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[Cheater]

Slotblog went online over ten years ago and since then ads in the Racer Swap Shop have been free for individual racers. And it should be obvious that quality slot car items sell very well at Slotblog. However, costs have steadily increased and it is now necessary to change that policy so Slotblog can continue to promote and support the model car racing hobby.

Rather than adopt a pay per ad scheme, the system we're going to try is payment by honor system.

For items selling for more than $25, Slotblog is asking for a 5% ad fee. Thus if an item advertised here sells for $100, we're asking the seller to remit $5 to Slotblog after the sale has been finalized. For an item selling for $50, it would be a $2.50 fee. And so on. Sellers are welcome to remit once for multiple sales for convenience, rather than making a separate payment for each item. 

The PayPal address for remitting ad fees is: greg@slotblog.net
 
The ad fee requested is a significantly smaller percentage of the sale price compared to the fees assessed by that popular auction site.
 
Thanks in advance for your understanding of why this Racer Swap Shop policy change has become necessary.

[JohnnySlotcar]

My payment in! Thanks, Greg, for a great forum.

[Duffy]

Good idea. Is there a place specifically set up in which to make these payments?

[Cheater]

Doh! Forgot to include that info...

If you see the Donate button atop the sidebar on the right side, please use that.

If not, simply PayPal to greg@slotblog.net.

Thanks, guys. Your support of this forum is sincerely appreciated.

[Hipsticker]

That seems really fair to me. I will oblige and make my payments as needed.

 

Thank you for letting us post our wares on here.

[Dave Reed]

Just sent my little payment in for a six-year old ad. Someone finally wanted it so fair is fair.

 

Enjoy being able to read Slotblog even if I can't race any more. It is well worth the little it costs.

[Cheater]

As stated in the initial post to this thread:

For items selling for more than $25, Slotblog is asking for a 5% ad fee. The ad fee requested is a significantly smaller percentage of the sale price compared to the fees assessed by that popular auction site. No fee is due on items that do not sell or which sell due to ads placed elsewhere.

Is Slotblog going to scrutinize every ad placed in Racer Swap Shop and dun every seller who doesn't remit? No, but if it becomes clear that there is "no honor among slot racers," a pay per ad format will probably eventually be adopted.

This "reminder" will continue to appear on an irregular basis, simply because a minority of sellers are not honoring this reasonable request.

[Tim Neja]

Where's the "donate" button? 

[Cheater]

Right hand side, toward the top, beneath the rotating banner ad and above the "Recent Topics" stack.



Or you can just PayPal to greg@slotblog.net. It's actually the same process either way.

[Tampabay racer]

I have no problem with that but I really think all the "manufacturers and track owners" selling their stuff should have to pay as well. In The Parts Counter.

[Cheater]

By and large, Brian, they do, with a very few approved exceptions. Commercials vendors who are not Slotblog banner advertisers have to pay upfront for ads in The Parts Counter to have them made visible.

The division between those two forums (Racer Swap Shop and The Parts Counter) is admittedly artificial, but the critical element is whether the item being sold in being produced in series and/or available in quantity.

[Cheater]

Been a lot of activity in Racer Swap Shop the last few days and I just felt it was time to bump this thread for those few who may have not have seen it.

Please review post #1 in this thread if it is new to you.

 

Thanks to all the honorable Slotbloggers who remit the requested 5% ad fee when it applies.

[Cheater]

Bump. Just to keep it top of mind for those persuing this subforum.

[Samiam]

Much less of a vig than eBay and Greg doesn't take a cut of the shipping like ePay does.

[Half Fast]

Pay da vig or suffer da consequences. Ya see, ya muggs. 

[Samiam]

Whada ya tawkin about? What New Yawk accent?

[DavidR]

Just sent funds to cover sale of SK controller.

[Cheater]

Thank you, David and all the others I have not acknowledged directly. I know who you are!

[elinsley]

Payment in for the F1 chassis.

[Cheater]

Thank you, Eric!

[axman]

Hi Greg,

Just tried two ways to pay commission for the Serpent I just sold on Slotblog... and failed both times. I clicked on the donate button but it only comes up as a monthly... hmm... no good... just want to do a one-off payment... or do I just un-click the monthly function once payment has been made? 

I then went to my PayPal account and it wont pay the greg@slotblog.net.  PaPpal wants an email address, not a .net.
 
Appreciate your advice.
 
Regards,
 
Kim

[zipper]

Must be something else - my PayPal didn't even cough as I sent $$$ to Greg combined with that address.

[Jairus]

Kim,

Remove the period at the end, then it works.

[MSwiss]

I edited out the period, at the end of the address, in the original post.

[Cheater]

Kim,
 
Let me know if you are still having a problem submitting the RSS commission. 
 
Just to clear up your donation concern, the recurring donation is an option and would only happen if you checked the box on that line. FWIW that option is part of the PayPal template, not something I added.