Nexxen wrote on 2025-03-13, 23:42:

Is proposing paid-for services allowed?
I'd like to ask for money to someone in a thread here.

No problemo for paid services, don't you remember this 😉

Simplest answer would be to limit any offers of, request for or acceptance of paid for services to private DMs (initiated by either party) rather than have boards openly display / promote the same. Any service received can still be discussed openly without reference to whatever agreed remuneration changes hands.

I'm sure others may feel differently but, for myself, I'm comfortable with the general 'no selling' policy, and anything I might offer on these boards is FOC (including UK postage), done because I value the community rather than seek to make a return on it.

End of soapbox! 😀

PC Hoarder Patrol wrote on 2025-03-14, 03:39:

Simplest answer would be to limit any offers of, request for or acceptance of paid for services to private DMs (initiated by either party) rather than have boards openly display / promote the same. Any service received can still be discussed openly without reference to whatever agreed remuneration changes hands.

I'm sure others may feel differently but, for myself, I'm comfortable with the general 'no selling' policy, and anything I might offer on these boards is FOC (including UK postage), done because I value the community rather than seek to make a return on it.

End of soapbox! 😀

People still don't get me, but this is exactly what is needed, making it DMs and not a public paper with offers.
What a single user, albeit a moderator, can say isn't Terms of use binding.

My concern is some smart ass coming here and making it ugly.
I was asking a question, and my sentiment is shared. Maybe it's time to ask for an update of the Terms.

Also, mods would only have to link to one line in ToS.
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I posted there and thus I'm done on this. 😀

I have a few video cards that are collecting dust (metaphorically, they're in my hardware drawer) and I want to part with. If anyone's interested just DM me.

• ELSA NVidia Riva 128ZX (AGP) [reserved]
• ATi Rage IIC (AGP)
• 2x ATi Rage Pro Turbo (AGP) [1x reserved]
• ATi Rage XL (PCI) [reserved]

I also still have a few sound cards (listed them here before, but with the meta discussion about selling they're on a previous page):

16-bit ISA:

• PRO16PNP ALS100 with clone OPL3 (LS262+LS125A) [reserved]
• AV310 (CMI8330) [reserved]

PCI:

• ALS300 [reserved]

JAL

giving away for a shipping price.
preference towards take-it-all offer.

Fully working MiniATX PSU from Synology NAS.

Quadro 2 Pro
L800 in the upper right corner broke. Needs a replacement. This should fix the card. Been sitting in the "fix me" stash forever. I dont have the motivation.

Jaton VLB VGA
Produces artefacts. Not curious why.

For those that continue to post off topic posts in threads concerning compensation for worked performed:
Re: S3 Trio 3D/2X PCI Video BIOS
As was stated in the other thread "Feel free to open a new thread to discuss with facts the supposed current or future issue on vogons with asking compensation for work provided.".
This was never done so obviously it isn't that much of a concern, yet there is still the passive aggressive offtopic posting. I suggest looking inward rather than outward as to why this is such a concern.

pshipkov wrote on 2025-03-22, 18:15:

giving away for a shipping price. preference towards take-it-all offer. […]
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giving away for a shipping price.
preference towards take-it-all offer.

Fully working MiniATX PSU from Synology NAS.

Quadro 2 Pro
L800 in the upper right corner broke. Needs a replacement. This should fix the card. Been sitting in the "fix me" stash forever. I dont have the motivation.

Jaton VLB VGA
Produces artefacts. Not curious why.

If you still have the Quadro I am interested in it, though I can't seem to send PMs. I think it may be because I lurk too much and never actually post.

Long gone. Forgot to clarify here.
Only the PSU is still available.

I found something else I want to part with, but I doubt anyone here would be interested. It's an old Wincor Nixdorf LCD controller from a cash register, like this one.

JAL