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Just like the title says....
I find myself seeing Guns and Ammo in the classifieds for top dollar or more (even accounting for this Panic Buying atmosphere), take a look at the seller and they generally joined after January of 2020.
Why are all of these people coming out of the wood works and posting for sale literally thousands of dollars in items and I've yet to see a single one purchase a forum membership to help keep the lights on here.
I get the free classifieds to bring in new members but if they aren't contributing to the forum content and just using it as a local Armslist to make money on either desperate or nieve buyers then why have free classifieds at all?
Surely if your selling $600 worth of Ammo (that's on the low side of what I'm seeing) then you can afford a $30/year membership at the least.
Ive bought a few things from here on the rare occasion and I've maybe sold a couple hundred dollars worth of stuff over the last 6 years but I'm not talking about the occasional purchase or sell.
Im talking about the hoard of price 'opportunists' (insert whatever word you identify with) that have descended on the community here.
@Joe Link - I personally think you should require at least a bronze membership to sell in the classifieds. I don't think it will hurt the people that only sell a little here or there (as they most often are already a supporting member) and it would help with the costs of running this place. We certainly have the membership base that I wouldn't think we need the free classifieds to bring in more people at this point.
Just my 2¢
I find myself seeing Guns and Ammo in the classifieds for top dollar or more (even accounting for this Panic Buying atmosphere), take a look at the seller and they generally joined after January of 2020.
Why are all of these people coming out of the wood works and posting for sale literally thousands of dollars in items and I've yet to see a single one purchase a forum membership to help keep the lights on here.
I get the free classifieds to bring in new members but if they aren't contributing to the forum content and just using it as a local Armslist to make money on either desperate or nieve buyers then why have free classifieds at all?
Surely if your selling $600 worth of Ammo (that's on the low side of what I'm seeing) then you can afford a $30/year membership at the least.
Ive bought a few things from here on the rare occasion and I've maybe sold a couple hundred dollars worth of stuff over the last 6 years but I'm not talking about the occasional purchase or sell.
Im talking about the hoard of price 'opportunists' (insert whatever word you identify with) that have descended on the community here.
@Joe Link - I personally think you should require at least a bronze membership to sell in the classifieds. I don't think it will hurt the people that only sell a little here or there (as they most often are already a supporting member) and it would help with the costs of running this place. We certainly have the membership base that I wouldn't think we need the free classifieds to bring in more people at this point.
Just my 2¢