RULES MARKETPLACE RULES as of July 2016

LEGAL DISCLAIMER:
All posts, messages, text, files, images, video, or other media posted on or through assemblergames.com are the sole responsibility of the person from whom the content originated.

RISK to Party:
There is a degree of risk to buying off the internet. Please use common sense:

• Verify the seller.
• Use a secure payment method.
• Avoid gift payments if they limit your right to a refund.
• Have items sent tracked and insured for the correct value.

ASSEMblergames.com is in no way responsible for any losses incurred. Use of the forum marketplace means you have accepted any and all risks as your own. Posting in the marketplace is an agreement to all terms set by ASSEMblergames.com
Terms subject to change at any time.


Guidelines and rules for Marketplace as of 2 June 2016

ETIQUETTE FOR SALES, TRADES AND AUCTIONS

NO:

• Flaming items, people are free to sell anything within the rules.
• Flaming about prices, no matter how silly.
• Thread hijacking, e.g. "I have that for $XXX".
• "Interest check" posts.

YES:

• Price commenting in order to haggle."That's a bit much, take $500?"
• Ask for better picture.
• Ask for reference.
• Ask shipping cost.

NOTE:
Any posts that bring a sales thread too far off topic will be moved, edited, merged or deleted without notice.

UNIVERSAL RULES
This forum recognizes the difference between beta, unreleased and cancelled games versus bootlegs of commercially available software.

SALES:

1. All items must have set prices. Trade items are exempt.
2. Blind sales (grab bag) are not allowed.
3. Keep all eBay and off site auction links to the eBay thread.
4. All items sold must be accompanied by a picture with validation! Validation = your forum name, the site's name AND date visible in the picture. (on a piece of paper, index card, etc.). Validation must be clear and legible.
5. All pictures must be yours and not off the internet.
6. No third party sales. You must be the owner.
7. Please use the region prefixes for your sales threads.
8. Limit your sales threads to one active thread.
9. Items that have been repaired or altered must state that fact. Non-original cases and shells (Swapped OEM shells), non-oem cases and shells (Aftermarket) must be stated as such.
10. All sale posts must contain English. The English description should be first, followed by any other languages.
11. Revenue generating links are forbidden.
12. Revenue generating image hosting is forbidden.
13. All images must be uploaded to the site itself, as third party sites allow altering of images after posting.

To sell on this forum you must obey these rules and have two things:

• 50 posts.
• Three months' membership (If you joined in March, you cannot sell until June).

There is no post requirement for buying.

Spam posting to reach the 50 post mark will be noticed and you will be banned.

It is suggested when you have sold an item you use the strike through option.
Strike through is located in the options bar in the post editor, to the right of pictures
and media; you may need to click on the "+" icon to see.

Please do not remove sold item pictures from your post, this creates empty posts.
Simply note the item has sold.

AUCTIONS:

1. NO SET PRICE.
2. All auctions must have a set closing date.
3. If a seller or buyer backs out of an auction after close, it is OK to point this out to the community and give negative rep.
4. Bidders can ask for references.

GREY AREA - IS IT ILLEGAL?
If in doubt PM an Administrator or a Moderator and ask!

Mod chips and soft mods (firmware modding)

Xbox One - All modifications allowed except those that singularly allow copied games.

PS4 - All modifications allowed except those that singularly allow copied games.

Xbox 360 - All modifications allowed. Cannot have any games on the hard drive unless they are no longer offered on Xbox Live for sale, are hacks, or are betas.

PS3 - Any firmware is allowed. Cannot have retail games on the hard drive unless they are no longer offered on PSN for sale, are hacks, or are betas.

Wii U - All modifications allowed (if they ever exist) except those that singularly allow copied games. Cannot have games on the hard drive unless they are no longer offered for sale.

Wii - No restrictions.

Vita - No restrictions.

3DS and all other handhelds - Flashcards are allowed. Cannot be bundled with any commercial ROMs.

CLONE SYSTEMS:
Completely fine.

BACKUP MEDIA:
Must meet one of these criteria:

• Game is a beta copy. It must be the original beta. Cannot be a copy of a copy.
• Game is unreleased and not available on the Internet.
• Game is a pressed silver.
• Game is a reviewer's CD-R copy.
• Game is a white label.
• Game is on GD-R.

PROTOTYPE / REVIEW / PREVIEW Discs:

Prototype - Must be different from final retail version.
Review / Preview - Possibly different , possibly the same as retail. Buyer's risk.

EPROM OR bootleg carts:
No restriction.

REPRODUCTIONS:
Permitted. Anything cartridge-based must not have a label identical to retail (counterfeit). It must not be confused with the real item.

DEVELOPMENT HARDWARE:

PS4 and Vita - All hardware sold must tell the buyer that the kits can and will expire.

ANY FUTURE HARDWARE THAT HAS EXPIRING CERTIFICATES MUST BE STATED
AS SUCH AND SOLD WITH NO PROMISE OR EXPECTATION OF EVERY BEING
ACTIVATED.

Other items - No restrictions, sale implies legal ownership of the item.

UNRELEASED CURRENT GENERATION TITLES (PS4 and XBOX ONE) :
Games that are still in progress or slated for delivery cannot be offered or sold.
Sale of unreleased material from upcoming games will be treated harshly as piracy and harmful to the industry.

BETA KEYS:
Cannot be sold. May be traded.

SOFTWARE AND STEAM KEYS:
Can be sold.

• For physical paper vouchers, verification and the paper with the key covered must be shown.
• For steam items, a picture of your inventory with verification. Obscuring (blurring) all the other items in your inventory is recommended.

ONLINE ACCOUNTS:
Blizzard accounts, EA accounts, etc. may be sold, but all risks are understood and accepted by the buyer. The email account associated with the account should probably be transferred to the new owner.

MARKETPLACE VIOLATIONS
Users who repeatedly break the rules will find their Marketplace privileges revoked. This means that they will be unable to use the Marketplace, WTB forum, Price Check forum, Online Deals or the User Feedback forum.

Our policy is as follows:

• 1st Violation - 14 day suspension
• 2nd Violation - 30 day suspension
• 3rd Violation - permanent revocation

 

Rules updated

 

Please note rules have changed

 

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