Protocol on selling an item

The protocol is we don't sell items here.

But thanks for asking first!

There's a sewing marketplace group that we can sell on, but you aren't allowed to tell folk here that you are selling stuff on it. But don't worry: many of us keep and eye on the group and buy through it. I can't remember what the URL is... Hang on! rec.crafts.marketplace will find it.

I'm a little puzzled. When I was a newbie on this group many years ago, people did have permission to quietly post that they had something they didn't need and wanted to sell, as long as this wasn't a shop full of stuff. For instance, I bought my Bernina walking foot from someone on this group; she didn't ever use it and thought it was going to waste.

I'm not trying to open a can of worms here -- just curious about when it all changed.

last I heard was that you could say you had an advert on the market place but not mention what etc. just a simple: I posted an ad on the marketplace. this for members of the NG

When I joined (1999? 2000?) the FAQs said selling was a no-no.

Thanks for asking! This is a discussion-only newsgroup. ("Newsgroup" is the Usenet word for a discussion group.).=20

Use the marketplace newsgroup for selling your textile items (LOTS of us are on this group, so your add will be seen by many here):

---------- NAME: rec.crafts.textiles.marketplace CHARTER: This group is for selling, buying, trading, and "jobs offered/sought"=20 postings related to textiles and any of the textile arts. =20 Announcements of textile and textile arts business's web pages are also welcome. Individual, one-time transactions are welcome in this group,=20 as are commercial advertisements. =20

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-Irene

-------------- You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.=20

--Mae West=20

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I think it was getting out of hand, and non group members were fly-posting ads only, so we clamped down a bit and enforce the none at all rule these days.

I've never peeked in on the marketplace site. Maybe that's a good thing. KJ

Thanks for asking! This is a discussion-only newsgroup. ("Newsgroup" is the Usenet word for a discussion group.).

Use the marketplace newsgroup for selling your textile items (LOTS of us are on this group, so your add will be seen by many here):

---------- NAME: rec.crafts.textiles.marketplace CHARTER: This group is for selling, buying, trading, and "jobs offered/sought" postings related to textiles and any of the textile arts. Announcements of textile and textile arts business's web pages are also welcome. Individual, one-time transactions are welcome in this group, as are commercial advertisements.

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-Irene

-------------- You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

--Mae West

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Thanks for all the "marketplace" advice. It is just one item and so I will try that. I didn't want to be bad and get empty chocolate wrappers thrown at me here!!!

Again, advise is appreciated,

Martha joysjane

Thanks for asking! This is a discussion-only newsgroup. ("Newsgroup" is the Usenet word for a discussion group.).

Use the marketplace newsgroup for selling your textile items (LOTS of us are on this group, so your add will be seen by many here):

---------- NAME: rec.crafts.textiles.marketplace CHARTER: This group is for selling, buying, trading, and "jobs offered/sought" postings related to textiles and any of the textile arts. Announcements of textile and textile arts business's web pages are also welcome. Individual, one-time transactions are welcome in this group, as are commercial advertisements.

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-Irene

-------------- You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

--Mae West

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Hehehehehe... There's an idea! ;)

You're welcome! :)

Okay, thanks to Kathy and Kate for clarifying things for me. :)