Trading Post Forum Guidelines
These rules and guidelines have been set up to make trading on the vmkforums.com a positive experience for all. Please read all the way to end. Post or PM a moderator if you have questions or concerns.
How can I trade in the forums?
To trade in the forums one first must become a member of "Trader Mick's Trading Post". To join click your "UserCP" (located near the top of the home page.) Scroll down and click "Group Memberships" (located on the left column.) Request to join "Trader Mick's".What type of trades go here?
- If you are definite about the item you WANT and have an idea of what you want to trade for it, it goes in Trades.
- If you know what you have to TRADE and have an idea of what you'd be willing to take for it, it goes in I Have To Trade.
When can I bump my trade thread?
- You may only bump your own thread up (not someone else's) 24 hours after you last posted when no one else has replied.
- This does not mean "once a day" like any time during the day you want. If you post at noon today, you may not post again until noon tomorrow when no one else has replied.
- Bumping early or double posting is against our rules. Also, if you delete a post in your thread and repost before 24 hours - that is also considered bumping and moderators can see those deleted posts!
What is NOT allowed to be traded at VMKForums?
This list includes items that cannot be traded, sold, bought, donated, raffled, and/or begged for.Codes
Due to problems with users being banned at VMK with entering multiple codes at once, we have made the decision here at VMKForums to disallow ANY code trading except rooms or items only obtainable by codes (VIP badges for example).We feel this is the best measure for several reasons:
- Many users have been scammed by users trading codes
- Users have been banned from the game for entering multiple codes of the same item and accused of scamming
- Almost all items are TRADEABLE and therefore trading codes is not necessary
- It goes outside of the safeguards built in the in-game trading tool, providing many opportunities for scamming and trades to go wrong
- VMK Promotion/Arcade Games Codes. This includes item codes obtained via the following games:
These items are no longer tradeable but in an event to prevent people scamming with generators, this is the only solution.
Quest Kiosk Credit Trading and Non-Credit Trading
We DO NOT allow the trade of credits through the Quest Kiosk. Please, don't complain as this rule will not be lifted in the foreseeable future. Should you choose to do this with another user you must set it up in-game and NOT here at the forums. At this time, we also DO NOT allow any trades using the Quest Kiosk, because many users have been going around our rules to set up credit trades.Disney Movie Rewards Codes
- ADDED (23 December 2006): The trading of Disney Movie Rewards codes are not allowed since they go far beyond the parameters in the trading feature built in VMK. Since these trades rely on going outside of VMK and involve items outside of VMK, it allows the opportunity for many things to go wrong and is not allowed in VMKForums.
- You can always directly trade the actual movie set (offered as a reward option for Disney Movie Rewards) with another player through the in-game trading feature. The movie codes are not an actual VMK item and the VMK item(s) involved can be obtained via a regular in-game trade.
Real VMK Cards/Pins/Merchandise
ADDED (15 January 2007):You many NOT trade real merchandise (quest cards, pins, shirts, etc.) here in the forums due to asking/receiving personal information to complete such trades. (Real life names and addresses.) These threads/posts will be removed by moderators as they're found, and warnings will be sent.Non-VMK Items/Codes/Accounts
ADDED (29 May 2007): You may NOT trade codes, merchandise, accounts, items from ANY OTHER GAME (for example: Pokemon, Runescape, Coke Rewards, etc.) either for VMK items OR for other like items. What does this mean?- I have a Neopets items and want to trade it for a VMK item. NO!
- I have a Runescape account I no longer use and want to trade it for VMK items. NO!
- I have a Pokemon item that I want to trade for another Pokemon item. NO!
There are several reasons for this:
- There is no way to monitor trades from other games here in the forums.
- This is a VMK fansite, not one for other games. If you wish to trade items from another game, find a fansite for that game.
- Trading accounts breaks our rule about Personal Information
Consequences
Threads that offer/ask for these kinds of trades will be promptly removed and users may be warned.
In addition, please... DO NOT ACCEPT TRADES containing codes as we cannot and will not do anything about scams should it take place for these items. If the item can be traded for, do not accept a code, it's probably a scam.
Can I post comments and opinions on trade threads?
Can I ask what my offer/item is worth? NO!We do not allow posts and comments such as:
''Good offer!'' ''That offer stinks!'' ''I wish I had inferno.'' ''Good luck!'' ''What is ___ worth?''
Why?
- They are off topic to trade threads and can lead to debate and spam. We want to keep the trading posts to just trading. These types of posts are spam and will be deleted if we find them.
- If you are seeking opinions on an offer or care to debate the worth of items, please use our Price is Right forum.
How do I close/open my trade thread?
When you are on your own thread there's an option up top called "thread tools". If you click it, a dropdown menu comes up and the option to "close thread" comes up. click the circle to highlight it and click the Perform Action button.For the reverse if you wanted to open it, do the same thing-the "close thread" option changes to "open thread."