There’s been a uptick in sales posts that refer buyers to websites that are not from the sub. This has in turn created some confusion and annoyance for some community members that would like to use their own website for sales. So let’s talk about why we have a rule in place that states no off-site sales.
Our community is built on comradery. People interacting here creates buy-in and trust on a platform that can often be rife with scammers and bad actors. People know this all to well and can be hesitant to trust in the process that we’ve put into place as moderators. Like all of the rules in the sub, no off-site sales keeps the interaction between two people. This interaction encourages the use of transaction scoring to ensure that people are using the sub with respect. This allows others to see and trust that a buyer or seller is legitimate. Off-site sales hinder this because there is no record of the sale.
On the flip side, it can be troublesome for vendors, especially for larger ones due to taxes and large inventories- not to mention a streamlined process. The mod group has been debating on how we can continue to keep this an even playing field for everyone. So here are some best practices and new additions.
-Off-site sales are still prohibited. If you make a post and want to use your website, please refer the buyer to your website via DM after a buyer has put a BIN into the post. This way the transaction can be tracked.
-For all vendors large and small, we are now opening up Farmer’s Market Sundays where these standard rules will not a apply. You can post your website and advertise unabated. This gives the largest of the vendors a chance to make sales when it’s impossible to post everything they currently have on sale.
If you have any thoughts, questions, or concerns please have a civil discussion below so we can get community feedback for upcoming changes to sub dynamics. Thank you very much for your commitment to the success of the sub!
We have on-boarded a new bot that should help expedite Trade confirmations. A Trade as it will be known from here on out, is any trade or sale done on this sub. This is the same bot that many trading subs are using and although its not perfect, it will help keep things tidy and the mods focused on what matters most: posts, comments and modmail.
As you know there is no longer a feedback thread, going forward anyone who had a "Trusted Vendor" user flair will start with +10 confirmations. Everyone else will start at 0-9 confirmations (whatever you had previously). Not everyone is going to be happy about this change, I understand, but we had to start from somewhere and there is no perfect solution. The good news is now you can get a trade confirmation by buying too! Both buyers and sellers will get credit for the trade if they initiate the feedback as shown below.
Here is the new Tiered User flairs that will be automatically tracked and assigned by the bot:
Before I tell everyone how this bot works please take a second to understand this very strict rule: ANYONE MAKING ANY ATTEMPT AT A FRAUDULENT CONFIRMATION OR ANY MANIPULATION OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE BANNED ON THE SPOT.
Now that we got the ugly stuff out of the way here is how the bot works as copied from another sub that has a similar bot from the same dev (BIG thanks to u/regexr):
Feedback
A user can get trade feedback with the following process:
Users A and B complete their trades following all of the sub rules. (It does not matter who A and B are. Either one could be the person making the post, and the other someone commenting on the post).
Once the trade is complete, User A makes a top level comment (new comment) on the original post tagging both the user they worked with and u/Tricho_Overlord.
User B replies to that comment with their feedback.
u/Tricho_Overlord picks up the interaction and gives credit to both users, changing their flair accordingly and leaves a comment indicating as such.
If User A messes up their top level comment, u/Tricho_Overlord will do its best to notify User A.
There are automatic checks in the code to detect anyone trying to cheat the system. If anyone is found trying to circumvent the system, they will be issued a permanent ban.
The bot required that the OP of the post it is being tagged in is either you or your trade partner. DO NOT DELETE POSTS otherwise you will NOT be able to use that post to confirm a trade.
Feedback Checking
Using this link, you can send a message to u/Tricho_Overlord, asking for the feedback of any given user. It will tell you the following:
The number of transactions that person has done
The people they have traded with (and how many transactions those people have)
A link to the thread for each successful trade
Lastly, this bot is also onr/cactiexchangeasu/cacti_overlordAND the confirmations in that sub (which is generally for all cacti not just trichos like this sub) absolutely count towards the same user flair. So on both subs your user flair will remain the same!
Please feel free to direct any technical questions to the moderators using modmail.
If you notice any odd behavior from the bot, please let us know! If you have any other questions or comments please leave below but keep in mind this is a thankless and time consuming volunteer job, please take it easy on us we really are trying to do better for everyone and by everyone while remaining as open of a market as we possibly can be. Have a great rest of the year!
This guy created a fake account of well known Spik_n_spinez and trying to scam people. Luckily I've been in this business for 6 years and not only I know most people in this community, unfortunately I've also seen lots of scammers too. Make sure the DM you receive comes from Spik_n_spinez (double check the ID).
