This is becoming a big enough problem that I feel the need to make a post about it.
I want to reiterate that our prizes are NOT FOR RESALE!
We are trying to help people get items they really want on their MAIN ACCOUNTS. If you want an item that we are offering for prize or for giveaway only to resell it or to have on an extra account, then please do not participate!
We know, we can sell it for more. If that were our goal we would.
Lately I have seen several of the items we have given away up for sale. Some for $600sd.
IF IT IS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT YOU ARE RESELLING OUR PRIZES, YOU WILL NO LONGER BE PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR GIVEAWAYS OR COMPS, SORRY.
Thank you for following our rules :)
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Same as Venus
I agree with Venus! :)
I understand you. It's very unfair when people take part in giveaways, just to resell. Just like Venus, I resell some items, but not that from your comps\giveaways. You give great chance to get some really expensive clothes for much smaller prices. I only bid that ones I really want and hope that others will be fair to.
You are right it is so selfish and unfair to resell the items that you get here -.-
I'm glad that you instituted this rule. It's a shame that it came to that. It's so unfair to those who truly want the item to have the winner just turn around and sell it.
You are completely right @Emorox4eva/Jenna!!
I only enter in the giveaways/auctions/competitions for items that I want to my main account, even though there are lots of items that you put here in giveaways or auctions that I would love to have in my other accounts, but as the rules always be to don't resell the item I never entered in anything that was not for my main account.
It is terrible sad and dishonest if someone who win something in raffles or auctions here are reselling the items, you always said that the items were not to resell, in every post you made, right?
It is really a shame!!
This rule has always been a part of our guidelines. I post at the top of all posts and it is in the rules. People were just not seeing it or ignoring it. It is sad as it ends up ruining things for everyone else. Same with the people entering our comps under more than one account pretending to be 2 different people.
My sentiments exactly and I really appreciate that youfollow our rules :) Thank you!
Some people seems to be "blind". As you know, I put some "lenient" rules at the comments at USD because we can not read the comments that really have something interesting on it and many people still persist in post a lot of things that we ask to don't be posted, right? I have seen people with the same IP and 2 or more accounts at disquss and they start argument one with other, lol, why they have to do this kind of things?
So right Jenna! if people do that for their selfish motives then it is not fair on the people who really want certain items for themselves! People need to respect these rules -.-
that's an awful thing to do. it's a simple rule to follow , ingoring this and making a profit from the giveaway's and auctions in which you put money and time to organise it's just unacceptable
totally totally totally agree , we only have to participate for clothes that really want ,coz this kind of person take the chance for who really want :(
i support you jenna 100%
*Agreed*
I agree with you. Such people are acting dishonest, disrespectful. There are rules, and rules are meant to be followed. I understand the reason youre sad. I appreciate you for putting your effort into organising the giveaways.
The rules? Is this a repressive organization? C'mon! In my humble opinion, if you give something away or sell (because in the auctions we pay fair prices, and we should have the right of doing what we want once we buy the item) you shouldn't tell to that person what to do with it. That sounds repressive, excessive, cause it's not possible to control it. I mean, if you gave someone a piece of clothing for it's birthday, for example, would you tell him/her "wear it only for parties" or "don't lend it to anybody" or even "don't sell it"? I mean, who are you to control the use people do of what you give/sell? A cop? Adolf Hitler? Benito Mussolini? That's like condemning the other person to do what you want, not what he/she wants. My humble opinion, as I said. That's why I'm leaving this site. Really, when I saw the advert Jenna wrote in a post of USD, I thought it'd cool. But all that I found here is that only people who adulate the "headmaster", support and obey everything she says without expressing their very own opinion and giving constructive proposals and criticism, are the only ones who get something. Because I'm not a saint and anybody is here, and we all now most of you are here to get something, included myself. So why lying? Every criticism I made was not well received, so I made the best decision I could. Just want to let you all know what I think, don't need a debate over my opinion.
I agree with you Jenna it would very selfish and unfair to resell. :)
I must admit i am guilty of doing this only due to me being unaware of this rule, i won some shoes and i just thought id sell to get me a stardollers as i was after a piece of LE. Now I'm aware of this rule i feel awful for dong so! And completely regret it and took it down as soon as Jenna contacted me and deeply apologised.
Im so glad you have made this post so that others don't make the same mistake as i did! And if they are aware and continue to do so thats completely out of order and don't deserve to be part of the blog x
I kind of agree with you. You have a point. But remember, that Jenna could sell these items for a higher price if she wanted, yet she chooses to give it to US..
