate you might aswell give me Admin rights

DeVore · 22-05-2003 10:44am

Heheh Keeks, I only suggested you... dunno who made the board nor made you moderator... wasnt me!

(I suspect Cloud... in the diningroom with the candleabra)...

You are burgeoning with boards a bit arent you, if you want to relinquish one please let me know. Ta!

Typically Vexorg has buggered off for a week, dont ask me I dunno jack about this trading thing

DeV.

Victor · 22-05-2003 12:39pm

Keeks the mod whore

Cloud · 22-05-2003 12:56pm

Must have been Vexie

thedrowner · 22-05-2003 2:17pm

i;d love to co mod this (and i have victor as a back up vote if all else fails

)
im going away for the summer, but i'll still be online regularly, and because of the time difference, id be around when most ppl wouldn't. (that can go for or against me here)

if you're looking for strict moderating, why don't you have all the posts be subject to check before they're allowed go up?

Victor · 22-05-2003 2:54pm

Originally posted by thedrowner
i;d love to co mod this (and i have victor as a back up vote if all else fails )

Only if it moderates today's drunken ramblings.

A g'wan lads, other than today she's been a fine upstanding boardster.

thedrowner · 22-05-2003 3:14pm

it's just such an honour to even be nominated for this

i'd like to thank my mom, my dad and God, and last but not least victor.

yeah victor. if they do actually let me, i wouldn't suggest letting me do it till ive gone through the compulsory few days of getting rat arsed after my exams

he he
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

ThreadKiller · 22-05-2003 3:17pm

Bargain board in Ireland ?

Gonna be a bit quiet isn't it ?

Victor · 22-05-2003 3:24pm

Originally posted by thedrowner
i'd like to thank my mom, my dad and God, and last but not least victor.

What have I started :rolleyes:

thedrowner · 22-05-2003 3:33pm

i think im one of those people that can't pull off humour he he

Keeks · 23-05-2003 12:03am

Originally posted by DeVore
You are burgeoning with boards a bit arent you, if you want to relinquish one please let me know. Ta!

Nah its not a problem Dev. The more the merrier

Its just once and a while it would be nice to be told you're modding a new board. Its kinda a bit of a shock when you go to investigate what the new board is about only to find out you're the mod? Cloud sprung a board on me before

and I ended up getting hate mail over it with no reason as to why I was getting it

Oh yeah and can one of the admins tell me how to turn of the New Post/Thread Notification from teh bargan board. I begining to think I actually have friends.

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