Dibs is sh~@t

Dibs isn't shit if people are sensible about it. I've dibsed loads of stuff on here and elsewhere. You follow with a PM, swap details, send money and that's it. I think it's a really good system and personally haven't seen it abused. I've bought and sold five or six items on here since the new year and other stuff elsewhere, and none of them have gone wrong. Maybe someone should add to the newbies info something about how it works. I'm sure I'm not the only person on here who thinks it's a useful way of buying and selling stuff. Maybe we should just add, "Don't dibs if you haven't got cash or aren't sure if it's what you want."

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