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| == Buy or Sell Channel == | | == Buy or Sell Channel == |
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| The ''<span class="discord">#buy-or-sell</span>'' channel is a Member-only channel that allows EVE University members to advertise items for sale and items for purchase. | | The ''<span class="discord">#buy-or-sell</span>'' channel is a Member-only channel that allows EVE University members to advertise items for sale and items for purchase.This channel is a Forum Channel - offers are created as a forum post, which allows granular filtering, for example through the use of post tags. It additionally allows members to close and lock their posts when an offer has been met or rescinded. |
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| To prevent conversation on individual offers burying other offers in channel chat, the channel is locked to threads-only. See the instructions below for how to view or post threads. | | Offers are listed in chronological order. To create a buy-or-sell post, simply make a new Forum post, give it an appropriate name, e.g. "WTS Nightmare hull @ Korsiki | Jita Split" and post a Janice or other appraisal link inside the post along with any additional information you want to give. |
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| === Finding Offer Threads ===
| | Select one or more appropriate tags, e.g. "Ship", "Modules", "PLEX", etc. for your offer so that others can easily filter what they are looking for, then go ahead and post it! |
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| To view buy or sell offers, open the threads window in the Buy or Sell channel -
| | Once a post is created, all members may converse inside the post for more information, asking questions, and negotiating offers! |
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| On the Discord Desktop app:
| | Once your offer has been suitably met, please feel free to close your post by right-clicking it and selecting "Close Post". |
| [[File:Finding-Threads.png|1000px|Click the indicated Threads button to open the list of threads in the channel]]
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| [[File:Finding-Threads-Mobile.png|300px|Click the indicated Threads button to open the list of threads in the channel]]
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| The offers available will be shown in the threads window. To view a thread, click into it. Messages can then be sent inside the threads to ask questions, provide offers, and more.
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| === Posting New Offers ===
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| * To create a new offer, first open the threads window as shown above.
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| * Next, click the create new thread button -
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| [[File:Create-Thread.png|400px|Click the indicated Threads button to create a new thread]]
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| [[File:Create-Thread-Mobile.png|400px|Click the indicated Threads button to create a new thread]]
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| * Finally, fill out the thread information as shown below:
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| 1) Fill in a descriptive thread title that reflects your offer - this is the information that will be visible in the threads window for prospective shoppers. Something along the lines of ''WTS - {Items Here} - {Price Here}'' is recommended.
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| 2) Leave the Private Thread option off - private threads are not visible to members not explicitly added to them. Turning this on will limit your shopping audience!
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| 3) Enter an initial message. This can be an appraisal link for example, or further information (e.g. if your thread title is that a collection of goods is for sale, you can post the collection's contents here!). Further messages can be posted after the initial thread creation, but a starting message must be included.
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| Once the information above is entered, press enter or click the post message button to start the thread!
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| [[File:Post-Thread.png|400px|Fill in the information to finish creating the thread]]
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| On the Discord Mobile app:
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| [[File:Post-Thread-Mobile.png|400px|Fill in the information to finish creating the thread]]
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| == Markdown == | | == Markdown == |
