Posting guidelines for this Forum

[MBSL]

Some things to help keep things organized on this forum:

1. Please prefix your ad with:
WTS: (Want To Sell)
WTB: (Want To Buy)
WTT: (Want To Trade)

Or a combination such as WTS/T: (WTS or WTT). Posts that are not properly prefixed will be deleted.

2. Please post an asking price for your item if it is a WTS, or if it is a WTT ad but you will consider selling it outright.

3. No links to auctions or auction style posts unless it is an item you feel is of great interest to other HKPro members and it is not your item.

4. Please only post HK firearms here. A WTT ad of non HK for HK firearms is okay (e.g. WTT Beretta 92FS for HK USP 9f). Please do not abuse this to try and sell your non HK items.

HK clones are ok with the exception of SW products.

5. If in doubt or if you need a clarification, please e-mail one of the mods.

6. Posts over 60 days old will be deleted.


HKPro General Board Rules

Enjoy and have fun!

[HKPRO]

Let's please knock off the comments on sale ads. This includes salivating "If I only had the money, drooooooooool" replies etc.

And any replies that denigrate the seller or his prices.

The market sets the price.

Violators will be suspended.

TIA.

[straightgrain]

Discussion of National Firearms Act (NFA) subjects is frequent on HKPRO.COM LLC. NFA items, their possession, creation, purchase, selling, and conversion are regulated by a host of federal, state, and local laws. Be advised that HKPRO.COM LLC, its administrators, and its moderators make no warranty, expressed or implied, that information posted about NFA subjects is valid or accurate. Information posted is strictly and exclusively the opinion of the poster and is not endorsed in any way by HKPRO.COM LLC. You are exclusively responsible for determining which laws are applicable to you and HKPRO.COM LLC always recommends that you retain legal counsel if you are uncertain as to what the law is and how it applies to your particular situation. NFA laws are strictly enforced by the BATFE and other law enforcement organizations.

“Violations of the National Firearms Act are punishable by up to 10 years in federal prison and forfeiture of all devices or firearms in violation, and the individual's right to own or possess firearms in the future. The Act provides for a penalty of $10,000 for certain violations. A willful attempt to evade or defeat a tax imposed by the Act is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $100,000 fine ($500,000 in the case of a corporation), under the general tax evasion statute. For an individual, the felony fine of $100,000 for tax evasion could be increased to $250,000.”

Please refer to the BATFE publication NFA Handbook

[HKPRO]

To prevent sales abuses.

We care about the reputation of this board and it's buyers and sellers!

[straightgrain]

Just some random thoughts here. Please accept them without the intent of malice. Yes, there are many honest folks who just don't post a lot to this board. OTOH, the overwhelming percentage of "problem" transactions do occur with brand new members... what we call "drive-by" posters. They're looking to make a quick buck and may have less than honorable intentions. Our goal with the post minimum is to throw a road block in the way. We struggled with the minimum count. Many of the mods wanted the threshold to be much higher. In the end, we settled on 30 posts and 21 days.


Even with the post count minimum, there are still ways for those who have not met the minimum to post their items for sale:

1. Become a Premium Member. There's a wealth of information on this site and the value of the content grows with each day. Hosting the content and discussion takes resources. Buying a Premium subscription helps defray those costs and eliminates the post count minimum. It also grants access to some forums that are not available to the general public. IMO, it's a bargain! You may also get to learn the famed Dresner Maneuver...
2. Buy a WTS advertisement. Sure, you will not get the post in the HK items for sale section, but you will get it listed on this board at a rather reasonable cost.

This isn't meant to keep good people from selling stuff. It's meant to slow down the n'er do wells. Unfortunately, it makes life more difficult for all of us. Like some have already noted, the rules can be posted a bajillion times and we'll still have to answer questions over and over.

My thanks to everyone who keeps on helping to make this one of the best sites on the net. The Koolaide tastes great!

[straightgrain]

Before this turns into an avalanche of issues... If you communicate (PM, email, thread post, etc.) to the seller of an item that you would like to purchase something that is advertised, your word becomes your bond. A contract, as it were. Backing out because you found it cheaper somewhere else is not a valid reason for tanking the deal.

Do your homework first. Unprofessional behavior, crawfishing on deals, and the like will not be tolerated.

[straightgrain]

Just a heads up...

The site will automatically grant the posting access on your 31st post.

[straightgrain]

WTT posts must be for guns/gun related stuff on both sides of the transaction, please.

[straightgrain]

Please have a read.

[TFlanary]

You can also now edit and close your own threads. This will be done on a test basis to see how it works.

To edit your threads (all users) double click about a half centimeter to the right of your thread topic, inside the forum view (Where you see all of the threads). You can then type what you want it to say. If you're reducing the cost of your weapon, or if you're wanting to put SOLD on it , you can do that now.

You can also open and close your threads by clicking on Thread Tools, Close. This could be helpful if your item has been sold, or your question has been answered, or whichever the case, but use it sparingly, this is only in beta for a few weeks until we decide if we want this for Premium Members Only. Normal users will not have the close thread priveledge.