Put a damn price on it

[alxone]

"I have something really great for sale or trade but I just cannot bring myself to set a price on it or to tell exactly what it is or what I am interested in to take in on a trade "

this drives me up the wall

no tv no beer go make homer go something ....

[Colorado Luckydog]

Sounds good, Only put it in the WTT. don't dick around in the FS forum
AND for crisakes an automatic delete should be given when you post
WTT What do you have? What are you looking for???????

Why don't you point out the "Want To Trade Section" for us. You can't because there is not one.

Every time someone post something for sale or trade, it's a chance for someone else here to get a deal on something we want. I don't know why everyone is being so whiney.

[Mobat555]

There have been a few websites I have been on where you had to post a certain amount in general forums before you could buy/sell anything on them. While I have had good deals with people who have less then say 50 posts, it would give them incentive to be part of the community and not just a place to sell their wares.

[alxone]

Why don't you point out the "Want To Trade Section" for us. You can't because there is not one.

Every time someone post something for sale or trade, it's a chance for someone else here to get a deal on something we want. I don't know why everyone is being so whiney.

its not that trading is bad (believe me i do it all the time) , its the lack of value placed on item witch leads to a long list of problems when dealing with someone new .

[hip55]

Maybe a "Trades" forum could be created.

Then all of that vague stuff could be separated from the items that are really "For Sale".

[glock21]

Maybe a "Trades" forum could be created.

Then all of that vague stuff could be separated from the items that are really "For Sale".

+1

[Mazin]

Yea there has been a bunch of FNG's here lately pulling that crap. I would like to suggest again that we make a minimum post count of 150 post to be able to post to the For sale section.

I feel 150 is a good number because they will have to make an attempt at becoming a part of the community and if all they want to do is sell and they start bumping old sales items or blowing up threads with one or two word comments they can just be banned.

There has been way to much bs associated with that section and I know the mods have got to be tired of constantly policing it.

I also would like to agree with no pictures of the Item is a PIA, I know what a glock looks like but I dont know what your Glock looks like, I could be hot pink with flowers on it for all I know. Also the excuse of "The site says my pics are to large" is BS, There is a F***ing stickey at the top on how to post pics, F***ing READ!!!!

Last When an Item is sold the OP should Delete the thread not put SOLD!!! and expect a cookie or a medal because they sold it. By doing this it would limit the amount of bumps a worthless thread recieves while not taking away from the new threads and it would prevent any FNG bumping year old for sale items to boost their post count.

I think that since people find our For sale sections so easy to post maybe these or some other rules should be inacted. This is not Armslist or Gunbroker and if they don't like it then they can F*** off.

My $.2
/rant

[BPTactical]

There have been a few websites I have been on where you had to post a certain amount in general forums before you could buy/sell anything on them. While I have had good deals with people who have less then say 50 posts, it would give them incentive to be part of the community and not just a place to sell their wares.

^^^ x 10!

We don't need this site to become a "dumping ground" for every swinging D/#K that wants to sell a firearm. Be a part of this community, contribute something useful other than your 500 yard prowess with your HiPoint 9mm and your hotrod 1980 station wagon. We all enjoy a bit of playful banter and BS'ing each other but when they post absolutely absurd and argumentative post's they just crap up the server and piss people off. You make yourself a horses ass.
I am all for a denial/lock on sale postings until "X" amount of posts are reached. It will help weed out the scuz bucket's that join just to hawk their junk.

[Colorado Luckydog]

I second the minimum post count thing and I really like the idea of a trade only section. That would be cool.

[Clint45]

The guys I've met on this forum have been great. Cologunmarket and armslist, not so much. I think of this place more as a community than a place to buy and sell guns.

One thing that pisses me off about those other places is when you send an email and get no response for days, then you hear "I have a lot of interest in this piece and several people have offered me my asking price, but I might sell to you if you pay $50 - $100 more than the price listed." Another thing I've had happen was a seller call me reepeatedly throughout the day like a high pressure telemarketer trying to get me to buy his worn out pistol with broken grips -- I offered a reasonable price which he angrily refused, saying he had another buyer lined up for later that day -- but three days later it was reposted at the price I'd offered. Off topic rant done.