3rd age services, bogus bumping

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Link the current Sythe account: @3rd Age Service

Which violation you are reporting the user for: bogus bumping

Why you think they're violating Sythe rules: they are bumping products and afk.


evidence:

3rd age services uses a autobumper that bumps his thread every 4 hours.

at 10:53 they bumped their advertisement on sythe

https://www.sythe.org/threads/300-donor-3rd-agecheap-membership-codes/page-118

from 10:55 to 14:14 they were AFK
imgur.com

 

Could you please clarify why this is prohibited?

Our staff are available throughout the day, handling a volume of orders and enquiries.

One of the reasons we upgraded to a higher donor rate was to access autobumping privileges.

I'm unsure of the objective behind this report.

If you examine a large number of profiles on Sythe utilising autobumpers and visit their servers, you'll likely find multiple instances of delayed responses.

If there are any procedural adjustments needed, can Sythe staff kindly inform me

 

Additionally, I have noticed that the user/profile who has raised this thread has also done the same to a number of other servers.

To Sythe staff, I am unsure on this users intentions but the fact they have raised 8 threads with the same report is a concern

Servers and staff try to be available 24/7 but of course at times, there might be delays that are unexpected as we have lives outside of the world of discord but we try our best to avoid delays if possible

 

I'd like to bring up another point that I believe needs attention.

Regardless of whether this report violates any rules (as the rules do not specify a timeframe for responding to or completing a sale), it's important to highlight that this user has filed 8 reports making the same accusation against 8 direct competitors in the same market segment.

Here are a few things for Sythe to consider when reviewing this report:

1. Isn't it quite coincidental that all 8 reports pertain to the same market area (membership), especially given their claim to offer the "best price in the market" for memberships?

2. Why would one of the owners of that server open tickets to purchase codes from direct competitors when they advertise having over 1k in stock?

For your information, this is the thread they use for advertising in the membership section - https://www.sythe.org/threads/300-donor-2-10-membership-codes-2-10-crypto-ideal-wise-revolut-zelle/

 

Having had a sleep, I would like to make a further comment.

Why did one of their owners join competitors' servers and open tickets to buy membership codes, when their server advertises having over 1,000 in stock? If they purchased from any of the reported servers, they would incur a loss by reselling those codes at their advertised prices.

I believe Sythe staff should thoroughly review this entire situation, including the other reports. It appears this server may be attempting to maliciously target direct competitors to gain an unfair advantage in the market.

There have been instances in the past where direct competitors report one another, resulting in market manipulation, which is against Sythe's rules.

As I mentioned in a previous comment, if I have broken a rule—regardless of whether the rule is clear or ambiguous—I accept that. However, what this user is doing, whether independently or on behalf of their server, is problematic. Whether malicious or not, the outcome is the same: competitors' threads are locked while theirs continue to bump, giving them an unfair advantage. This appears to be a deliberate attempt at market manipulation, as seen by myself and several other server owners.

 

I'm going to provide a little more detail in this report than in the others:

The rule that is being broken:

Bogus Posting or Bumping: All posts and bumps in market/trading sections of the site must relate to real trades. You may not bump your sales thread if you are not legitimately ready to trade at the time of bumping, or if only doing so for the sole purpose of increasing post count. Punishments will be the same as false advertising.

The punishments:

1st offense: Infraction and a 24-hour lock of the offending thread
2nd offense: Infraction and a 72-hour lock of the offending thread
3rd offense: 3-day market ban and lock of all market threads in and for the specific market
4th+ offense: 7-day market ban/lock

If you are using the automated tool to bump your thread (auto bumper) every 4 hours, you are expected to be ready at the time of the bump to trade. This includes having ticket staff ready to reply, removing the thread from your bumper, or any other scenario which involves being ready to trade. For example, a possible solution is to only use Auto Bumper when your Discord is online, which is how I handle this particular issue. Being a $300 donor doesn't exempt you from this rule nor has this ever been the case.

However, there are other rules on Sythe, such as not being allowed to report direct competition to attempt to ruin or damage their business. This is the case here, which puts the staff team in a difficult spot between allowing users to break the rules or punishing them accordingly. We will punish the users accordingly due to the rampant abuse of auto bumpers. However, we will not be handling any more of these reports from this particular user for any more abuse, as it is quite clear he is trying to take advantage to boost his own sales.

therefore as this is first offense the following punishment will be enforced:

1st offense: Infraction and a 24-hour lock of the offending thread

Also final note, these reports should be going through post report system and not the report section.