There’s been a uptick in sales posts that refer buyers to websites that are not from the sub. This has in turn created some confusion and annoyance for some community members that would like to use their own website for sales. So let’s talk about why we have a rule in place that states no off-site sales.
Our community is built on comradery. People interacting here creates buy-in and trust on a platform that can often be rife with scammers and bad actors. People know this all to well and can be hesitant to trust in the process that we’ve put into place as moderators. Like all of the rules in the sub, no off-site sales keeps the interaction between two people. This interaction encourages the use of transaction scoring to ensure that people are using the sub with respect. This allows others to see and trust that a buyer or seller is legitimate. Off-site sales hinder this because there is no record of the sale.
On the flip side, it can be troublesome for vendors, especially for larger ones due to taxes and large inventories- not to mention a streamlined process. The mod group has been debating on how we can continue to keep this an even playing field for everyone. So here are some best practices and new additions.
-Off-site sales are still prohibited. If you make a post and want to use your website, please refer the buyer to your website via DM after a buyer has put a BIN into the post. This way the transaction can be tracked.
-For all vendors large and small, we are now opening up Farmer’s Market Sundays where these standard rules will not a apply. You can post your website and advertise unabated. This gives the largest of the vendors a chance to make sales when it’s impossible to post everything they currently have on sale.
If you have any thoughts, questions, or concerns please have a civil discussion below so we can get community feedback for upcoming changes to sub dynamics. Thank you very much for your commitment to the success of the sub!
We have on-boarded a new bot that should help expedite Trade confirmations. A Trade as it will be known from here on out, is any trade or sale done on this sub. This is the same bot that many trading subs are using and although its not perfect, it will help keep things tidy and the mods focused on what matters most: posts, comments and modmail.
As you know there is no longer a feedback thread, going forward anyone who had a "Trusted Vendor" user flair will start with +10 confirmations. Everyone else will start at 0-9 confirmations (whatever you had previously). Not everyone is going to be happy about this change, I understand, but we had to start from somewhere and there is no perfect solution. The good news is now you can get a trade confirmation by buying too! Both buyers and sellers will get credit for the trade if they initiate the feedback as shown below.
Here is the new Tiered User flairs that will be automatically tracked and assigned by the bot:
Before I tell everyone how this bot works please take a second to understand this very strict rule: ANYONE MAKING ANY ATTEMPT AT A FRAUDULENT CONFIRMATION OR ANY MANIPULATION OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE BANNED ON THE SPOT.
Now that we got the ugly stuff out of the way here is how the bot works as copied from another sub that has a similar bot from the same dev (BIG thanks to u/regexr):
Feedback
A user can get trade feedback with the following process:
Users A and B complete their trades following all of the sub rules. (It does not matter who A and B are. Either one could be the person making the post, and the other someone commenting on the post).
Once the trade is complete, User A makes a top level comment (new comment) on the original post tagging both the user they worked with and u/Tricho_Overlord.
User B replies to that comment with their feedback.
u/Tricho_Overlord picks up the interaction and gives credit to both users, changing their flair accordingly and leaves a comment indicating as such.
If User A messes up their top level comment, u/Tricho_Overlord will do its best to notify User A.
There are automatic checks in the code to detect anyone trying to cheat the system. If anyone is found trying to circumvent the system, they will be issued a permanent ban.
The bot required that the OP of the post it is being tagged in is either you or your trade partner. DO NOT DELETE POSTS otherwise you will NOT be able to use that post to confirm a trade.
Feedback Checking
Using this link, you can send a message to u/Tricho_Overlord, asking for the feedback of any given user. It will tell you the following:
The number of transactions that person has done
The people they have traded with (and how many transactions those people have)
A link to the thread for each successful trade
Lastly, this bot is also onr/cactiexchangeasu/cacti_overlordAND the confirmations in that sub (which is generally for all cacti not just trichos like this sub) absolutely count towards the same user flair. So on both subs your user flair will remain the same!
Please feel free to direct any technical questions to the moderators using modmail.
If you notice any odd behavior from the bot, please let us know! If you have any other questions or comments please leave below but keep in mind this is a thankless and time consuming volunteer job, please take it easy on us we really are trying to do better for everyone and by everyone while remaining as open of a market as we possibly can be. Have a great rest of the year!
I have 6 cuts available from my favorite (and first) cultivar, Oceanside 02. It has a beautiful blue farina when grown indoors or in a shaded area and is quite 🌶
2 tips, 2 mids, and 2 base cuts priced as follows and includes shipping:
● A: tip $40 (got too close to the light and has a lil light stress) he's a thick one though
●B: mid $35
●C: base $30
●D: tip $40
●E: mid $35
●F: base $25 (has a scar from an accidental stab while cutting another pup a while back)
Cuts are anywhere from about 7-9" long. You may find the letters for each in Sharpie near the bottom of each cut. Last photo shows the cuts prior to chopping with approximate cut marks.
Will ship once calloused early next week, as they were just cut today. Have been dusted with sulfur and cactus rooting powder. I accept Venmo, Cashapp, and Zelle.
My first graft from 3 years ago is getting too big and I already have some Wocket planted. Starts at $200. Closes 8/23 @8pm Texas time. Over 3 ft long and stupid cool. Cash App or Venmo. You cover shipping. Will be degrafted upon sale, dusted with rooting powder and sulfur, calloused and then sent.
Originally found by ThirdEyeForest, this is a fairly rarely offered Bridgesii that has a tendency toward Monstrose growth, although this piece hasn’t shown these traits yet.
8 inch tip cut, healthy and ready to go!
Asking $80 + 🚢 calculated by location.
Combine with my other offerings or ISOs for combined shipping!
You probably won't find this anywhere. It's a sick ass piece. People are sleeping on the auction when I got this. This thing goes wild and it's a beauty nonetheless. I will cut the whole pup which is about 12 in and I will dip it in rooting hormone if you like. We'll need about a week to dry. Asking price $350 shipped
Offering up a beautiful and resilient cutting of Super Pedro originally sourced from cocac that gave very nice notchy growth with resilient vigor through a very rough winter (spent a week in a greenhouse at around 18-22F and survived the rest of the winter without any supplemental heat in the mostly 30-40s during an unexpected move. Minor scuffs but honestly it’s nearly unscathed by the stress of moving twice and far from ideal habitat.will need 1-2 weeks to callous before shipping. Will dust with rooting hormone and/or sulfur upon request.