I don't really want to start a debate, but I need to express my opinion about your comment. I think that items you win in giveaways shouldn't be meant for resale as normally there are more than one or two interested persons and giving it away to one of them means that other person that really wants it can't get it. It'd be really selfish to take items away from people who really want them for themselves to sell it for a higher price in order to get stardollars. It's not about control over what people do with their items, it's about being fair (at least I would do that).
About the adulating... Come on. If Jenna gets support it's because she works really hard and she acts nicely to other people. I don't have any complaints about her, but that doesn't mean I "obey" what she says or that I don't express my own opinion. It seems that sometimes some of you forget that Stardoll is a virtual game, I wouldn't waste my time adulating people to get a virtual gift that is totally useless. I'm not here to get anything, and any of you shouldn't. This is about having fun, real life is to worry about what we have or we have not!
Btw, not all the proposals I made were well received, but that totally won't stop me from expressing what I feel. I'd feel really weird if everyone agreed with me in everything, hehe :)
Actually in the auctions in general everyone is paying MUCH less than what they are going for in Starplaza. It is my blog, my rules and yes I can say whatever I want in order to keep it fair for everyone. I paid way more for these items then you are buying them for. If I wanted to sell it for a profit I could do that myself!!! If you don't agree with the rules don't participate. It's simple! You should leave this site you are UNGRATEFUL AND DISHONEST. I WAS NEVER GOING TO MENTION ANY NAMES, BUT YOU ARE ONE OF THE ONES CHEATING AND ENTERING UNDER 2 DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS! RENESMEECB AND LISSAPONS! You really made yourself look ignorant. Everyone here sees how you behave hun and sees that it is always people like you who ruin it for everyone. Please do NOT bother to return here under any of your identities. I can see that if you can't follow basic respectful rules, you will have trouble accomplishing anything in life.
Exactly. I don't want anyone's adulation. I am just trying to make it interesting for everyone and give people the opportunity to get some great prizes. It's suppose to be fun... But it is not fair to others like you say if the lose out on an item because another person just wants to resell them.
I appreciate everyone's comments and suggestions. Some I take, some I don't. I have been doing this for a long time and have learned what I like and don't like to do on the blog. I have to be careful what I do because there are so many dishonest people on here.
We all have different opinions. This is how I choose to run m blog. Everyone has the right to run their blog their own way.
Please do not feel bad if I don't use or agree with a suggestion you make. I appreciate it and want them to keep coming. :)
I appreciate the fact that you apologized and said you were not aware of the rule. You then removed it from the bazaar. Thank you :)
Lol that is crazy. We have some really bored people I guess or people looking for attention
Oh My go(aaa)d! :D I can't believe some one post such nonsense....
Well @Cat I am one of the first readers of this blog and I can assure you I'm not here to "get something"... Not all of us is like you :)
Oh, yes I almost forgot! Friendly advice don't waste to create a new account DISQUS show the IPs :)
As somebody has posted before - it's better to keep this reminder somewhere. I kind of understand that maybe somebody didn't know the rule and just decided to make some cash out of it but if you know the rules and you still decide to break them, that's pretty unfair. I mean, you really could just participate in every bidding post, get some pretty cool items and then sell them in the very next day. But as much as I agree to the rule about re-selling prizes, I must say that if the person turns out to not use the item in a long while, they should be able to sell it, or donate it back, for the better!
As much as I understand your point and I sort of agree with it, you should understand that it's nothing but a virtual item made out of pixels that you trade in for something to buy more pixels.
Yeah, it seems fair to those that want to sell it and can make profit out of it, but since these prizes are more like gifts not salaries. When Jenna gives stardollars as a prize, I think it just means ''buy whatever you want,you won/you did a good job'' unless stated otherwise - you should spend the cash on a certain brand items. It has been a rule before and nobody has had a problem with it, it seems.
But yes, I think that you should just follow the rules, even if you don't like them.
Oh no, how about this. Start your own blog. Make the rules the way you want them. Now watch the money you put into this game flow away to others that make profit off of your generosity. You may say that you don't care, but just wait until you have been doing this for years, like Jenna has. This blog has been running for years and, trust me, not everyone is here for the prizes, even though Jenna has said before that one of the main things about this blog are the competitions and prizes, and I have expressed my opinion before but that's her blog and she doesn whatever she wants. I've been here for years and I haven't really had a problem that was handed rudely.
your most welcome jenna, i honestly was a mistake and i feel awful for doing so x
I post it at the top of each giveaway and it is listed in our rules, but I will try and post it more often or permanently. That's what I said to one of the people to donate it back if unwanted. Also, of course I don't expect someone to keep it forever,. I am talking about people winning things with the main purpose to resell. If it's an item you really wan most people don't usually sell right away.
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