axe, hatchet, tomahawk sales thread please

I would certainly sell a number of axes/hatchets etc. I think you would have to be a paying member.--KV
 
It seerm like with a little well thought out item combining the forum could de-clutter the exchange page and create a pretty full "Axes/Hatchets/Tomahawks/Sharp tools" page. Then again, maybe it's a sales scheme. You know how Ikea and other retailers create a path through their stores to force customers to walk past a 100 displays stacked with "impulse-buy" items? Maybe that's why we're forced to navigate through the "Exchange" aka "The Knife Exchange" page. Maybe it works better for the forum's overall sales.
 
Seriously??? There is a dedicated forum page for "Razors, Scissors, & Personal Grooming". There's one sticky and 7 posts on that page. I'm thinking that could be changed to the "Other Sharp Blade Exchange", in 5 minutes with no loss. I don't own the exchange. I'm a member, so that's a request and not a demand. It just makes sense to me based on the "Razors, Scissors, & Personal Grooming" pages traffic. If any forum management is reading this they have to know that EBay is getting all their ax and hatchet business.
 
For what it's worth, the CRK community here for a long time asked for a dedicated CRK For Sale section of the Exchange and finally got one recently. I've put a couple listings up on it and in each case ended up cross-posting to Production Fixed due to lack of interest, and ended up selling through that section rather than the CRK one.

I do enjoy browsing it rather than slogging through the Production Folders section but I question whether it is overall positive/necessary...
 
I fully support an Axe / Saw / Hammer for sale / trade forum - Have wanted one for a long while - went looking for one recently and found nothing. trying to sort through the other sections for axes etc was pointless. I have at least 25 heads I would potentially post up. Would love the opportunity to trade for makers that no thin on the ground for me locally. Best idea in the long while. Don't let anyone tell you different :)
 
lots of good reasons for opening up a axes hatchets sharp things for sale thread section.
maybe the mods will agree
 
Yeah shortcut the whole deal and post up whether or not you are go-to for buying/trading/services related to the subform. We already do it that way anyway. ;) *cough* some of us anyway.
 
FWIW, I think it's a great idea, and I'd probably use it over the online auction site. Any chance of it happening, mod team?
 
I have been wondering where you sell axes and particularly the newer style tactical tomahawks. I guess the hawks may get some action on forums like USN and axes on the big Bushcraft forum, but both of those places can be a little testy whereas BFC is generally a more friendly place IMO. We were having the same discussion about kitchen knives last week.
 
Has a moderator responded to any of this? If not, I would suspect the answer to your question, jdm61, would be EBAY.
 
Straight razors are a niche product and there are at least two forums in the US dedicated to them.
vcbvcbvcb said:
Seriously??? There is a dedicated forum page for "Razors, Scissors, & Personal Grooming". There's one sticky and 7 posts on that page. I'm thinking that could be changed to the "Other Sharp Blade Exchange", in 5 minutes with no loss. I don't own the exchange. I'm a member, so that's a request and not a demand. It just makes sense to me based on the "Razors, Scissors, & Personal Grooming" pages traffic. If any forum management is reading this they have to know that EBay is getting all their ax and hatchet business.
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Paying memberships on BFC that allow you to sell stuff are pretty cheap compared to some other forums.
kvaughn said:
I would certainly sell a number of axes/hatchets etc. I think you would have to be a paying member.--KV
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I figure we have to approach Administration with their concerns and needs in mind.

This is what crosses my mind:

Permissions

Membership Privileges – these levels govern who can do what.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/payments.php (it ends with the word “payment”)

My rough interpretation:

Registered User – Buy anything from anybody and can’t post in the Forums: Trading Forums – can’t post for sale.

Basic User – Can’t sell anywhere but can post trades in the Forums: Trading Forums, buy anything from anybody.

Gold User – Post for sale in the For Sale By Individual area, post trades in the Forums: Trading Forums, buy anything from anybody.

Platinum User - Post for sale in the For Sale By Individual area, post trades in the Forums: Trading Forums, buy anything from anybody, more storage and larger PM allowance.

KnifeMaker / Craftsman / Service Provider User – Access to the KnifeMaker’s Market to post for sale, post for sale in the For Sale By Individual area, post trades in the Forums: Trading Forums, buy anything from anybody.

Dealer User- Allows Dealers to sell on BladeForums.com in the Dealers For Sale Area, buy anything from anybody. Obviously large capacity for storage and PM. *Dealers caught selling at other member levels will be banned.

Link to the Trade Forums currently. Each of these have Gadgets and Gear sub forums. For us that would be sheaths, handles, sharpening stones, logging/processing gear, woodcraft, and related tools – old and not so old:

For Sale Buy Dealer:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/761-For-Sale-by-Dealers

Knife Maker's Market: Knives & More for Sale
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/767-KnifeMaker-s-Market-Knives-amp-More-for-Sale

For Sale by Individual:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/756-Trading-Forums

Trading Forum:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/756-Trading-Forums

Wanted to Buy Forums
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/801-Wanted-to-Buy-Forums

Forum Moderation

Like it or not but someone(s) will have to watch what goes on and intervene.

