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deleting sells or wanted posts?
- Thread starter LIVELY
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RbrtAWhyt
Well-known member
Excellent idea...
gatewaysysop
Well-known member
I'll second this, I think it would be very useful in the classified section.
Tatsuya
Well-known member
Not a bad idea if mods/admins are willing to keep track of deleted threads in case of scams and open transactions. I'm fine either way though. It ain't broke so a fix ain't necessary, that kinda thing.
spongerich
Well-known member
I find the completed sales to be extremely useful in keeping track of prices when buying and selling.
When I sell, I try to keep the price there when I edit the listing to show it as sold.
Some of the stuff that's bought and sold here is really hard to find elsewhere. I think it's nice to know what it's going for.
I'd like to see a way to flag the topic as 'sold', but editing the subject line works too.
When I sell, I try to keep the price there when I edit the listing to show it as sold.
Some of the stuff that's bought and sold here is really hard to find elsewhere. I think it's nice to know what it's going for.
I'd like to see a way to flag the topic as 'sold', but editing the subject line works too.
afazz
Well-known member
I agree 100% with spongerich, and I like his idea of flagging as "sold." I use old ads to check market prices, and even to see how often things come up for sale. If I'm looking to buy a specific tool and searching reveals zero archived FS threads, then I usually give up and buy new instead of waiting around.
tool whore
Banned
I agree with everyone who posted before me, with a twist.
Recently, there was a scam played out here and on pirate4x4 by a user. He would/could manipulate the ads after the money was rec'd and the mods couldnt/wouldnt put it back immediately. So while the complaints were piling up the scammer was basically being 'supported' by the forum system as it is. Caveat: Google caches everything for a long time. IDK how long, but for a long time. So to the people who dont want the ads to be removed, they CAN be found even after deleting or editing to 'kkkkkkk'.
On the other hand, it is a PITA to search for say 'MAC Tools' and find ten posts of only sold items. Why return sold items? Personally, I dont see a use for that in a FS/FT forum. Some have said it is about research, but I think there is/could be a better solution. I think the majority of people searching the classifieds are trying to buy or sell, not research. I have been wrong once, or at least I thought I was. Turned out I was right. (Sarcasm).
I'm not anti-research but I think there could be either a flag for sold, or edit the post as has been suggested. I realize alot of sellers do this, but many dont. The reason for me posting this is to suggest a policy change. I've done it elsewhere and get the 'if it aint broke, dont fix it' line. To me it is broke. It works but not efficiently. If you search my posts, you'll find my diatribe on the subject and a mod that disagrees. My .02
Hope I didnt offend anyone.
Recently, there was a scam played out here and on pirate4x4 by a user. He would/could manipulate the ads after the money was rec'd and the mods couldnt/wouldnt put it back immediately. So while the complaints were piling up the scammer was basically being 'supported' by the forum system as it is. Caveat: Google caches everything for a long time. IDK how long, but for a long time. So to the people who dont want the ads to be removed, they CAN be found even after deleting or editing to 'kkkkkkk'.
On the other hand, it is a PITA to search for say 'MAC Tools' and find ten posts of only sold items. Why return sold items? Personally, I dont see a use for that in a FS/FT forum. Some have said it is about research, but I think there is/could be a better solution. I think the majority of people searching the classifieds are trying to buy or sell, not research. I have been wrong once, or at least I thought I was. Turned out I was right. (Sarcasm).
I'm not anti-research but I think there could be either a flag for sold, or edit the post as has been suggested. I realize alot of sellers do this, but many dont. The reason for me posting this is to suggest a policy change. I've done it elsewhere and get the 'if it aint broke, dont fix it' line. To me it is broke. It works but not efficiently. If you search my posts, you'll find my diatribe on the subject and a mod that disagrees. My .02
Hope I didnt offend anyone.
spongerich
Well-known member
I agree with everyone who posted before me, with a twist.
Recently, there was a scam played out here and on pirate4x4 by a user. He would/could manipulate the ads after the money was rec'd and the mods couldnt/wouldnt put it back immediately. So while the complaints were piling up the scammer was basically being 'supported' by the forum system as it is. Caveat: Google caches everything for a long time. IDK how long, but for a long time. So to the people who dont want the ads to be removed, they CAN be found even after deleting or editing to 'kkkkkkk'.
On the other hand, it is a PITA to search for say 'MAC Tools' and find ten posts of only sold items. Why return sold items? Personally, I dont see a use for that in a FS/FT forum. Some have said it is about research, but I think there is/could be a better solution. I think the majority of people searching the classifieds are trying to buy or sell, not research. I have been wrong once, or at least I thought I was. Turned out I was right. (Sarcasm).
I'm not anti-research but I think there could be either a flag for sold, or edit the post as has been suggested. I realize alot of sellers do this, but many dont. The reason for me posting this is to suggest a policy change. I've done it elsewhere and get the 'if it aint broke, dont fix it' line. To me it is broke. It works but not efficiently. If you search my posts, you'll find my diatribe on the subject and a mod that disagrees. My .02
Hope I didnt offend anyone.
If everyone could agree and follow a few simple guidelines it would be pretty simple.
Start For Sale ads with FS:
Start Wanted to buy's with WTB:
Edit FS ads to add SOLD to the subject like.
Makes a search really simple since you can easily include/exclude whatever terms you wish. Of course, with people coming and going frequently, it's probably never gonna happen. Same with asking the moderators to try to keep up.
Honestly, there aren't so many ads that I think it's really a problem. I tend to assume that if an ad hasn't been updated or bumped in a month or two, it's probably gone... of course, that's not always the case. I've listed a hand full of small things and after a few weeks of no interest, just let the ad fall to the bottom of the queue.