New Trading Area!!

We have been working diligently to improve trading on our boards. Trading will be closed temporarily while we make the changes. The biggest change you will see right away is that there will be one trading section, not two. Big and Small traders will be merged to become Pawsome Traders. Trading on the site is a special privelege and you will be expected to adhere to the rules completely. Also, you must be a member of the forum for at least 2 weeks before beginning to trade.

I am putting the new rules up now so you can have a look at them before trading opens up again.

Thanks!!



Rules and Guidelines:

1. Each qualified member is given his own space in the Pawsome Traders that he can control and modify. To qualify you must be an active member for at least 2 weeks.

2. The title of your trade MUST be your BABV Username ONLY. Your profile will also need to list your full BABV username

3. Your thread should show the following:

Opening date:

BABV Username:
Preferred time:
Items I offer (These are items from my inventory that I want to trade):
From Pawlette Coufur
From Bear Stuff
From Bear Boutique
PSI
Other special items

Items I want (These are items that I am looking for):
From Pawlette Coufur
From Bear Stuff
From Bear Boutique
PSI
Other special items

4. Private messaging of trade offers is not allowed. All trades must be agreed upon on the board

5. There is NO meeting in the game to look at eachothers inventories. All trades must be agreed on fully on the board out in the open.

6. There is no limit to the items you offer. You have the option to keep adding more items. Just make sure that these items exist in your My Stuff.

7. When members reply to your trade post, make sure to reply back to every posts by either accepting or rejecting their offer. For rejected offers, please specify reason. For accepted offers, make sure to set the date, time and place.

8. Once you have agreed to a trade consider that item gone from your inventory. You may not trade it to anyone else on the board or in the game. Failure to follow through with a trade is unacceptable.

9. After each trade is completed, the Space owner removes the item from his list. The member he traded off with will post a feedback using this format:
Items that were traded
Good/Fair/Bad and a brief explanation

10. If you encounter any problems with other players brought about by this trade section, let an officer know right away!

11. The officers reserve the right to delete/modify and or close your BearXchange thread based on our Rules and Guidelines.

12. Always make a proper offer in someone's trade post. A real offer looks like this: "I will trade my HM stage for your furry boots" There is to be NO "What can I get?" or "Look at my trade thread"

13. You may not make the same offer that someone else has already made. If I offer my mask for your balloons someone else cannot come and post the same offer.

14. Your thread can remain open for 1 week. After that time it will be locked and you may begin again. You must still follow through with any agreed upon trades

If you fail to follow the rules of the Bear Exchange you will be given one warning. If you continue to break the rules you will be removed from trading for 1 week. Any offense after that will mean you will not be allowed to trade here anymore.

Please note that failure to set up your trade correctly will count as your first warning.

Also keep in mind that this is Fair Trading NOT Auctioning. If you are given a fair offer you like then you need to take it not tell the person you're waiting for something better to come along.

I can't wait! This is so exciting!

that is going to be awsome!
c001

wow. i can't wait. Is there an exact date of the closed bearXchange yet???

wow this will be so cool!

I have a question about #12.What if you offer someone something like your example and then at the end can you write"If you don't like my offer,please look at my trade thread"? and can you still enter your trade thread in your signature?

alanabanana77 wrote:I have a question about #12.What if you offer someone something like your example and then at the end can you write"If you don't like my offer,please look at my trade thread"? and can you still enter your trade thread in your signature?

No you can only write your offered trade and nothing more. I think it's fine to have a link to your trade thread in your signature as long as it's small

so when will the trade be back? today or tommarrow? or later?

WOW i can't wait!

If I make an offer,
are other people allowed to make an offer on the same item
before mine has been rejected??

I really don't think that is fair because
then it is BIDDING and NOT TRADING

I have also seen people take advantage of traders with that
tactic by asking them "what else...and what else.." The person
becomes so caught up in it, I've seen 5 psi go to buy 1 psi !!

MamieBanana wrote:If I make an offer,
are other people allowed to make an offer on the same item
before mine has been rejected??

I really don't think that is fair because
then it is BIDDING and NOT TRADING

I have also seen people take advantage of traders with that
tactic by asking them "what else...and what else.." The person
becomes so caught up in it, I've seen 5 psi go to buy 1 psi !!

No, that is definately not allowed. This has been noted and added to the rules.

And everyone definately needs to keep in mind that it is a Trade section not an Auction.

can we still write in color?
and the trade threads we have open right are they like removed?

MamaNoodles wrote:

alanabanana77 wrote:I have a question about #12.What if you offer someone something like your example and then at the end can you write"If you don't like my offer,please look at my trade thread"? and can you still enter your trade thread in your signature?

No you can only write your offered trade and nothing more. I think it's fine to have a link to your trade thread in your signature as long as it's small

Thanks!

zoeybear1212 wrote:can we still write in color?
and the trade threads we have open right are they like removed?

As long as the colors are visible *not too light* and are not red I don't have a problem with it. If you have 10 different colors in your trade that gets confusing and is not okay.

The threads you have now are being removed and we're all starting fresh!

MamaNoodles wrote:

zoeybear1212 wrote:can we still write in color?
and the trade threads we have open right are they like removed?

As long as the colors are visible *not too light* and are not red I don't have a problem with it. If you have 10 different colors in your trade that gets confusing and is not okay.

The threads you have now are being removed and we're all starting fresh!

thanks and when i try to go to a trade it says sorry this only for administratorswhy?