I assume each of these forums have Moderators or Moderators/Self-Policing policies by those members who have paid for the appropriate level of access. The Tomahawk/Axe Trade and Sale section would have to have Moderators and those would have to have administrative control to quell idiots, members posting in wrong places, “Drive Bys”, spammers, bots, crooks, and a number of other things. This should be impartial but attentive. BladeForums is pretty large outside of our Axe and Tomahawk Forum. And if you spend time in other sections you will note that the discussion threads are discussions and you head to the Trade Section for buys.

One or more members of BladeForums will have to accept that responsibility for it to work in the current construct. That is, asking of someone who already maintains a current Trade Level forum to take on another section. That is a sell in its self. It is a commitment of time.

Asking someone who hasn’t previously had that access will have to have some decent computer skills and be trusted by the current admin. That would be a different story for the guys running and moderating the site in itself – someone approaching them digitally to start something new in a current system that works for levels Registered User up to Dealers. I don’t have any idea who would actually do that.
So… We can’t really make a thread as members here to just do what is awesome and what I (We?) want.

Approach/Premise:
1. We would like to start a thread where we can trade axes/heads/materials/sheaths/sharpening tools/ and Gear related to Axes, Tomahawks, and maybe wood collection/Tactical. All of these interests are currently represented here through posts.

2. It would have to fit in the current hierarchy of Trade forums but be different enough to warrant a separate sub forum for Axes and Tomahawks with Gadgets and Gear. (Might be an in for log dogs, sharpening gear, sheaths, saws, hammers, related tools, etc.)

3. Given the number of members who are interested, it warrants consideration on a main trade level.

4. The number of axe-related things for sale on auction sites are already potentially provided by members here. Potential buyers (first-time and collectors) who search tools values, intended uses, styles and patterns come to this site as Guests and then Members. More members = more Memberships and a wider audience for vendors/dealers/craftsmen/and advertising. I have a feeling that someone who wants to sell an axe already does so. *I think this is great.

5. Taking part in selling/trade would have to be dependent on someone being a member here and in good standing and doing so at the appropriate Membership level.

6. Your thoughts?

First of all, I like the thinking of these threads. Axe/Tomahawk seekers and providers (new or used) seems to have a following here. Why not connect people who have that common “Blade” interest. I think we need to move from why not - to how we can make this happen.

There are some very knowledgeable, interesting, talented, and fun characters here that have make up the Axe and Tomahawk forum. Don’t see any reason why it couldn’t be a sub forum with a Sale/Trade: Gadgets and Gear section. Just have to make it work with the structure they have in place.

There are several axe/tool providers that post here in this forum but do so at a Registered/Basic User level. That says something and that might be good enough, in my opinion. Several of them use auction sites, word of mouth, and this forum to find the right home for what they have that they can’t otherwise bring themselves to part with. Any one of us can read back a few years in the forums and get an idea of who you could talk to and how. Contacting other member is easier when you both can send and receive private messages or via your email linked to your profile to establish contact/express interest. I know more than once I have picked something up from members here – good experience each time.

Anyway, I like the idea of a dedicated Sale/Trade forum. I’m just going off here because I think if we want to do that, it will change the candor/feel of this forum and requires work from someone and membership level purchases to make it happen with how the site is set up. I do have a feeling that if we have regular sellers who are already members here, there is the potential for people to question their motives when talking about what they have, what it’s made from, and its actual/perceived value.

Please correct or add to any of this as there are more questions/aspects to approaching the Forum Administrators that I’m sure I am not aware of. I wouldn’t know who to approach or whether I am correct with any of this but this conversation comes up a bit.
Maybe some active members who trade or sell here with the required membership levels can chime in. They might have insight that we don’t as they obviously understand their restrictions and permissions.

I don’t have an axe in the race, just up early.

There are a lot of neglected and unused tools out there.




“End Toolessness” :thumbup:
 
This is really good. I will start talking to some admins, see what we have to do. I can run the forum if need be. However if I do that I think the correct thing for me to do is not sell on it, to remain impartial, etc, which I am ok with. Not sure what that means for me being able to buy though, so I will check into that.

17 thumbs up for Agent H and the work done above. Superb no doubt. Thank you!
 
It looks like you put a fair amount of thought into that, thanks. Nice that you already have a volunteer in Operator1975. I hope your efforts payoff for the guys on this forum, and the website in general. Is there a moderator on this forum?
 
So update here - I have contacted a few moderators to get me pointed/started in the right direction to see if this is something we can do. As I get more info, I will keep everyone posted.

Thanks!!!
 
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