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09-17-2008, 10:32 AM
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It is very frustrating to do a search for something, get a bunch of hits, and find the items have all been sold. I'd love to see sold item threads removed so they don't keep coming up on searches. |
09-17-2008, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveC  It is very frustrating to do a search for something, get a bunch of hits, and find the items have all been sold. I'd love to see sold item threads removed so they don't keep coming up on searches. | 1.) just update the title to have something like *SOLD* in it.
2.) move all sold items to a "sold classifieds archive".
deleting is not the answer.
having an archive of classifieds gives people a realistic understanding of going rates and market value. in addition, feedback ratings often refer to these FS/FT links to show what item(s) were involved in the transaction. your frustration seems minuscule compared to the utility it could serve.
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09-17-2008, 01:25 PM
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09-17-2008, 01:25 PM
|  | I am the Once-ler | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | | Terrible idea, as has been explained already. Threads for sold items can be "locked", allowing them to remain a part of history while not confusing those looking for gear.
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09-17-2008, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by NJL don't delete, looking at current and/or sold prices is good for TB | +1, but not closing threads after a sale should receive 1 warning then an infraction. It's annoying.
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09-17-2008, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by fenderhutz +1, but not closing threads after a sale should receive 1 warning then an infraction. It's annoying. | Good god man, if the mods starting giving infractions for being annoying, there wouldn't be anyone left!!!!!
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09-17-2008, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by guy n. cognito Good god man, if the mods starting giving infractions for being annoying, there wouldn't be anyone left!!!!! | no kidding not only would i be banned from here, but the intarweb would execute me. LOL
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09-17-2008, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by guy n. cognito Good god man, if the mods starting giving infractions for being annoying, there wouldn't be anyone left!!!!! | Now that's funny!
I do agree, however, that sold threads should be kept (not deleted), but closed so they are not confusing to potential buyers.
Hope that wasn't annoying....  |
09-17-2008, 02:04 PM
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09-17-2008, 02:07 PM
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09-17-2008, 02:08 PM
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09-17-2008, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Trevorus What about a lock after maybe a couple weeks of thread inactivity? | That's a possibility, but I think a couple of weeks is too soon.....sometimes it just takes a while to get the right buyer, and you see some older threads result in a deal. Maybe more like a couple of months before it locks down. |
09-17-2008, 06:12 PM
|  | A great man is always willing to be little. -RWE Moderator | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Mt. Zion, IL | | | You guys are supposed to close your own threads, and frankly, we don't have time to close them for you.
I try to close them if I see them sold, but frankly, I have a life off of this website, and a gig that keeps me busy on top of work, so again, we can't hit them all.
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09-17-2008, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by guy n. cognito Terrible idea, as has been explained already. Threads for sold items can be "locked", allowing them to remain a part of history while not confusing those looking for gear. | But don't closed threads show up in searches as well?
I get the historical part, but I don't think this is a minuscule issue. |
09-17-2008, 09:16 PM
| | I am the Once-ler | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveC But don't closed threads show up in searches as well?
I get the historical part, but I don't think this is a minuscule issue. |
Yes they do; thats the point. If you, as a potential buyer, see that a thread is closed, then you know not to click on it. Yet those of us looking for comps can still use that data. It's a pretty good system that really doesn't need changing.
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09-17-2008, 09:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sarasota, FL | | | A sold (locked) classified thread sub-forum would be a great idea. Then you could only search the "live" for sale forum. I'm with you SteveC.
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09-17-2008, 10:03 PM
|  | Funkify your Life | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Bucket, RI. | | | Perhaps adding an option in the advanced search menu to omit closed threads could work. I have absolutely no idea what it would take to implement that though. I'm guess it would be a lot of work. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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