Goody, SASS #26190 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Now this is just an observation, I have no bitchin or axes to grind. I think that a section should be added where SASS members that own businesses related to what we do should be created. With the new wire format it would appear that bandwidth is not the issue it once was. To have a place where new folks could find listed the places that would help them get started would be a boon. Firearm sales, FFL's willing to ship/receive, leather goods, ammo and components, guncarts, clothes, etc. To have a place that someone could come to and find answers to the questions we see posted all the time would actually tend to lessen the traffic on the wire itself. The section could be setup whereas the Vendor makes their infomercial and then the thread is closed. No bumping back to the top, well maybe every third day or so. The dealer would be able to edit their own post. No replies within the thread, all communication to be done through phone, email, PM's or at the vendors website. I think that it would be fair to charge a small fee, perhaps $50, for a vendor to register. As I stated earlier, the vendor would need to be a SASS member in good standing, only items directly related to our game would be allowed. The fee could be a donation to the SASS scholarship fund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I like it!! :)Rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kajun Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 It sounds pretty good to me..it certainly would be a place where new shooters especially will be able to at least see what would be available. It would be interesting to hear the opinions of a few of the vendors who frequent the Wire here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Hand Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 It appears that commerical posts are already allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 It appears that commerical posts are already allowed. I don't think so. Read the WARNING on the Classified. It clearly states NO COMMERCIAL POSTINGS. RYE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlaw Gambler Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I agree with Bad Hand, at least it is ok for "certain" vendors, but not all. This idea will never come to pass. We have been fed BS by the teaspoon for years that this, or something like it, was in the works. Bandwidth was never an issue. Rye, all you have to do is look at the classifieds and you will see what Bad Hand is referring to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 It's already there. http://www.sassnet.com/Links-Main-001A.php The problem is that it is at the bottom of the main page under news and information and is kind of hard to find. Maybe it needs to be better marked and more prominent on the main page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone SASS #36388 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Goody, It does seem like a few folks do have lots of stuff for sale on the other forum.. Sometimes I see the wife is selling or my brother is getting rid of????... Hell boys,,,just say your a dealer at sell the item... Great idea Goody.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manatee Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 A vendor classifieds has a lot of positive aspects to it. I'd be in favor of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Me too. Some of us one man businesses can't afford the same as as Wahmaker and EMF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Wahmaker and EMF may not want your competition. They may also have a little more influence too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Hand Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Here you go; http://sassnet.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=203285&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Cubbie Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Me too. Some of us one man businesses can't afford the same as as Wahmaker and EMF. +10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger SASS 10706 Life Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Goody, It does seem like a few folks do have lots of stuff for sale on the other forum.. Sometimes I see the wife is selling or my brother is getting rid of????... Hell boys,,,just say your a dealer at sell the item... Great idea Goody.. I agree, I see adds from members, that I know are dealers, all the time. Seems they are always selling stuff for relatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complicated Lady Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I think it's a great idea. I would rather buy from a fellow SASS shooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anvil Al #59168 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Got one on the wire going right now that is a vendor. They have posted many times. And they always seem to get away with it. They do have a great product. But people did have to pay for it. So that makes them a vendor in my mind. Never can figure out how they can do it. And I can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adirondack Jack, SASS #53440 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I think when I was in business if I coulda got FREE space anywhere I probably woulda saved myself the $64/mo for the postage stamp sized ad in the CC. Just being honest here. SASS is a money making operation, not a charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Here you go; http://sassnet.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=203285&hl= It came up "error". Rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Hand Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 It came up "error". Rye Apparently the post, which was linked to an ebay auction was removed between the time I posted, and the time you clicked on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody, SASS #26190 Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 I think when I was in business if I coulda got FREE space anywhere I probably woulda saved myself the $64/mo for the postage stamp sized ad in the CC. Just being honest here. SASS is a money making operation, not a charity. I do understand that. But if you make new customers happy then they tell others. More happiness, more shooters, more SASS members. Some folks simply won't go to the trouble others will to get information, so they drift off. A restaurant is in business to make money, wouldn't it be special if they charged to look at a menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adirondack Jack, SASS #53440 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I do understand that. But if you make new customers happy then they tell others. More happiness, more shooters, more SASS members. Some folks simply won't go to the trouble others will to get information, so they drift off. A restaurant is in business to make money, wouldn't it be special if they charged to look at a menu. Without kicking a dead horse, I have not known SASS to give away much of nothin'. The CC is always struggling, or so I am told...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody, SASS #26190 Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Without kicking a dead horse, I have not known SASS to give away much of nothin'. The CC is always struggling, or so I am told...... No doubt. I haven't opened a CC in about two years, straight to the bird cage. Yet I am on the wire 3 or 4 times daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Hand Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 It came up "error". Rye It's a watch with a link to an ebay auction, its been reposted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Fargo SASS # 1910 Life TG Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I'm all for it, I would luv to find a place to sell some stuff I have to many of or like hammers or such, I would so enjoy it, Thanks Goody for starting this... West Fargo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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