amibay broken again?

[commodorejohn]

I've been banned from there 3 times and still go back to both buy and sell.

What were you banned for, if you don't mind my asking?

[ZeBeeDee]

What were you banned for, if you don't mind my asking?

First time was for catching a high ranking member of Amibay out plagurizing other people's work and the other 2 times for being previously banned
 
I'm aiming for 10 bans, I'll then be eligible for a Blue Peter badge lol

[commodorejohn]

First time was for catching a high ranking member of Amibay out plagurizing other people's work

Really? Do tell.

[ZeBeeDee]

Really? Do tell.

I prefer not to as he eventually apologized and removed said plagurized work
 
Matter is closed as far as i'm concerned, let sleeping dogs lie

[magnetic]

commodore john

Yes, I was spyed on and tracked personally. I joined amibay and was a member for like 6 months. i bought an a1200 accel, which I used for a couple of months and upgraded to a better one. I sold the board to a friend in a user group who sold it on ebay. they tracked the board to me and banned me for "scalping" or some stupidity.

I've never in my life ever heard of any other amigan telling another he cant upgrade/trade/sell amiga hw how they want to . We all do it constantly.
The real problem i have is the internet stalking and privacy invasion. Its inexecusable

[broken]

I have heard someone say they believed the admins there regularly went through peoples PMs and read them.

Sounds unlikely, however there is plenty of people that have beef with Amibay, deserved or not. Clearly they are rubbing some people the wrong way with sometimes heavy handed and inconsistent moderating. I think part of the problem is too many moderators.

[desiv]

I have heard someone say they believed .

Oh, you heard someone say they believed it???

Well, there we go..  :roflmao:

desiv

[haywirepc]

Somehow, I see both sides of the issues with amibay. They don't want ebay dealers coming there buying amiga gear for cheap and then robbing people with crazy prices for it on ebay.

I know they have banned a few people for doing exactly that (Not saying those here did so, but I know of a few users for a fact who bought on amibay, jacked up the price they got it for x10 and went right to ebay with the gear.)

All this being said I don't think you can decide what people can do with what they own... If someone buys something they have the right to resell it at whatever price they can, and thats the freedom they are trying to take away from their buyers...

Steven

[desiv]

All this being said I don't think you can decide what people can do with what they own...

True, but what Amibay is saying is that if you want to do that, don't be a member of Amibay....
You can still do that elsewhere..  Buy anywhere, sell anywhere..
Just not on Amibay.

It's one of numerous places where people can buy/sell.
I really like it, and it's worth the restrictions for me...

If it's not for you (in general, not you specifically HW), then it's OK and don't use the site.
But it's not a bad site because of it...

Amiga.org isn't a bad site because it's very open in the way they moderate.  It's just what defines the site..

That should be OK...

I'm not saying Amibay is great or always fair or anything..
I'm just saying it's not bad.  It's just what Amibay is.  If it's not for you, then that's OK.

And remember..  There are two sides to every story.

And more importantly..

They are still down...    
I wonder if they will have to install the software clean onto Apache 2.x and import the databases and configs..  that could be painful???

desiv
p.s.  Oh, and for all of my talking about what Amibay is saying, it's all BS.. ;-)  I don't speak for Amibay..  I'm not a mod.  I'm not a hugely active trader..  I just like the site and can't keep from voicing my opinion about many many things.  I'm sure they would MUCH rather I not.  ;-)

[ZeBeeDee]

I have heard someone say they believed the admins there regularly went through peoples PMs and read them.

I have had that confirmed by a senior member of the website in past conversations
 
Not sure if they do it now but ...

[Damion]

I've casually bought (and sold an item or two) over the years at Amibay, never had a single problem or run in with a moderator. I picked up an A1200 from a member there a while back that turned out to be a POS, but it was cheap and I didn't ask enough questions. I can see how scalping might be an issue, but in my experience, a Picasso IV is going to cost 4-500 no matter where it's being sold.

Amibench was a great place to get scammed towards the end. I've also paid for items from amiga.org members that I never received. On that note, I'm glad to have a few more regulated avenues like ebay and amibay to choose from.

[lopos]

I have heard someone say they believed the admins there regularly went through peoples PMs and read them.

OOH, I heard that Aliens selling spare parts on Amibay.

[ZeBeeDee]

OOH, I heard that Aliens selling spare parts on Amibay.

You too?

[desiv]

OOH, I heard that Aliens selling spare parts on Amibay.

How dare you!!!

Aliens!!

They are "terrestrially challenged"!!

:laugh1:

desiv

[djos]

I must say I've found the mods to be responsive and helpful when ive made some n00b mistakes so I really can't complain.

[unaccesso]

mm.. what kind of orrible psychopatic are amybay moderators:cool:. but how this can be interesting here, or intopic? truth is simply that amybay is a very good site as all we know, and every good site has its rules. but -always- someone wants to get smart, someone "clever" than other. Someone that usually at the end, in a forum as sometimes in the real life went banned for his stupidity. when this happen person can discuss his personal behaviour and change (subject with a chance to be better), or to whining and gossiping with other persons hoping to have their endorsement and so a momentary relief (subject with poor chance to be better, or other than stupid). this is my point of view, hope will be more interesting than previous out topic:)