need to have a cars for sale section

[vr5speed]

need to put a cars for sale section on here to break up the parts for sale section so it has it on spot

[Troy711]

are you saying that we need to seperate cars and parts into 2 different for sale areas?

[1vngal]

I think thats what he's trying to get at....

Good idea though.

[Troy711]

sorry, but it has been suggested and denied so many times it isnt funny

[WILD VR CLUBBY]

why has it been denied it makes the site alot easyer to use and improves the chance of people actuly seling there cars coz more listings of cars are on the one page and no one looks at page 2-3 and 4 ect

[semi]

plus it makes it heaps easier to find stuff for sale

[Patrio7]

take a poll on it?

would i be able to ask why it was turned down x many times?

[Garth]

you may ask why it has been turned down.
2 main reasons,
1. the extra time it puts on the team here to keep a eye on it
2. we made it not to long ago, didnt make it visible for members to see. it clutters the forum, and just dont appear to belong anywhere on the forum as such.
while it is a good idea, it's just not practical.

[Lexx]

As impractical as it may be, I give up looking through the "For Sale" section on this forum.
If I'm looking for parts for my Commo, I really don't want to sift through ads selling cars and non Commo related items.
I would imagine you'd only have to add one section and rename the two existing ones..........

FOR SALE could become COMMODORES (or CARS) FOR SALE
SWAP/WANTED TO BUY/TRADE could become COMMODORE PARTS - SWAP/BUY/TRADE
Then you could just add the section EVERYTHING ELSE - NON COMMODORE RELATED ITEMS
But I would guess it's easier said than done. That's my 2c worth.

[Patrio7]

but in support of the single sale section, if people titled their threads properly and adheared to the posting guides ( as most try to ) it would reduce clutter considerably

[Troy711]

but in support of the single sale section, if people titled their threads properly and adheared to the posting guides ( as most try to ) it would reduce clutter considerably

i couldnt agree more. it pisses me off when someone posts a thread title like:

f.s: assorted parts
super low springs
or
Front Discs Dro17


i mean, what the hell do they think... if people cant work out exactly what you are trying to sell and what it suits they wont bother opening it.

[Lexx]

but in support of the single sale section, if people titled their threads properly and adheared to the posting guides ( as most try to ) it would reduce clutter considerably

True, but you still have to take the time to read each and every title to know what the thread is about. It would be alot easier to look for cars in the car section and parts in the parts section.

i mean, what the hell do they think... if people cant work out exactly what you are trying to sell and what it suits they wont bother opening it.

Agreed

[vr5speed]

i understand wat u mean i use 5-6 forums and they all have there own cars forsale section and is so much easyer to find parts i know of a few ppl who go to find parts and give up y not do a trail run and see wat ppl think of it. or put cars stolen and parts stolen as 1 section and that gives you a spare section to make as cars forsale section problem fixed no extra sections to watch/manage

[vr5speed]

so how bout that idea as there r only 10 or so threads in total in those sections so i see them as a waste of time

[vy_storm]

You might not see them as a waste of time, but the people who have used them to date have made use of them.

Its not the number of sub-forums that is the issue, its the sheer amount of posts made in the for sale section that require moderating, by making another section you are thereby relying on people to get their post in the right section to start with which creates another workload for the mods/admin to check and move posts around.

[Julie]

I personally think its fine how it is, considering jc's is a commodore forum and not a free classifieds website

[vy_storm]

That begs the question (i don't expect an answer), out of the for sale listings what percentage actually sold through JC? Me wonders whether any change is warranted?

[Lexx]

That begs the question (i don't expect an answer), out of the for sale listings what percentage actually sold through JC? Me wonders whether any change is warranted?

Nice attitude. You ever got "Salesperson of the Year"? You're definately a motivated ideas man.
Perhaps the "percentage actually sold through JC" would increase with a better layout for prospective buyers to look through, therefore increasing the membership due to popularity and ease of use??
However, as Julie said, this is a Commodore forum and not a classifieds website and these are just the forum users opinions and ideas.
Well, I'd love to stay, but I need parts for my Commo so I had better get over to the other forum to look for them. Bye now!!

[vy_storm]

Nice attitude. You ever got "Salesperson of the Year"? You're definately a motivated ideas man.
Perhaps the "percentage actually sold through JC" would increase with a better layout for prospective buyers to look through, therefore increasing the membership due to popularity and ease of use??
However, as Julie said, this is a Commodore forum and not a classifieds website and these are just the forum users opinions and ideas.
Well, I'd love to stay, but I need parts for my Commo so I had better get over to the other forum to look for them. Bye now!!

Hey, I'm all for new ideas and forward thinking, but am also one for picking all ideas to pieces. Ever heard of the phrase "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"? That one of my philosophies in my life outside of JC. I'd hate to see the above changes made and make bugger all difference to the way it is now and in the process create more un-necessary work for the people in the background here.

As you can see from some of the responses above, it has been looked into, and if there is overwhelming support from those who run the site I'm sure the ideas will be taken on board.

[Troy711]

JC is not big enough to warrent so many sub categories. its pointless seperating something which only gets (maybe) 10 new listings per day.


ebay links are also pissing me off and im seriously considering deleting all of them. if someone cant be bothered typing out their listing to comply with the site rules then why should they be able to post at all. it isnt hard, takes 5 minutes out of your day. a person shouldnt have to go to another site in order to obtain information which SHOULD be listed anyway

[minux]

Sorry but im with the original post here, a for sale section for everything and a for sale section for cars. Swaps, trades WTB's all go in the same category but post starts with WTB: blah blah blah.

LS1 does it and it works fine, you can browse cars and parts, they have no real issue there.

[WAGON MAN]

JC is not big enough to warrent so many sub categories. its pointless seperating something which only gets (maybe) 10 new listings per day.


ebay links are also pissing me off and im seriously considering deleting all of them. if someone cant be bothered typing out their listing to comply with the site rules then why should they be able to post at all. it isnt hard, takes 5 minutes out of your day. a person shouldnt have to go to another site in order to obtain information which SHOULD be listed anyway

Cmon Troy ....you have never posted an eBay link on JC

[WAGON MAN]

Sorry but im with the original post here, a for sale section for everything and a for sale section for cars. Swaps, trades WTB's all go in the same category but post starts with WTB: blah blah blah.

LS1 does it and it works fine, you can browse cars and parts, they have no real issue there.

Agreed....

[vr5speed]

there would be the same amount of sections y not join cars stolen/parts stolen as 1 as they r both stolen sections which will give you 1 spare section and use that as a cars for sale section i think it would make it easyer for ppl searching for parts or cars as i said i think putting the stolen parts/cars in 1 section would be a great idea sry but im just tryin to make the forum more user friendly i use a few forums and this is the only 1 that doesnt have is own cars forsale section that is the only prob i have with it the rest of it great nice work

[gopher]

why not just clean out the for sale section & delete things that are sold or have been on for a certain amount of time