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BigBear
10-13-2010, 10:19
I was perusing the "for sale" section and there are a ton of threads that have sold or retracted, etc. Is there a way to delete the threads once the item is sold or retracted? Or am I just doing it wrong... poll in-bound.
4gunfun
10-13-2010, 10:21
I delete my ads when the item is sold. Just delete the first post and the thread is gone.
BigBear
10-13-2010, 10:23
^^^ See, did not know that... interesting.
StagLefty
10-13-2010, 10:37
Seems to be poll is wondering why you have so much idle time Bear ? [Coffee][ROFL1]
ChunkyMonkey
10-13-2010, 10:38
In many forums, they forbid you to edit the OP once the item is sold - for record and in case of dispute later on. But I voted for....

http://imageplay.net/img/m7Gbd95806/hot_cherry_pie_tshirt.jpg
BigBear
10-13-2010, 10:44
Seems to be poll is wondering why you have so much idle time Bear ? [Coffee][ROFL1]
Ha, very slow day with the weather here... I have yet to have a single customer.... So I'm scanning files and whatnot, but have plenty of time to troll around.
roberth
10-13-2010, 10:52
I delete my original post once the item is sold.
Elhuero
10-13-2010, 11:34
too much work for the mods
Marlin
10-13-2010, 12:01
I delete my original post once the item is sold.

Yes, this would be nice if everybody did this..


too much work for the mods


This also, Plus I don't know if it is still "active"


ETA: A little of #2 thrown in also...
CrufflerSteve
10-13-2010, 12:12
I delete mine when sold. I think this is a cool feature. Personally, I think Big Bear shouldn't have to worry about this and spend more time eating pie.

I think its working. The current page tends to be new listings or ones for asale bumped up. If you go to old ads you might find sold items.

I don't think the argument of use as reference works out. There just aren't enough items and keeping everything would make searching hard. I just go to Gunbroker and look at the last 90 days. Prices items actually sold at is the data point.

Steve
rhineoshott
10-13-2010, 12:15
I like to see what things sell for
I like to see what deals I missed out on
I think it's good to have a record of the communication and the advertized representations.
I don't like it when people put !!!SOLD SPF SPF!!! right on top of the price they posted.

So I say, it's great to have the old ads/threads on there. When I first joined the forum, I was a little like "man everything on here is sold, I don't get it". But now it's a well oiled machine in my opinion.
twitchyfinger
10-13-2010, 13:31
It's nice to have them still there for reference. I leave mine once sold but lock the thread so someone does not post six months later "is this still for sale?"
BigBear
10-13-2010, 13:45
Ha, that is funny when people answer an ad from 20 years ago!!

Interesting thoughts guys. Thanks for taking part in the Bear is Bored day postings!
Elhuero
10-13-2010, 13:47
I voted pie, but sometimes cake is good too.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/elhuero/original.jpg
BigBear
10-13-2010, 13:48
What cake?
theGinsue
10-13-2010, 17:03
Who knows, I didn't see any cake either - just a hot girl in a bikini with her head tilted back.

BTW - I'll need all of you perverts to stay away from my 21 year old daughter - she owns a gun and knows how to shoot it.
SideShow Bob
10-13-2010, 17:50
Keeping sold items is nice, like previously mentioned as a reference for what items are selling for. But please Edit the original post with a large font in red SOLD so we don't have to go through 15 - 20 posts to find a teeny tiny spf or sold.
TriggerHappy
10-13-2010, 18:41
Mmmmmmm....just like warmmm apple pie!
sroz
10-13-2010, 20:49
I delete mine to keep the clutter down. I also don't like opening a thread just to find out the item sold. If you want to get a feel for what items are selling for check out Gunbroker, Auction Arms, Guns America and your local gun shop. Just be sure to view several items on the auction sites as the prices may be all over the place. And remember they usually include a shipping charge and your cost for an ffl transfer.

I wrote quite a bit here, but it's really just worth about 2 cents....
rockhound
10-13-2010, 20:51
exactly what kind of pie are we talking about here?????
KevDen2005
10-14-2010, 03:45
I second that...I am also interested in the type of pie we are talking about. And how much for the girl int eh bikini with her head tilted back?