/rant about classifieds

[titsonritz]

Before worrying about any aspect of pricing, first try to begin a discussion with the seller. You'd be surprised at how many so-called active FS ads are like "untended drift nets", abandoned long ago by hit & run sellers who made their deal and disappeared without bothering to close their FS ad.

If, by some small miracle, you happen to catch a seller's attention, then that's the time to directly discuss specific pricing questions and/or issues with the one and only person who can address them.

^^^This. Want to rant, rant on the chowderheads that can't manage to lock their damn threads after they sell their crap. #weneedthatautolockfeature

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

Can't disagree with your first post Re all the little cool accessories that THE SELLER WANTED, but buyer doesn't. But ruin The Community? Nah. Look at it like this. Your walking down the street, on the sidewalk. Look there! Right in front of you, right in the middle, is a big ol' terd. What do you do? You step over, or around it. Right? Do the same with those kinds of ads. It'd be dumb to step in it, and then complain about it.

Sometimes you have to stomp it !

 

[solv3nt]

Sometimes you have to stomp it !View attachment 1058185

That's only because @Stomper knows where you live.

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

That's only because @Stomper knows where you live.

Next package no kern !

 

[Mikej]

KERN?

He Said KERN!

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

KERN?

He Said KERN!

Yes sir LOL

 

[Ura-Ki]

Who Cares, don't like it, move along, there are plenty of other adds for the same stuff out there, why get so bent?

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

Who Cares, don't like it, move along, there are plenty of other adds for the same stuff out there, why get so bent?

Anyone that has been in the game for a bit knows the deal !

 

[Aero Denezol]

Custom guns are like custom cars and custom kitchens and pretty much everything else custom. You'll never get back what you put into it. The next guy is just going to tear it down and redo it.

I keep all my stock rifle parts in a tote (handguards, triggers, etc). If I sell the rifle I first reassemble to stock configuration. I sell the accessories separately. I've had very good luck in the classifieds that way.

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

Anyone that has been in the game for a bit knows the deal !

You can't get us with your tomfoolery we are from the time of $49 Sks's and $40 Ravens !

 

[solv3nt]

Scammers in the Classifieds

Seeing more scammers in the Classifieds. Usually their refuse to meet up and want you to pay online. I was wondering if we could have a rule where you must post 50 posts in the non classified areas before you can post in the Classifieds. Usually these guys are not gun guys and most are not...

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Volume classified post by non-donors

I have noticed over the years that there are folks posting serious volumes of classified ads here who are not donors. The forum provides a free service to people in business to move a lot of firearms for profit. The volume non-donors drive other members' ads so far down in the pages that those...

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Discussion ie: price gouging in classified forums

Not sure where to post this my bad for offending anyone Has anyone noticed the price gouging in classified forums Ammuntion for starters I'm all about making a profit but some of what I'm seeing is just wrong I didn't post this to start a fight with anyone and that seems to be what has...

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Another Classifieds gripe...

I posted a WTB for a specific and fairly hard to find item last night, not really expecting much, but a guy can hope. Got a notice of a PM this AM, guy literally joined the forum last Friday, has ZERO posts or feedback, but has what I'm looking for "at a cheap price" :rolleyes:. Rather than...

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Classified ads..what am I missing?

I can be sarcastic....often. This is a serious question because I must be missing something. What’s up with all the gear and guns listed for more than new prices? I’ve seen stuff listed as much as 2x new. Are people unaware? Am I just too much a shopper? Before the new laws, I could see the...

www.northwestfirearms.com

New Member Classifieds.

Has any consideration been given to restrict classified ad posting to new members? I have seen an onslaught of ads recently posted by folks who literally have zero previous posts. It seems to me that NWF should be a place where firearm owners come to share/exchange information. Allowing new...

www.northwestfirearms.com

What is it with people not being willing to ship in the classifieds?

Why limit yourself to potential buyers within close proximity? Who do you think is going to drive an extended distance to pick up an item to save a few dollars over retail? Is it really that difficult in today's day and age to accept electronic payment (or heaven forbid a PMO or check in the...

www.northwestfirearms.com

Classifieds mini-rant...

