Shrinking pages in SASS classifieds

[Montana Greg]

What is going on with the SASS classifieds? They use to run 7 pages or more, now down to 2?

[John Kloehr]

Scammers in part, and only "active" threads. A seller keeps it active by bumping it at least once a week.

[Montana Greg]

Makes sense.

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

If it was Members Only,

To get on here .

Problem would be solved with the scammers .

Just Sayin. 

Rooster 

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 

PLUS ONE fer The Rooster You Betcha!!

[Eyesa Horg]

16 hours ago, Rooster Ron Wayne said:

If it was Members Only,

To get on here .

Problem would be solved with the scammers .

Just Sayin. 

Rooster 

I could see it for the Classifieds, but would hate to lose all the knowledgeable input from our guest members on the Wire.

[irish ike, SASS #43615]

Classifieds are shrinking, and SASS affiliated Vendors are the same. People going out of business as demand as shrunk. In 15 years SASS will be?

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

17 hours ago, Rooster Ron Wayne said:

If it was Members Only,

To get on here .

Problem would be solved with the scammers .

Just Sayin. 

Rooster 

The forum Classifieds are members only!  🙃

[Cypress Sun]

37 minutes ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:

The forum Classifieds are members only!  🙃

 

Only valid SASS members may start a thread and/or post articles for sale in the Classifieds. Anyone, member or not, can post a comment on an existing thread or offer to purchase an item or items on the Classifieds.

 

By limiting purchasers to only valid SASS members would severely restrict the number of prospective buyers available to purchase items for sale.

 

Do sellers need to be careful, hell yes....but it is up to the seller or buyer to validate the authenticity of the prospective purchaser or seller.

 

Look at how many times scammers like Todd German, Robert Colton and others have scammed SELLERS and buyers out of money and materials. There is a list of known scammers at the top of the Classifieds page....read it for Gods sake....and your own.

[Eliphalet R. Moderator]

A Classified ads only lasts for one week after the last comment is made.  (The person who posted the ad could make it run forever just by adding a one-word comment once a week.)  So, unattended, ignored, or sold posts go away on their own.

 

This is a slow season.  There are many more ads posted during spring and fall.  Nothing unusual is happening.

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

29 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said:

 

Only valid SASS members may start a thread and/or post articles for sale in the Classifieds. Anyone, member or not, can post a comment on an existing thread or offer to purchase an item or items on the Classifieds.

 

By limiting purchasers to only valid SASS members would severely restrict the number of prospective buyers available to purchase items for sale.

 

Do sellers need to be careful, hell yes....but it is up to the seller or buyer to validate the authenticity of the prospective purchaser or seller.

 

Look at how many times scammers like Todd German, Robert Colton and others have scammed SELLERS and buyers out of money and materials. There is a list of known scammers at the top of the Classifieds page....read it for Gods sake....and your own.

Why a seller should never ship until cash is in hand.

[Eliphalet R. Moderator]

6 minutes ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:

Why a seller should never ship until cash is in hand.

 

True!

 

Most of the problems happen when someone has their contact information posted somewhere, and they've answered an ad, wanting to buy.  Or, they have posted a WTB ad.

 

A BIG thank you to all those who have kept an eye on ads and alerted us when someone posts their personal contact info!  The help is greatly appreciated!

[John Kloehr]

Dropping back in to this thread with a related comment.

 

Since the Classifieds are now only live items, I am finding them much more useful and easier to go through.

 

So extending a thanks to the mods for cleaning it up and "curating" the threads.

[Eyesa Horg]

35 minutes ago, John Kloehr said:

Dropping back in to this thread with a related comment.

 

Since the Classifieds are now only live items, I am finding them much more useful and easier to go through.

 

So extending a thanks to the mods for cleaning it up and "curating" the threads.

Can't disagree, but I'm sure there will be times I'll miss not being able to look back at "going prices". Minor in the overall scope!

[John Kloehr]

6 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said:

... there will be times I'll miss not being able to look back at "going prices".

I brought this up in earlier discussion on this change. Now noticed an unexpected benefit.