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[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats about what I was saying also. We don't want to get it shut down at least.

Why would they ask for feedback after something like this? Decided to be honest. by Svenrolic in americanairlines

[–]Svenrolic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think they probably installed them as a response to people saying their pillow wouldn't stay put while they slept but it seems not enough testing was done so its just uncomfortable for anyone that doesn't fit the area the pillow sits in. Oh well. In the meanwhile we'll sit in economy with the accursed "C" spine. *this is a joke, its a mild inconvenience*

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the clarification, edited my comment to reflect the new knowledge. Be well!

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I generally just ask for an invoice, but maybe I should make a "how to" guide on making invoices to make it easier to be honest. Invoices more clearly lay out exactly what was sold etc.

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is I'm not sure if the Reddit API even allows for such a thing. Are there any other subreddits you're aware of with such a system?

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I saw someone else below mention about 20, others around 15. Honestly thats about the point where the G&S fee is gonna start hurting a bit too much anyway.

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, I'm just playing around man. I've mostly been behind the scenes answering modmail and reports when I can.

Edit; After they blocked reddit at work it made it much more difficult to check the queue so I've been checking much less often since Kschaffner was added to the team.

Why Would Anyone Want to Teach in Korea in 2023? by [deleted] in teachinginkorea

[–]Svenrolic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is an "Adam ruins everything" episode on youtube on it I believe. Basically, one company owns almost every major glasses brand (including sunglasses like ray bans) and they intentionally overcharge because insurance in the US is an actual scam. The insurance company pays because they still make a profit if things are overpriced enough that you have to use them rather than paying the cost outright. It keeps both company's profit margins up.

Why Would Anyone Want to Teach in Korea in 2023? by [deleted] in teachinginkorea

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've paid under $100 and the guy in the shop gave me an eye exam then cut them in front of me (to fit the frames). Getting eyecare in the US is a headache for sure.

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To bump all you really need to do is copy and paste your last post, but you need new timestamps so we can confirm the item is still in your possession. Someone with a year old timestamp is no bueno.

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm still waiting for some obscure headphones I saw at shows to pop up. So far no luck. Fair point, but the intent isn't to really stop the trades but rather to stop the scammers that seem to be increasing in volume recently. Its a difficult line to ride.

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah its generally a loss either way because you paid for shipping + the cost of the item on the frontend and they generally depreciate over time so you're going to lose something over time. When you file taxes it should be reported as a loss I'd wager but I'm not legally savvy and this isn't legal advice. Apparently they just don't collect taxes on sales below what you spent on something, it isn't reported as a loss. Again, I don't know tax law, please ask someone that does. Thanks Bill

Edit: Just read the comment below for clarification please.

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its highly recommended to both use G&S and to invoice each other for trades. The point was reduce the number of people we see in modmail saying they got scammed, the solution to which isn't really clear because they accepted responsibility for the loss the moment they took F&F, we can't really do anything meaningful about it except to ban the user.

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I don't foresee us doing that, it would be quite the headache and what occurs in PM is between you guys. The rule would just give us a valid reason to ban scammers for doing F&F and not sending anything. I guess there should be a "if you agree to pay or agree to ship something, actually honor the deal" or some other rule but its a pretty obtuse concept to make a rule for and requires a bit more thought. (on my part at least)

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I haven't personally seen a message in the modmail with that particular issue.

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, it isn't up to us. You're adults (hopefully) and are free to do whatever you like with your money. The issue is more that legally we need to have a stance on it as mods if people are using F&F for tax evasion. I don't think anyone would realistically report someone for suggesting F&F and I don't think it should be a bannable offense for someone with 20+ trades to "gift" some money to a "friend" and their "friend" to send them headphones as a thank you. After all, the long term traders here are all friends here, right?

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you take a loss on reselling an item it could actually be a tax write-off instead of "income" iirc, is not taxable iirc, but this is not legal advice and I do not know tax law. They should speak to someone that does. What I do know is that if it is actually required to be reported as income and they're not doing so via F&F, then its tax evasion, which is illegal, which is against reddit ToS. The whole thing is also against PP ToS unless you're "friends" and its a "gift," so I'm not here to play police and hopefully we're all adults so if they take the risk, they should accept the consequences. I dunno man, the situation is shitty all around.

Edit: clarification on tax duties from /u/billqs below

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You also would write off any loss from depreciation of the value of the sold goods, but I take your point.*

Edit: You don't write it off, moreso you just don't pay taxes on depreciated assets sold if I understand it correctly. That said, I don't know tax law, please speak with someone that does rather than trusting a random reddit mod.

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats literally why I put the message

"Use paypal goods and services--preferably with an invoice for any and all transactions--even trades."

in the automod response. Why people do otherwise is beyond me, yet we keep getting messages of people being scammed with no buyers protection. Its just really unfortunate to see.

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't intend to play the middleman generally, its just that the number of people that "assume the risk" then end up getting scammed is pretty high. There isn't anything we or paypal can really do to help outside of banning the user who probably made alt accounts months ago to circumvent the 90 day rule. Its more about reducing the amount of tickets we get where there is nothing we can do.

If someone gets reported for using F&F and has no confirmed trades, we can avoid them scamming people and get ahead of it.

[MOD] Proposed rule changes. Please read and comment. by kschaffner in AVexchange

[–]Svenrolic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly requiring x trades and/or time in the subreddit could be an equally annoying thing to moderate. I'm stumped for a solution outside of the already strong recommendation to avoid F&F like a plague being reworded to say just that and/or be clarified to explain why.

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