With maybe a little grammar nazi thrown in. Would it really kill some of you to use a capitol occasionally, and how about a period once in awhile? Also, a dollar sign in front of(not behind) the price could prove helpful, I was just looking at an ad for a gun I know nothing about, the way the...

www.northwestfirearms.com

https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/classified-spammers-getting-old.383324/

 

[titsonritz]

Scammers in the Classifieds

Seeing more scammers in the Classifieds. Usually their refuse to meet up and want you to pay online. I was wondering if we could have a rule where you must post 50 posts in the non classified areas before you can post in the Classifieds. Usually these guys are not gun guys and most are not...

www.northwestfirearms.com

Volume classified post by non-donors

I have noticed over the years that there are folks posting serious volumes of classified ads here who are not donors. The forum provides a free service to people in business to move a lot of firearms for profit. The volume non-donors drive other members' ads so far down in the pages that those...

www.northwestfirearms.com

Discussion ie: price gouging in classified forums

Not sure where to post this my bad for offending anyone Has anyone noticed the price gouging in classified forums Ammuntion for starters I'm all about making a profit but some of what I'm seeing is just wrong I didn't post this to start a fight with anyone and that seems to be what has...

www.northwestfirearms.com

Another Classifieds gripe...

I posted a WTB for a specific and fairly hard to find item last night, not really expecting much, but a guy can hope. Got a notice of a PM this AM, guy literally joined the forum last Friday, has ZERO posts or feedback, but has what I'm looking for "at a cheap price" :rolleyes:. Rather than...

www.northwestfirearms.com

Classified ads..what am I missing?

I can be sarcastic....often. This is a serious question because I must be missing something. What’s up with all the gear and guns listed for more than new prices? I’ve seen stuff listed as much as 2x new. Are people unaware? Am I just too much a shopper? Before the new laws, I could see the...

www.northwestfirearms.com

New Member Classifieds.

Has any consideration been given to restrict classified ad posting to new members? I have seen an onslaught of ads recently posted by folks who literally have zero previous posts. It seems to me that NWF should be a place where firearm owners come to share/exchange information. Allowing new...

www.northwestfirearms.com

What is it with people not being willing to ship in the classifieds?

Why limit yourself to potential buyers within close proximity? Who do you think is going to drive an extended distance to pick up an item to save a few dollars over retail? Is it really that difficult in today's day and age to accept electronic payment (or heaven forbid a PMO or check in the...

www.northwestfirearms.com

Classifieds mini-rant...

With maybe a little grammar nazi thrown in. Would it really kill some of you to use a capitol occasionally, and how about a period once in awhile? Also, a dollar sign in front of(not behind) the price could prove helpful, I was just looking at an ad for a gun I know nothing about, the way the...

www.northwestfirearms.com

https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/classified-spammers-getting-old.383324/

I think you forgot a few.

 

[User 1234]

When I see an ad priced in the stratosphere I simply ignore it.

However; there is irony that when OP obeys the rule against WTS thread crapping and comes here to complain many people show up to complain about him complaining. Why doesn't the policy "if you don't like it simply move along" apply here too?

 

[OldTengu]

Custom guns are like custom shoes. Made for the user.
I have sold them, but tend not to buy them.
I don't get the bellyaching about it.

 

[Member 53328]

Wait. Wait. Wait. So the stipple job that cost 500.00 dollars doesn't turn my 450.00 dollar Glock into a 1000.00 dollar Glock? Dang…..

 

[Stomper]

Wow. So we're separating it between the have and the have not? Perhaps I was wrong about this community as a whole. And with that attitude from a paid member, why would anyone pay?

Come on kid, you're not paying close enough attention while standing up there on your soapbox. Do you see any subscription stars next to my username?


This all brings to mind an expression about getting hit with a door knob in it.

 

[solv3nt]

Do you see any subscription stars next to my username?

Lies!

 

[Stomper]

Come on kid, you're not paying close enough attention while standing up there on your soapbox. Do you see any subscription stars next to my username?


This all brings to mind an expression about getting hit with a door knob in it.

Oh that's just great, somebody anonymously gives me a bronze membership….

I chose not to renew my platinum, gold and Silver membership subscription because I have purpose every spare cent I have to getting Kamala Harris elected to the office of president next election cycle!




























OK, not really!


A big thank you to ever anonymously gifted me the bronze membership upgrade.

 

[Howard1955]

 

[Nosferatu]

I like to be detailed when I list something for sale. I don't include prices of any of any of the extras, I wouldn't remember what I paid for it all anyway. I list it for what I hope to get out of it all and negotiate from there. Negotiation seems to be the true lost skill these days.

I once had someone want to buy something, sans some of the extras. His argument was "You can sell it on xyz site". My response was "so can you". End of discussion.