For Sale section split - Priced / offers

[haro-os-boy]

As it says, split the For Sale section in two:

For Sale - Priced

For Sale - offers

Discuss?

Bru 

[selfpreservation]

ffs ive already got rsa from un necessary clicking from wanted trade and selling as for offers ebay it you fools 

[danny silverstreak]

good idea brucie

[Waxintaxin]

Yea like that , all this offers stuff LMFAO

Seriously , good idea like that , you know what to expect when you enter , and if it aint got a price its moved to the offers area. more transparent 

Rich

[LXIX]

 

[MartyC]

Good call, would make it easier for all 

[mightynimrod]

Personally i think you should have a price check section and a "for sale" section

Then there's no confusion.

All posts should have a price or be deleted.

[dj_benice]

I like ya thinkin Bru 

[theRuler]

don't split the for sale section

if an item is priced or up for offer it is still technically "for sale"

[mightynimrod]

don't split the for sale section

if an item is priced or up for offer it is still technically "for sale"

Do you not think that "offers" is too vague though???

I can offer a tin of beans for something - and lets face it there are posts offering as much.

I reckon a hard fast rule of prices and prices only would clear a lot of confusion up.

A price check section would clear up any confusion as to an items worth.

offers leads to an ebay scenario.


Just my 2p worth

[theRuler]

items for "offer" is not great but you can't ban them completely, as sometimes, offers is the only way. sometimes!

[dj_benice]

don't split the for sale section

if an item is priced or up for offer it is still technically "for sale"

Do you not think that "offers" is too vague though???

I can offer a tin of beans for something - and lets face it there are posts offering as much.

I reckon a hard fast rule of prices and prices only would clear a lot of confusion up.

A price check section would clear up any confusion as to an items worth.

offers leads to an ebay scenario.


Just my 2p worth

Who is going to actually supply price check information, what about market variation, also only good for stuff that comes up regular where market price can be gauged?  You can say ebay these items but then where does that leave the ethos of keeping it RAD and tryna hook up our guys? Not lookin for an argument just see fundamental flaws in the price check section, relies too much on people being willing to help (not just their mates) and a good degree of honesty, who polices the police etc........  

peace n love

[mightynimrod]

items for "offer" is not great but you can't ban them completely, as sometimes, offers is the only way. sometimes!

Ive been a memboer of a well known hardware site forum for years, and their members market has only "for sale" "price check" and "wanted" sections in there.

They don't tolerate offers at all, leaving that for ebay.

I realise that hardware and bmx's are fundamentally different in price ethics.

I also realise that the trade section works well on here so no probs with that.

The problem within the "for sale" section arises when offers are asked for.

If there's a hard and fast price put down in the for sale section i belive it'd work better , rad members have the right to offer as near to that as possible - they don't have to buy.

It works soooo much better than "offers" within a for sale environment.


All im saying is that if the seller puts a price down then rad members will either pay it or they wont - simple as really.

[dj_benice]

Get what your saying, but,  just supposing a member on here requests summat, owner of said item doesn't know what value is nor does anyone else so gets thrown on the bay wth a fair chance that all that needed on here will lose out to a last minute deep pocketed sniper?

[mightynimrod]

Get what your saying, but,  just supposing a member on here requests summat, owner of said item doesn't know what value is nor does anyone else so gets thrown on the bay wth a fair chance that all that needed on here will lose out to a last minute deep pocketed sniper?

Thats why a price check section would be a good idea.

The more educated members could then come in and help - i used to with hardware.

I know you get the old saying "somethings worth what someone is prepared to pay for it"

But then it comes down to common sense from the seller.

[dj_benice]

And i am saying it doesn't see the profile neck on ebay   what happened to common sense and the experienced members then?  Look not gonna fall out or waste masses of time when we clearly have differing standpoints.  I think you will find that more and more users start putting things onto the bay and when members PM for a price will be told sorry gonna let it run/don't know value and those that find offers annying will find all the bay links equally annoying.  Nuff said, I thought it was a good idea as it stood Bru, if they leave it as is then we will all know the answer in time

[theRuler]

what the for sale section really needs is no non-bmx items

[TrickyDicky]

I did ask the Admins about this, but only in relation to the splitting out of non-BMX. Up to Dave and Billy ultimately, but whatever we do it needs to be simple and easy to administer.

[theRuler]

probably just easier to bung anything non-bmx in the "lounge"

[LucyLastic]

The more educated members could then come in and help - i used to with hardware.

That would be good, like Antiques Roadshow experts for BMX   

[theRuler]

we'll get this dude in then

[mightynimrod]

And i am saying it doesn't see the profile neck on ebay   what happened to common sense and the experienced members then?  Look not gonna fall out or waste masses of time when we clearly have differing standpoints.  I think you will find that more and more users start putting things onto the bay and when members PM for a price will be told sorry gonna let it run/don't know value and those that find offers annying will find all the bay links equally annoying.  Nuff said, I thought it was a good idea as it stood Bru, if they leave it as is then we will all know the answer in time

See what ya mean totally

Just giving my experience from another forum that works.

Might not work on here as the items are 20+ years old in a lot of cases but it was just a thought.

Perhaps a poll might be a good idea.??

LMFAO at that geezer man/woman thing

He's just wierd   

Hang on though - he might just fit in 

[dj_benice]

we'll get this dude in then

not the scary transsexual  

[Waxintaxin]

offers
for sale

simple no administering

and everyone knows what to expect , and transparent , its says offers ffs wht did you expect

save a laod of potential bad feeling and argy bargy

Rich

[LXIX]

sure offers are usualy for somthing that is worth alot of money, the only way to determine the market value is to do a  completed items listing and then round it up and make your offer its not hard