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03-06-2011, 03:25 PM
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Endorsing artist: Musicman basses, Hipshot products | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: New York City | | | Classifieds peeve... read this and then stop it. Dammit!
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I browse the classifieds here much more than I should.  One thing that annoys the crap out of me though is when people write 5000 words about how great the bass they're selling is, yet you have to read every word and search carefully through it all to find the price. I like to see 1. picture, 2. price, and then if I'm still interested I'll read the rest.
Please post your prices clearly. Don't bury them.
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03-06-2011, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Nerve  I browse the classifieds here much more than I should. One thing that annoys the crap out of me though is when people write 5000 words about how great the bass they're selling is, yet you have to read every word and search carefully through it all to find the price. I like to see 1. picture, 2. price, and then if I'm still interested I'll read the rest.
Please post your prices clearly. Don't bury them.
Anyone else on board with me here? | I agree. I try to give a picture or two, and small description of each thing. However I always place my price at the end of each description. I never bury the price.
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03-06-2011, 03:29 PM
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03-06-2011, 03:47 PM
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03-06-2011, 03:49 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cohasset, Massachusetts | | | I agree. I also hate it when they use adjectives like WOW!, RARE!, MUST SEE! or ONE OF A KIND!
Another thing that drives me crazy is when they list a bass as a vintage piece and when you read through the ad you find out that it's a reissue.
If the bass is MIM, or a Squier, list that in the title of the ad. It saves those of us who are looking for MIA basses a lot of time.
Give some pictures, a brief description and the price.
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03-06-2011, 03:56 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY | | | I agree with you, but you will never be able to standardize a format that pleases everyone.
I follow your advice generally because it saves me time.
I've thought it would be nice if the title field had a price field beside it, but people often put more than one item in a listing, so that wouldn't work. |
03-06-2011, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by WarriorJoe7 I agree with you, but you will never be able to standardize a format that pleases everyone. | Actually, that's not true. Thought of it after I posted this. The price could be required in the title. Seperate box when creating a classified thread. While I'm going to guess there are probbably reasons some people wouldn't like this, I don't see any reason that wouldn't be beneficial. |
03-06-2011, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Nerve I don't see any reason that wouldn't be beneficial. | Off the top of my head... there are plenty of threads with multiple things for sale. Some people don't post pics. Many people drop the prices after a while. |
03-06-2011, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by walker rosewood Off the top of my head... there are plenty of threads with multiple things for sale. Some people don't post pics. Many people drop the prices after a while. | Classifieds could be limited to one item per thread.
Pictures aren't required. But most people post em anyway. Tough to sell without.
If the price is dropped it could be changed in the title.
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03-06-2011, 05:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Austin, TX | | | Like this?
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Originally Posted by Joe Nerve Classifieds could be limited to one item per thread.
Pictures aren't required. But most people post em anyway. Tough to sell without.
If the price is dropped it could be changed in the title.
New thread: Classified (for sale) suggestion | Can you change the title of a thread once it is started? |
03-06-2011, 05:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia | | | Whenever I post something for sale I always put the price in a different color so people can easily see it. |
03-06-2011, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Nerve Classifieds could be limited to one item per thread.
Pictures aren't required. But most people post em anyway. Tough to sell without.
If the price is dropped it could be changed in the title.
New thread: Classified (for sale) suggestion | Limiting one item per thread is a disastrously bad idea. Tons of people post multiple items for sale- in the Pedals and Accessories forums, they sometimes list up to a dozen things. We'd then having people bumping a dozen threads to the top of the forum every day rather than just one, and items will get pushed off the first page almost immediately.
Also, users can't change their thread titles after a short period,, so the Classifieds mods would be getting constant PM requests for title changes.
It also doesn't take into account that some items have multiple prices that include a straight sale price, prices that lower with certain trade items, and so on.
Rather than make the Classifieds much harder to use for everyone, the onus should be on the buyer to take a minimal effort to open the thread and read for a few seconds. |
03-06-2011, 10:21 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arkansas | | | Bryan makes some good points, and besides being a moderator he has a 136 feedback rating, so he has a lot of experience in this area.
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03-06-2011, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Stingray89 Whenever I post something for sale I always put the price in a different color so people can easily see it. | I like this.
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03-06-2011, 10:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY | | | bryan... the code for this should not be too hard but how about if all prices are automatically formatted in a different color, like green for instance |
03-07-2011, 11:05 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Coeur d'Alene | | | I think its all in sales technique. Some people are good at it, and some aren't. A clean ad with a price in big, bold (or different colored) writing, with big detailed pictures is probably going to sell faster than an ad with a couple of tiny, fuzzy pics and a confusing description.
I don't think you can create a standardized format that won't confuse people/make everyone happy.
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03-07-2011, 11:20 AM
|  | Resident Packer Fanatic | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Madison, Wisconsin | | | That, and not closing threads...reading 20 posts only to find the last one that reads "SOLD". |
03-07-2011, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by mrpackerguy That, and not closing threads...reading 20 posts only to find the last one that reads "SOLD". | At LEAST edit the original post to show "sold!!!!
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03-07-2011, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mrpackerguy That, and not closing threads...reading 20 posts only to find the last one that reads "SOLD". | This, in spades.
Hate seeing this, especially when the item you're looking at is perfect for what you're shopping for.
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03-07-2011, 01:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Harpers Ferry WV | | | Yeah I can't stand the titles with HOT! WOW! MUST SEE! ACT NOW AND WE WILL DOUBLE YOUR OFFER! Well not the last one.
What REALLY chaps my hide are those that create threads about a week prior about "thoughts" on their bass or showing off their bass and what it really is is just basically a feeler before the sale actually starts. If you research you will find the habitual offenders.
Take a look at my __________. WOW! MUST SEE!
One week later.
Up for grabs ___________. WOW! MUST SEE!
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