Dropping tons more genetics all 8-10" mids/terminated tips (some tips), shipping is $10/box as always and we aim to fit as much as we can per box. The idea is to get as many genetics in as many hands as possible for as cheap as possible (sorry cannot choose which one it will get too confusing).
In order of the video:
Yowie, Austraillian pachanoi made famous by its two downward spines: SIX available for $29 each
Torres y Torres, a popular pachanoi spread around by sacred succulents: SIX available for $23 each
Soozy (CHONK), a spineless found in socal: SIX available for $18 each
Chavin de Huantar OP (SEXY CHONK), a chavin herbalist field collected seed grown long spine pachanoi that easily balds at the top: FOUR available for $36 each
Psychonaut/Psycho0 bridgesii from austrailia that gets very glaucous blue and can get funky: FOUR available for $27 each
Bertha x (Super pedro x J3), my CHONK of a lumpy stand that gets weird and has huge areole spacing: SIX available for $29 each
Aka Brians blue skies 💙 8 inch pup cut to order. Asking 65 shipped to your door ! If you like short spines, seagulls, and the color of the sky this ones for you !! ✨️ I can accept cash app or PayPal. Thanks for looking and have a great day 😊
This is an extremely fast growing, yet skinny bridge (only about 1 inch in diameter) that seems to have an endless capability of pushing out pups.
Originally sourced from [u/Van-Mango](u/Van-Mango) as a dichot cutting, I now have 11 pups growing and decided it was time to cut the two main columns. The last two pics are from his mother plants.
Cuttings offered are in the first two slides. Grown outdoors in Southern California sun with natural blemishes. Needs a couple days to callous.
This is a super fun clone. Gets very notchy and slightly melty once mature. Rooted on some thick Sun Goddess and will push quickly under the right care.
**Cash App preferred, but I can also take Venmo or Paypal F&F. 10% OFF applied to your total if bundling and shipping more than one of my listings. My ability to help with pricing or holding any items is circumstantial, but I will help when I can, so don't be afraid to ask if necessary. Feel free to shoot me a DM if you are searching for anything specific, regardless of me having listed it in the past or not. I may surprise you, and I appreciate the engagement either way. Always willing to entertain your questions and provide more pics if ya need. Like many of you, I'm a one-man show with a full-time job and a family, so please allow me at least a week after purchase before you receive your tracking info.**
A popular clone with a heavy farina, gets quite notchy when mature. One of my favorites, and I'm obviously not alone there. A must-have for any collection, and it stands out pretty unmistakably with how blue it gets, especially after some rain or watering.
**Cash App preferred, but I can also take Venmo or Paypal F&F. 10% OFF applied to your total if bundling and shipping more than one of my listings. My ability to help with pricing or holding any items is circumstantial, but I will help when I can, so don't be afraid to ask if necessary. Feel free to shoot me a DM if you are searching for anything specific, regardless of me having listed it in the past or not. I may surprise you, and I appreciate the engagement either way. Always willing to entertain your questions and provide more pics if ya need. Like many of you, I'm a one-man show with a full-time job and a family, so please allow me at least a week after purchase before you receive your tracking info.**
Seed grown Misplant genetics
Slightly dehydrated due to growth being focused on basal pups
Will need a week to callous, can dust with sulfur/rooting hormone upon request
Lower 48 only
I’m selling a tip cutting of RS0006 “Nick Sands” bridgesii. It’s a little over a foot long 🌭 and has some nice roots pushing through thanks to Honeybear.
You pay $35 plus calculated pirate ship. I’ll toss a freebie in as well.
The background per Third Eye Forest’s site “Nicholas Sand was a cult figure known in the psychedelic community for his work as a clandestine chemist from 1966 to 1996 for the Brotherhood of Eternal Love. Nick used to live in a rented house in Marin County, California. He made frequent trips to his other residence in Peru. His landlord in California wanted to drive him out of his Marin house in order to raise the rent. So while Nick was in Peru his landlord broke into his house, stole his money and threw his cactus down the back hill. Some were managed to be saved and introduced as RS0006. It can sometimes grow semi Monstrose and melty.”
Pachanoi grown from seed imported from Ecuador. (See last pic.) The seeds were colected in Cuenca, a city in southern Ecuador’s Andes mountains. Awesome pheno. Free shipping with $60 BIN
Dragons Toe is an Australian Bridgesii that loves to get funky and melty, and very blue with indoor growth! Has been one of my favorite bridges lately and the largest piece I’ve grown so far.
Grown mainly indoors. Will likely lose some blue color if grown in full sun
10+ inch piece, near flawless, healthy and ready to go!
Asking $130 + 🚢 calculated by location.
Combine with my other offerings or ISOs for combined shipping!
