Forum Rules/Charter - you must read before posting - Updated 09/10/11

This forum facilitates the sale and exchange of cycling-related items within the boards cycling community.

This is a free service, and with that in mind, we only accept adverts complying with some rules. These rules are in addition to the general rules of boards.ie, and the cycling forum Charter. Adverts found to be outside those parameters are liable to be deleted:

No Duplication – do not put an ad up have if you have it for sale elsewhere (for the avoidance of doubt this includes adverts.ie). You may post a link to the advert in the "External adverts thread" by following the instructions set out in the OP of that thread but in no other area of the sub forum.

Links – Do not post links to ad placed elsewhere (unless in the specific "external adverts thread", and do not place a link in the main forum to your ad here.

All discussions to take place in-thread – NO OFF-THREAD DEALING - to keep everything completely above board, and visible to all interested parties, all discussions and/or negotiations must take place in-thread. In particular there should be no PM discussion/dealing. The first person to offer the asking price in-thread gets it. The offer may be “subject to inspection”, but that can be the only caveat. In these circumstances it is permissible to exchange contact details via PM to arrange inspection. Once the inspection has been undertaken the relevant thread must be updated to confirm whether the sale is going ahead.

Do not include any phone numbers or email addresses in the thread - This will be seen as an invitation to deal off-thread, and may result in an infraction.

Bumping – we realise it is tempting to bump you ad to the top of the first page to get more exposure, but this is unfair to other posters. Any posts that are not actively contributing to the discussion on the item in question are likely to be deleted. If your ad is not attracting the interest you were hoping for, drop the price – that will get your ad to the top of the page, and may attract more interest (don’t just drop it by a nominal amount though as this will be considered bumping).

Re-posting – if you re-post an item that you have already posted this will be considered equivalent to bumping.

Asking price rules
* Whoever offers the Asking price first gets first refusal.
* The Asking price is the last price that the Seller has requested for the item.
* After the Asking price is met, no user may offer "beyond" this; they may, however, continue to offer that Asking price in case that the first to offer drops out.

Forbidden items - No illegal, stolen, pirated/fake goods. All adverts must be for bikes, bike components or bike accessories (including cycling clothing)

No commercial selling – boards.ie do not make a profit from its users; neither will any other company. If you wish to engage in commercial interaction, please contact adverts.ie. The Consumer Information Advertisements Disclosure of Business Interests Order 1984 (Republic of Ireland) requires all advertisements from persons selling goods in the course of a business to make that fact clear. This requirement applies whether the advertiser is acting on his own behalf or for some other person in the course of whose business goods are to be sold.

No "dealers" of any kind - if you purchase any items in quantity, with the sole intent of bringing them here to resell, you are a dealer, by our definition.

Stay on-topic – these threads are for the sale and purchase of cycling-related goods, not for general chit-chat

Inactive adverts – we appreciate that some ads have no activity for an extended period, and it is possible that a poster may come along at a later date to make an offer, or ask if an item is still for sale. With this in mind, we will accept that if there has been no posts in a “For Sale” thread for over 4 weeks posters may assume the item is no longer for sale. However this does not mean the seller can simply wait 4 weeks and then advertise it elsewhere (such as on adverts.ie) – if you wish to do this please PM one of the mods and we will close the thread before you place an alternative advert.

Withdrawing an advert – you may withdraw an advert at any time by making a post to that effect in the thread.

Items for exchange and mechanic adverts – there are specific stickied threads you must use – do not start any new threads for these.

General – all communication must be in English - boards.ie is an English language speaking site. If you posts/comments are in another language they may be deleted. This is to facilitate the vast majority of our userbase and our moderators.

Caveats
* Boards.ie accepts no responsibility for any transactions resulting from adverts placed here
* Caveat emptor - buyer (and seller) beware

Serious or repeated breaches of these rules can be expected to result in a permanent ban from the sub-forum