Hey guys, I am new to Framework and the community so apologies if this is not the right place to make this post.
I bought a Framework laptop 13 AMD 7640U and am very happy with it. However, I thought that this would come with the 2nd gen keyboard. I also ordered with the gray bezel however it looks more like white and therefore I would like to switch it to a black bezel.
I wanted to first make a post on the marketplace see if anyone has either of these and is willing to sell them before I go and buy them brand new, but it seems as of 9 days ago that posting in the community has been restricted and requires increased trust level but it is not specified how to increase your trust level.
Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Currently, the community market only allows listings for selling things. Want to buy posts are not allowed but weāre allowing trades for now. As for trust level, you can increase that by interacting with the community. This includes reading posts, posting comments, and liking comments.
Iām a bona-fide purchaser of a Framework 13. I havenāt had a need to use the community forum before, other than that Iād like to sell my Framework 13. It would certainly be a lot more useful to allow people to post āFor Saleā items if they have actually purchased a Framework from the company in the past, rather than a vague āyou have to read / post / interact on the forumā to use this benefit.
I second this. Iām in a similar situation and it feels kinda weird to now have to post or reply to be able to use the community market. It would be cool, if there was another way to certify yourself as a framework customer.
Other options for selling laptops, parts or other items:
Ebay, quite a few frameworks are there at any given time now. As well as parts and currently even items like keyboard switch components and replacement SMD mainboard connectors.
A search for laptops, attempting to filter out parts:
Use a safe payment method if buying or selling outside of places like ebay. PayPal āGoods and servicesā option, (not āSending to a friend") is what Iāve used. With the PayPal funds coming from a credit card, if you have one that adds an additional level of protection.
Zelle is not safe. Venmo and Apple Pay are not safe either, last I heard. Unless theyāve changed, their user agreements say they are not for commercial use or personal sales. They will not help you if someone mails you a box of rocks.
You seem to have thought of a good workaround for finding a replacement part thats within permitted rules
Since the whole selling point of these computers revilves around being built in a modular mannee to allow for upgrades and maintenance with the obvious bonuses of reduced costs compared to being forced to buy a complete new computer and the associated E waste involved which is wasteful and toxicā¦
It seems to my limited intelligence that swapping or buying unwanted or surplus components from other owners might be intrinsic to the sustainability goals of this system?
Wouldnt it be nice if
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Manufactured items in future were designed to enable interchangeability of parts ?
Upgrade or replace a single part in all electronic or mechanical itemsā¦ā¦
Hi I would like to post a topic in the community market and I can see that I have the needed stats to be TL2 , but it still says basic. Are you able to help? @Eagle
Yeah, itās a barrier of entry in two ways. Either you might be trying to get your numbers up too fast, or you just need to get off the forum for a bit! Touch grass.
I am not one to talk, donāt look at my stats please. Coincidently, I just today re-gained trust lvl 3, Regular. That a cue to locate the nearest grass, asap.
donāt look at my stats please. 
Coincidently, I just today re-gained trust lvl 3, Regular. That a cue to locate the nearest grass, asap.