Hey gang,

I've been checking the 'classifieds' section and I have one comment to make:

If you want to sell an item, PUT A PRICE!!!

This is a friendly (mostly collectors-only) board. If you want to entertain offers, then I suggest to use this link instead: http://www.ebay.ca

Most of you are 'doing it right', but those 'best offers' are annoying...

I suggest to the moderators that all "no price" for sale ads should be deleted.

My week's ranting is done

Have a nice weekend!  


Frogdude

Agreed~!

Anthony Stebel

I have the same sentiments - whenever I read an ad with a best offer, I just go on to the next one.  Often there isn't enough of a description or pictures to figure out a fair price anyway.

The old classifieds had a stuck thread that said all ads must have a price (can also have obo), preferably a picture and city location.

I agree with Frosken - no price, then zap the ad

Gary

Dito : How can a seller expect an offer from a potential buyer about an unseen bearly described machine ?
Most of the time its a knock at the door to see how much it might be worth a stupid price game. I always ignore posts like that.Zap

Pour moi, avec un prix ou pas je m'en cal***!!!! Si je voie quelque chose qui m'interesse, je prend contact avec la personne concernée......Désolé de vous contrarier!!!

OK... this is how I feel about it...

I don't like those adds any more than you do... In fact, they do infuriate me... I hate it when I look in the paper for houses for the hell of it and never find the price with the pics and description...

But the fact of the matter is this. If I start cutting posts because of one thing, I am going to have to start cutting posts because of other reasons eventually... and so we end up having CENSORSHIP, which I do not want to do.

I want to keep this a "free" site, in the sense that you are free to post anything you like (I deal with the money... but that is another posting... ) We have posted a sticky post indicating that it is preferable to have a description, a price, a location and some pics on every add, and that is pretty much as far as I will go. I will not bend you people to my rules... it is YOUR site.

As for complaints, keep em coming... that is how the site will get better. Some people b**** about no price being listed... some b**** about the lack of pics... If you have a problem with an add, you can always PM or email the person in question and ask for a better ad...it is your right...exert it!!! Worse case scenario, email ME... I could offer a suggestion then myself.

I will look into putting that Sticky thread in all sections of the new classifieds in the meantime...

Ian

hey!

I'm back.... here comes the guy who delete treads who dont go by the famous sticky post

















































































just joking today... but watch out!

OK...Now all the Classifieds sections have the rules into the top post. No one can miss that.

You all been warned... read the Sticky post about classifieds and try to go by that rules.


It is not that hard... c'mon... Don't make me kill posts because of this.

they were good ... and now we can't even reply to them.
How soon till you start charging to post 'em ? ...

umm... I think Steph made it clear that in the new classifieds you can't reply...

See the sticky post here http://archive.maaca.org/s107351202.onlinehome.us/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b=sales,m=1107384956

See the last post here http://archive.maaca.org/s107351202.onlinehome.us/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1107441813


.... there is no charge to post them....LMAO

Beeing able to reply to or modify our own thread would be nice thou... to change price, mark as sold, etc...

You should be able to edit delete your own post. I just tried it.

No doubts you did it "Only administrators may reply to threads on this board."

Quoted from ssimard

No doubts you did it "Only administrators may reply to threads on this board."

... I meant I did create a new post and edit then delete the post!

if you can't modify or delete your OWN posts in Classifieds please PM Macphreak

Quoted from Mrhide

they were good ... and now we can't even reply to them.
How soon till you start charging to post 'em ? ...

Sorry, you can't reply in the new classifieds, to make it easier to find things. As for modifying your own post to change an item or announce that item is sold, we will speak to MacPhreak about it (PM me Steph...).

...As for your other statement, we have always emphasized that we function on DONATIONS... we do not charge anything, nor have we ever, nor will we be doing so in the near future. All donations collected are used to run the site, and whatever surplus is collected in a bank account (for which I pay the service charges, I don't use the money from the site...) and will be used for a charity event for the Montreal Children's Hospital. We all donate our time to help run the site... ask MacPhreak...

We always want to leave it as a fun, FREE site... as in no cost to you... We have no plans to charge anybody in the future. Keep on enjoying it. All the associated costs for the site, the meetings and the tee-shirts before sale were assumed by myself and a few appreciated contributors. Please feel free to join the appreciated group of donors.

Ian

I am happy to see that spirit Ian and sorry to come on like an arse about it.

Thank you for the site, it's a nice place to meet locals.

I also have a comment to make on the new classifieds section....

Why must the categories be classified into such small compartments?  Typically, I like to scan all new entries since I collect both Video and Pinball stuff.  The new setup does not give a a good method of doing this.  Since I have dial-up internet, it has become too time consuming to check all of the catagories.  I am certain, I will miss an opportunity as a result.

Can a "Check all" option also be made available so the classifieds can be searched in chronological order instead of by "type".

erdna