Forum Korner's Marketplace Guide
By: Jason
Welcome to ForumKorner's elite Marketplace. The marketplace is home to nearly 100,000 threads and an astounding 3/4 of a million posts making it the most visited section on ForumKorner to date. When visiting the marketplace, there is an array of tips and information that should be utilized when scavenging the Marketplace. Familiarizing yourself with the following information and tips will allow your experience to be the most pleasant it can be. Here is a noob-friendly guide to our Marketplace. Without further adieu, enjoy!
Forum Korner's Marketplace Rules
1. Please abide by the general rules located at the top of most marketplace subforums. All forum rules apply.
2. Post all market-related content in the Marketplace forum. Choose subforums accordingly.
3. Do not sell illegal, hacked, or stolen items. This content is not allowed. Violators will be punished accordingly.
4. You may not purchase items with stolen credit cards or other stolen payment options. Sending fraudulent payments is scamming.
5. We will not be held responsible for deals that take place through Forum Korner. Deal at your own risk.
1. ForumKorner does not vouch for any individual user. All users deal at their own risk.
2. ForumKorner will not be held accountable for any scams that could take place when dealing.
3. Create a scam report in the Scammers Bay if you are scammed. Provide evidence.
Here you can find the help documents regarding the Marketplace and locate many answers to your questions.
Forum Korner's Marketplace Forums & Subforums
For the those of you that have never visited Forum Korner's marketplace you may realize how discouraging it can be. There is an array of forums and subforums that should be utilized in accordance to the product(s) or service(s) being sold. Learning these forums is key to becoming an efficient marketplace users. Here you can find all of the Marketplace's forums and subforums and a brief description of each.
Market Korner (Link)
Description: The Market Korner is a forum strictly for the discussion of marketplace-related criteria. It is a great start to find many answers to your questions in accordance to today's market. Sales threads and advertisement pitches are not to be posted in this forum.
Vouches - This subforum is dedicated to frequent Marketplace users that wish to be vouched for by previous customers.
Middleman - Interested in becoming a middleman or looking for a trusted user to middleman a deal? This is were such information can be found.
Appraisals - This subforum is solely for the appraisals of a variety items and services. Post here if you are interested in receiving a rough estimate on how much a specific item or service is worth.
Contests, Giveaways, & Requests - Interested in hosting a contest or giveaway? Or perhaps you are looking to request a free service. You got it! No sales threads are to be posted here and don't be a leech!
Coupon & Deals - Do you have the latest and greatest hookup on coupons or stellar deals that you want to share with community? This may just be what you are looking for and we greatly appreciate it!
Premium Market (Link)
Description: The Premium Market is a marketplace dedicated to the upgraded users of ForumKorner. In order to create thread in this forum, you must be Onyx, Power, Power+, or Supporter. Any item or service may be posted within this forum as long as it is in accordance to ForumKorner's rules. "Expect quality products, and services in here."
Gaming Market (Link)
Description: The Gaming Market is the prize possession of the Marketplace. This forum is for the sales of gaming items and content, whether it be console gaming, PC gaming, or their equivalent.
Xbox - Sales in association with Microsoft Xbox products including, but not limited to accounts (Gamertags) and downloadable content belongs here.
PlaySation - Sales in association with Sony PlayStation products including, but not limited to accounts (PSN IDs) and downloadable content belongs here.
Game Cards - This subforum is for the sales of game subscription cards. e.g. Xbox LIVE subscriptions, Xbox Giftcards, etc.
RuneScape - This subforum is dedicated to the sales of RuneScape accounts and other services.
World Of Warcraft - This subforum is dedicated to the sales of World of Warcraft accounts and other services.
Off Topic Market (Link)
Description: Does the item or product you are looking to sell not have a specific forum? If so, this is the forum you are looking for. The Off Topic Market is for the sales of items that do not have a specified subforum in the Marketplace. Anything from gift cards to online subscriptions may be sold here.
Social Mediums - Social media accounts are to be sold here. Social media accounts may include, but are not limited to the following: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, Flickr, etc.
Ebooks - Are you the author of an "get rich quick" or equivalent ebook? If so, consider selling it here. Only authors or users with the written permission of the ebook's author may create sales threads here.
Non Virtual - Are you interested in selling a real, non-virtual item on ForumKorner? This is what you have been looking for. Anything from an iPhone 6 to a Honda S2000 may be sold here, as long as the item(s) being sold doesn't violate any rules.
Webmaster - This subforum is dedicated to the sales of online websites and anything webmaster related including services and subscriptions.
Buyers Market (Link)
Description: Are looking to purchase a particular item or service, but cannot find what you are looking for within the mass-amount of sales threads? If that is the case, you have stumbled across the right forum. The Buyers Market is strictly for "looking-to-buy" threads. Threads regarding trading or sales should be posted elsewhere in their corresponding subforum.
Traders Market (Link)
Description: The Traders Market is strictly for trading, as the subforum's name blatantly states. If you are interested in trading items or a particular service, post here. Slaes threads or wanting-to-buy threads are not to be posted here.
