selling of finds on dw site

[wayne]

the selling of detecting finds on the dw site,can only send out the wrong message about the integrity of dw wales.
what do you think?

[handyman [Alan}]

totally agree with the comment wayne, in my honest opinion, those that abuse this site in that way, should be barred.

[Chef Geoff]

I've never seen any for sale on here?

[handyman [Alan}]

there was one item just recently

[Roman (Ray)]

i must state ive never seen any either.
ray.

[Chef Geoff]

Alan if you mean the Patera then you'll find that comes with an original bill of sale. I fully agree that selling of finds on this particular site is not something I would like to see happen, but as to second generation finds um? Difficult one to police. Should we ban Neil's add to buy gold or any posts regarding beach found gold which hints at it being sold? or even any posts that speculate on an items worth.
The "Darkside" ie detectornet have even banned any reference to finds on ebay and I don't think we want to aspire to be like them, even if only because Tweed wouldn't suit you and I look stupid in a twin set

[nfl]

if nobody has sold any finds on this site that means theres a niche in the market ,,where do i set up my stall 

[Napoleon]

     should we open a big market Nfl? we going to be on the bad book lol , serious i havent seen anyone selling finds on here till date so no need to worry , i think DW members will not do that  .

[Meatslicer]

I wouldnt want to sell any of my finds, despite my missus saying I need to show some profit from my hobby considering how much it has cost me so far!

Most of mine are fragmentary anyway so wouldnt be of interest to collectors.

I have just had a find taken for treasure but it is a fragment of a silver gilt fitting so again would not be colllectable.

I have a lovely collection of lead strips for sale if anyone wants them, about 3 kilos so far and counting.

Eric

[Jeb]

Geoff wrote,..... " The "Darkside" ie UKdetectornet have even banned any reference to finds on ebay and I don't think we want to aspire to be like them."

I WONDER WHY they`ve done that
It wouldn`t be that one of the Admin ,Peter Twin `s  now an Archaeologist  by any chance is it ??  .
 Its coming to something when an "Arkie" is allowed to be an Admin on a Metal detectorist forum  isn`t it ??   SCANDALOUS !!!

 Whatever next, Ex cons on the board of the Police Federation maybe ?  
OR Ex Russian defected spys, allowed to join MI6 ?

 I don`t have a problem with selling finds.  Its NOT against the law and its certainly not anyones business what the finder does with his finds once they`ve been recorded.

 If were going to go down the line where we "know" the selling of finds happens, but were just not going to let it happen on here for the "moralistic " sake of it, just to make us look whiter than white,in the Arkies eyes,  then arn`t we fooling no one but ourselves ?  Why appease these Arkies  ? 
What  do we gain by it ?  Nothing. Because for every inch you give the Archaeologists ,time has proved  they want a mile in return.
 Appeasement never works.  I sell my finds and I believe if EVERYONE was honest  ,you`d find A LOT DO also.  Lets not get into the porky Pie slot for the sake of "looking good ,for the sake of looking good " to appease the Arkies  eh ?



 Wayne wrote,.... " can only send out the wrong message about the integrity of dw wales."


Ah! but on who`s standard of INTEGRITY are we working to then ??
My standard might be up there to me , but down there to some one else.
 Waynes and the Handyman [Alans], might be up there to them , but down there to me ? So who`s right ? who`s wrong ? Who decides who`s standards, is the right standards for ones own actions or on here even ?
 But once "one persons " standards ,such as selling Metal detecting finds on a Metal detecting forum become swayed by Arkie appeasement . Then! were in big trouble, because all we do then ,is go down the same road as UKDN and be following the Arkie influenced path of the Admin on UKDN. 
 

[shunggav]

what a crock of sh*t, if u want to sell finds then do so as long as they have been flo, i cant see its hurting anyone if u dont like it dont look it says under neath "stuff for sale" there is plenty more other topics to look at

[dances with badgers]

i agree with gav,if you are going to sell them anyway,what is wrong with offering them to site members first.
 people buying gold on here so whats the hang up

[shunggav]

i agree with gav,if you are going to sell them anyway,what is wrong with offering them to site members first.
 people buying gold on here so whats the hang up

and at least you know ur finds are stay in this country not sent to america as posable if u stick them on e bay

[dances with badgers]

whats wrong with givin peeps first refusal?

[Chef Geoff]

He he hahaha . Best can of worms I've seen opened on here for ages
I do have to agree in principle with Jeb, (though I would love to play him a bit because he is good fun lol).
It is hypocritical of the vast majority to gasp and shade their eyes to protect themselves from the offence of finds actually being sold. Because most of us have sold finds, I have on many occasions and I'm not to proud to admit that most times it was due to need rather than greed.
If we are honest with ourselves, and others, if you went out tomorrow and found a mid-to-high range gold coin, about £1200, would you not be thinking about what you would be doing with the money?
So horror of horrors the question is not morals in themselves but what price we sell those morals for, because those finds that we would  want to sell because of their higher price, are exactly the ones that are rarer and by extension more historically valuable and shouldn't be sold..........catch 22 hu

Right back to the forum selling My objection to selling of finds on a forum (not that I think it would happen) is for the very same reason that pre mid 1980? you couldn't buy a pint of cider in the majority of pubs and never in the lounge.................It invited the wrong clientèle as it would on here, the world and his wife and their dealer would be selling things.  And as soon as the first dodgy find (Nighthawked) came to light it would be game over as a site, so it's best not to even start down that road but the only policing we need is lots of hope and common sense from the membership.