Slightly different topic but this may help the FS Forums too.
It is and has been my opinion ever since I saw the exchange for the first time as a new member that the thread titles should give enough detail that you can tell what is being sold and if it is still available without opening the thread and reading it.
If BF did this the buyers could fly through 20 pages of for sale items and it wouldn't matter that much if you were on page four.
Look at eBay... do you have to look at the details of an item to figure out if you are interested? No you don't. Do you think that eBay may have put possibly millions into Market research too figure out what works?
So I think that putting many knives in one thread is the wrong way to go.
Also if the person posting the thread could edit its title to show "sold" that would help too.
Tony G
One knife one thread!:thumbup: :thumbup:
I'm not a Gold member, but am trying to help out here.
So take this for what it's worth.
I'm outside looking "in" at this issue and am looking at it objectively. I have run websites with For Sale sections and seen these types of issues before.
1) MANDATORY DESCRIPTIVE TITLES:
First, TonyG is absolutely correct. "INFI for Sale" is not a good title for a Sale Thread.
How about: "BUSSE Hell Razor: Black w/Black handle-mint $425"
That should easily fit in the Title Section.
The TITLE of the THREAD should contain mandatory info:
BRAND, MODEL, Condition (used/mint/new) , PRICE!
2) Existing Rules were abused to the max. Replies like, "Nice Knife!" , "That will sell quick" , and then the seller responding with "Thank You" were nothing more than Free Bumps. Then there were, of course the blatant, "BTTs" and "BUMPOs" , sometimes 5 per day, with nothing new to say.
3) With all due Respect to Spark. Your ideas are sound, but it's the moustrap theory, if I were selling, and slightly
nefarious, I would Post like this:
Title:
INFI for Sale inside it would say HellRazer $500
Then I would come back an hour later and lower to $490
Then $480 and so on. This creates almost an auction site.
When I had run out of "slop" in my price, I would start adding description changes. HellRazor Mint. Then Hell Razor Mint Black, and so on.
Then when I had exhausted those options, I wouldstart adding a new pic every 4 hours.
That IS, if I were
nefarious or a scoundrel, which I am not, but, I fear you will create more headaches than solve problems. The better moustrap the better mouse.
Go for mandatory full disclosure of info , first shot.
Nothing wrong with "PM Sent" "Received" because it's closing a deal.
4) Perhaps mirror the existing discussion forum, by having Production Knives for Sale split into two Sub threads:
Folders for Sale and
Fixed for sale.
This sorts by TYPE, not Brand, therefor no one should feel insulted or discriminated against. The browsers will have to "Browse" both sub forums.
Those looking specifically for a SpyderCo folder can go right to
FOLDERS for Sale. Those Looking for a BUSSE can go right to
FIXED BLADES for Sale.
5) "Received Knife Today looks great!!!" Doesn't belong in the For Sale section? Right? Post it in GBU, or the Discussion boards, with pics and everyone can discuss, ooooh, and ahhhhh over it.
Once money has changed hands, take it outside the For Sale section.
With All Due Respect, I only try to offer some ideas and help with this matter.
I don't sell (obviously) so look at this as from an outsider/buyers perspective.
Good Day and Good Luck.
I know how much trouble it can be running and moderating. if you need moderator help, I know how these sites work.
I currently admin one.
JL
disclaimer: I am not knocking BUSSE, just used their brand name as an example, since I am familiar with it. They are a great bunch of guys and that is what I typically browse for. So, no knock on the HOGS here, onlytryingto help overall.