Currency Exchange - This subforum is strictly for the exchanging of currencies. e.g. Paypal > Bitcoin > Moneypak (etc.)
Koin Exchange - This subforum is for the exchanging of ForumKorner's very own currency; Koins. Buying and selling threads are acceptable.
Marketplace Terminology: Definitions, Slang, & Acronyms
Definitions
Deal
An agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit, especially in a business or political context.
Scam
A confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
Appraisal
An expert estimate of the value of something.
Middleman
A person who arranges business or political deals between other people.
Vouch
Assert or confirm as a result of one's own experience that something is true or accurately so described.
Contest
An event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport, activity, or particular quality.
Giveaway
A thing that is given free, especially for promotional purposes.
Coupon
A voucher entitling the holder to a discount for a particular product.
Market
An area or arena in which commercial dealings are conducted.
Currency
A system of money in general use in a particular country.
Scammer
A person who perpetrates a scam; swindler.
Ebook
An electronic version of a printed book that can be read on a computer or handheld device designed specifically for this purpose.
Loan
A thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest.
Investment
The action or process of investing money for profit or material result.
Product
An article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale.
Service
The action of helping or doing work for someone.
Exchange
Give something and receive something of the same kind in return.
Slang
Gamertag
The name associated with an Xbox LIVE account.
Tag
An Xbox LIVE Gamertag or PlaySation Network ID.
Game Cards
Prepaid cards affiliated with gaming or other online activities. (e.g. subscriptions, downloadable content, gift cards, etc.)
Scam Report
A statement that is attempting to prove or disprove the guiltiness of a potential scammer.
On-site Transaction
A deal or sale that has taken place on Forum Korner, and is thus associated with Forum Korner.
Off-site Transaction
A deal or sale that was not done through Forum Korner, thus having no association with Forum Korner or its affiliates.
OG
Original.
Koins
Forum Korner's very own currency. 1 Koin = $1.00 USD
[H] & [N]
Have and need.
C/O
Current offer
S/O
Starting offer
B/O
Buy-out
Acronyms
OG = Original Gamertag
WTB = Wanting to buy
LTT (WTT) = Looking to trade (wanting to trade)
GFX = Graphics
RS = RuneScape
WOW = World of Warcraft
COD = Call of Duty
DLC = Downloadable Content
YT = YouTube
XBL = Xbox Live
PSN = PlaySation Network
IG = Instagram
BTC = Bitcoin
AGC = Amazon Gift Card
PP = PayPal
MP = MoneyPak
OBO = Or best offer
USD = U.S. dollar
EUR = European Monetary Unit
GBP = Great Britain Pounds
AUD = Australian Dollar
MM = Middleman
BIN = Buy it now
Dealing Safely
Unfortunately, in today's society it is nearly impossible to assure a deal or sale will go through 100% safely with both parties ending up completely satisfied—whether it be online or in real life. There are, however, information and tips that can be useful when attempting to deal or sell to strive for downright satisfaction. The honest truth when dealing is the only sure fire way to deal 100% safely is to not deal at all. Of course, you know that, so let's get back on track. The first tip is knowing who you are dealing.
Studying your seller or consumer.
There is nothing more important then knowing the person that you are attempting to deal with. There are no sure ways to prove one's legitimacy, however, there are several ways that can help aid in earning one's trust. The number one source of finding such information is the use of vouch threads (which can be found here). Before continuing, I would like to stress that a user's reputation points should have no bearing on their legitimacy. Reputation is strictly one's opinion on another user or users, though some users may choose to vouch via the reputation system.
Knowing how a vouch thread works is key before attempting to base a user's legitimacy off of a measly thread. Vouch threads are intended to be used for sellers, as well as consumers, at which other users that have dealt with the particular users can vouch for their product, service, or overall legitimacy. In order to leave a vouch for a user, you absolutely must complete a successful deal with the user first. Failure to do so will result in your vouch being fraudulent, at which you can be punished for accordingly.
Now that you more of an understanding of a vouch thread, reading them accurately is also very important. You do not want to just skim through a vouch thread. You should plan on reading every single vouch throughly and fully grasp the point the voucher is attempting to portray. Take in every detail about the user being vouched for. Save yourself the hassle and downright embarrassment of potentially being scammed and read every last word. The more you know about the user's dealing past the the better. Also, only bother looking at vouches from Forum Korner. Vouches on any other forum board are irrelevant.
Using a middleman.
Utilization of a middleman is one of the most common practices in effort to deal safely. For those of you that are unfamiliar with a middleman, a middleman is a person who accepts the products and payments from both parties, and then distributes the products and payments to both parties once they have successfully received both party's agreed fair share in accordance to their transaction. By doing this, it allows the seller to receive their revenue and the consumer to receive their product(s). Using a middleman is not a sure way to deal safely because there has been cases of fraudulent middlemen in which the middleman takes the items of both parties and keep them for him or herself. Choose a middleman with care.