FREE!!!! ????????????????- Pay it Forward (READ POST #1 FIRST!)

In keeping with the generous spirit of ghetto waggon's original thread, here is version II.

For the new people to the thread: What we are trying to accomplish here is a place to come and get an item for free (or shipping cost) and in turn you offer up something in equal value to the community. This is not a TRADE thread. If you want what is up for grabs then you claim that and put up what you have up for grabs.

Version I was getting a little cluttered and confusing. Here is what we are going to keep as "rules" for this thread.

Rule updates made by: evilmonkeyMSP


- Only one offering at a time can be available. (if you have tons of things you would like to give away regardless of taking what is available, by all means, start your own thread :) ) If more than one item is posted I (evilmonkeyMSP) will delete the post and PM the member to hold off.

- No "dibs" to search for something to put up. The first person with something to offer up in exchange gets the current item up and cannot back out once they have taken the previous item (especially if that item has already been shipped to them)

- A picture of the item would be nice but a proper forum pic will only be required if money is exchanging hands (ie: Shipping).

- If an item does not go after 1 full week it will be taken off and someone else can offer something new.

- The next item offered cannot be put up/taken until the previous offer is confirmed to be going to the person who requested it.

For example: Poster #1 puts up spark plugs and poster # 2 wants them and in turn offers up a mazda shirt in turn. Until Poster #1 aknowledges that Poster #2 is getting the spark plugs Poster #2's item cannot be taken.

- The item replacing an item that is being taken should be relatively equal in value. If you need to offer multiple items to replace the one you are taking, this can be done. No trading a turbo in exchange for a mazda pen (evil).

This is hopefully to help keep things less confusing.

We want to keep this going for as long as possible. I will try and monitor the thread as much as possible, and evilmonkeyMSP will moderate as needed.

Current Item up for grabs:

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4723258&postcount=1909
 
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whitemp5seattle said:
ok ok seriously...I dunno who makes the call on these things...who's mod for this thread?
I don't either, this thread was supposed to be offer up something, someone claims it then offers up something of similar value for someone else to claim. My issue is I don't mind ditchin some s*** I probably won't or can't use but don't really want to pay to get rid of it(shipping charges to send it to whoever actually needs the s***). I think that may be why people wanna trade stuff so the shipping cost ends up a wash & both people get something they can use. The jist of this thread is to give away something not expecting something in return. Doing that is one thing but gets kooky when you have to pay to give something away. I had asked somewhere about getting a WTT section (want to trade) added under the FS section where people could actually just trade stuff back & forth with each just paying to ship to other person. That way you both basically just pay to swap for something you both can use which takes the kooky out of it. I'm not looking to sell these at this point but think whoever needs them could up the shipping. They aren't exactly weightless. So yes, let's hear from the mods.
 
that would do fine...
mgs_freak said:
Sorry guys, I haven't been keeping up with the NEW pay it forward forum. I received and gave away several items in the last one. I called the girl I sold my ES to and she may be interested in the rotors. I would have a stock deck (Z919) from my MP3 to trade. Would that be good enough?
 
and i believe that from the other thread you can require shipping to be paid, on something as heavy as rotors having the person getting them for free to pay for shipping sounds necessary...

As i said, before, the person recieving the free product should be paying for shipping. Unless the person giving it doesnt care about shipping because its so little...
 
mazdaspeed777 said:
Hmmmm... you might be able to just put up some cash to trade for it, in which case I call dibs. lol Maybe like $30-40? What do you think moderators?? Would this be OK?? I would wait till the moderators respond on this idea before you take the item this way red99pro.

So your interested in buying them too?
 
red99pro said:
So your interested in buying them too?

No, I have a 5 lug P5. I was just saying if I did have a four lug I would take them but I don't so no go.

So the new item up for grabs is the MP3 cd deck correct??
 
She said she'd rather have the deck, not the rotors. Sorry.

So the rotors are still the item up for grabs.
 
guys, why is ts getting so complicated? something is offered up - if you want it, you need to offer something, then contact the poster for the item you want - that person posts in the thread that the item is spoken for, and your item is next up for grabs (until some one posts something else up for grabs)

maybe we can change the title from "Pay It Forward" to "Trade It Forward"?
 
exactly...parts for parts...the only cash in the transaction would be for shipping if required.

and good thought. changing now...
njaremka said:
guys, why is ts getting so complicated? something is offered up - if you want it, you need to offer something, then contact the poster for the item you want - that person posts in the thread that the item is spoken for, and your item is next up for grabs (until some one posts something else up for grabs)

maybe we can change the title from "Pay It Forward" to "Trade It Forward"?
 
evilmonkeyMSP said:
exactly...parts for parts...the only cash in the transaction would be for shipping if required.

and good thought. changing now...
Can't we just have a WTT (Want to Trade) thread up in the FS section just like we have a WTB thread for that action? Then you could still have pay it forward for people that just want to ditch stuff they'll never use or care about selling.
 
WTT trade threads are pretty much created on a need basis...if you want to trade something you have for something you need than you would create a thread for that...seeing how this one gets going in different directions i think a WTT trade thread set up like this would become a mess so i'd rather not...
 
evilmonkeyMSP said:
WTT trade threads are pretty much created on a need basis...if you want to trade something you have for something you need than you would create a thread for that...seeing how this one gets going in different directions i think a WTT trade thread set up like this would become a mess so i'd rather not...
What would the preferred section to start those threads in?
 
the standard F/S section would do...but remember a proper pic is needed for WTT threads just as anything else. :D
 
evilmonkeyMSP said:
ok so back to our regularly scheduled thread...we're still on the rotors right?

yep. i let one of the local guys know about them and i know he has stuff to put up so we shall see if he decides he wants them
 
I'll take the rotors if anyone wants a polished N/A Injen CAI...
I just warped my slotted + cross-drilled ones today.
 
Prodigy said:
I'll take the rotors if anyone wants a polished N/A Injen CAI...
I just warped my slotted + cross-drilled ones today.

I will take the Injen CAI if it fits third gen protege's. Let me know and I will offer up an item if thats the case
 
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