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The Classified section is open to any individual (non-commercial firms) posting of items for sale. Members posting commercial advertisements must be enrolled in a Supporting Merchant program.
Postings without relevant details (PRICE, location, condition, etc.) will be deleted.
In reference to replica 'for sale' postings:
I see the input from SOC members as a valuable tool in refining inadequate, missing, confusing, sales promotion information... stuff that a prospective, knowledgeable buyer wants to know, and that the seller SHOULD know!
As for sensible advice on suggested pricing...Who but SOC'ers have a better understanding of the current values of these replicas and their modifications?
Stan,
I second your suggestion whole heartily. Having my recent "For Sale" posting completely hi-jacked I agree.
Chuck
at seems Troy and the Doc buy and sell more cars each year. I'd say they are our "gurus".
I ask about the top and windshield because I really like them and want to see all the tricks before I finish my car 10 years from now.
at seems Troy and the Doc buy and sell more cars each year. I'd say they are our "gurus".
I ask about the top and windshield because I really like them and want to see all the tricks before I finish my car 10 years from now.
I think young speedster should gather more info and pictures (if still for sale) and start a new thread.
Stan makes a good point, lock the sellers adds and all questions can be via pm. Only the seller can add to the post.
^ That. X10 on that.
I've been as guilty as the next guy of joining in a hijacking of some poor guy's "for sale" thread (I'm doing it right now, but this one has been completely wrecked as as sales tool already), and I'm going to resolve to never do it again.
However, I'm also pretty sure that unless every single person in the web-o-sphere resolves to do the same thing, we're going to end up in the same spot where nobody actually sells a car on the SOC. I'm a member of a fair amount of these kinds of car websites-- none of them allow people besides the original poster to comment on a "for sale" thread, and then it's usually to lower the price or say the car is no longer available.
As far as I can tell, nobody is selling cars here. After trying to 10 years ago, I noted at the time that guys that want to have their car picked at post them for sale here. Guys that want to sell their cars go to ebay. The trouble is, the fees to sell a car on ebay have become almost confiscatory, and it's a sad comment that a guy can't be left alone to sell a speedster on the speedsterowners website.
Let's change this. I've got two suggestions for Theron, if he's listening:
I'm sure these suggestions won't sit well with some folks. I'm equally sure somebody will comment that I'm not paying my fair share by not being a "contributing member", but I gave to this site for years and stopped when the hooligans almost took it over. Since then, I've come to think there's a better way to fund it.
An appropriate funding level for "specialness" in membership is a subject for another thread. Let's whack this mole down and then worry about the next.
Perhaps when selling a speedster do so in a newly created For Sale section a private seller posts and said seller is the only one who can edit the post and editing ability should not time out.
The classified section would remain for parts, goats etc. Just my .02
I agree. The site should have a section for cars/parts for sale/wanted that is closed except to the poster of the original advertisement. People can then include contact details in their ad. That is the way all of the car sites to which I belong operate, and it seems to work just fine.
Theron can decide how to set this up and whether or not there should be a charge.
You sort of hope that a seller knows what they are selling. Ask questions about your car in one section if you don't know what you've got, collect the information you need to sell it and post it in a classified section.
Perhaps an information template would be of benefit in a for sale section. That would guide the seller and benefit both sides in determining interest. Done on used car sites all over the place. The model exists, just focus the template on these specific cars. Gotta believe that there are plenty of guys who could contribute to developing a template and it would be done in one thread in one day.
Post, then lock it down to a conversation just between the seller and potential buyer through pm only. Modifying the original post can only be done by the seller.
Cleans up the hijacking issue (I'm guilty of it and have had mine hijacked as well).
I think a small fee for posting a car for sale would be fine.
This site is a valuable resource to everybody who is interested in the hobby. How many of us were/are lurkers. I was and bought my car by posting my interest in acquiring a Speedster. I found a mentor on the site to help me evaluate cars (thanks Stan Galat) and was approached by someone who was a long time participant on the site and in the hobby who had a car to sell.
"Don't allow anybody but the original poster to comment on any "for sale" thread."
This is a great idea. The Miata forum that I also frequent has this policy in its 'for sale' section.
If a potential buyer has a question he/she can pm the seller with questions or an offer.
I second (third, fourth?) Stan's suggestion.
The Samba classified ads work this way also. Seller posts an ad. The only "contact" is via an email link.
BobG has proposed a simple and rational step by step solution...
Although, if implemented, I'll miss the insightful and well intentioned advice given to the seller on revising and improving his 'promotional' sales pitch
We can always start another thread about each car as it comes up for sale over here, Carl. I view this as a constructive thing for both the seller and buyer.
