You all should be aware of this thread

I'm curious as to why one would be against it?
I would rather be able to just look there for Busse blades, and not have to wade through others.
 
I am not against having a seperate forum so much as I am against being forced into one by non Busse posters because it might take an extra 30 seconds to search for what they are looking for.
 
Someone should post a poll here.

Should there be/do you want a separate sub-forum to sell Busse, Swamp Rat, and Scrapyard knives? Yes, I don't care, or No.

I'd do it myself if I had a clue.:rolleyes: If nothing else, it would be a quick measure of what folks would like to see.
 
I like it the way it is, I haven't bought a Buck since they split the forum (more money for other brands) cause I don't go there, but I've bought a lot of "other brands" while I was looking for Busse knives, and I'm sure vice versa

I hit the exchange a couple of times a day.

I say don't change it, don't make it any harder to shop for knives.
 
My thought would be that if a Busse Exchange were to be segregated, it'd be nice to have it be more available to chatting like the Maker's For Sale page. Pretty much every "For Sale" item in their forums has "That's a Beaut" and "Too bad I'm broke" posts in it...unlike what is expected in the Production Blade Exchange.

Busse has so many limited editions and rare models I think it'd be nice to allow conversation about for sale pieces...as long as it doesn't stray too far from the Sale of said items.

Considering how often this issue comes up, I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen someday. :(
 
For many reasons it is a stupid thing to do and it cuts both ways.

You limit the exposure of Busse knives to buyers looking for things like Spyderco's for example and having them see a beautiful Busse and getting interested in Busse. Same goes for me looking for a Busse and seeing a nice Manix up for sale so I buy it.

And take Buck for example, as it is now I kind of forget that Buck even exists because I never see them and I will never see a nice one up for sale and get interested in them.

I were making knives and Spark wanted to put me off in a corner by myself I'd scream dam loud.:eek: :grumpy:
 
I think it is a bit much for a person that enjoys other knives to say - "you guys post too much and "clutter" up the for sale forums - so you need to pay to set up your own sale forum...".

If its such a bother let them pay to set my sales forum and then we both would be happy. :)
 
I really think it is just people being lazy and self centered.

Lazy in that buyers don’t go looking beyond page one and self centered in that sellers always want their stuff to show on page one.
 
This is kind of funny.

Look at the Buck for-sale sub forum.

As of now there are just four threads that have been posts to since February 1st.

Now there is some HOT MARKET happening there. :barf:
 
They deserved this

"Perhpas others could set up their own "flying skull, limited edition, pre-production, rare, mass produced and stamped out in china" kinfe WTS/WTT forum and then my Busse WTS/WTT forum would not be so clogged up"


Perhpas we should fimilarize them with a nice Busse Forum saying.......

BRING IT!!
 
TurnerIII said:
I think it is a bit much for a person that enjoys other knives to say - "you guys post too much and "clutter" up the for sale forums - so you need to pay to set up your own sale forum...".

If its such a bother let them pay to set my sales forum and then we both would be happy. :)
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Even though we are a large community here, we are part of a larger community here at BF... We do chatter too much on the sale threads... It IS in good intentions... Usually, unless a fight breaks out between... competitors? LOL It's easy to forget about everyone else with our fun ruckus, but they have a valid point that CAN be easily fixed. :)
just my $.02 :D I posted a few thoughts there already, but please tread lightly, as there are some heavyweights posting in there. :thumbup:
Jaxx
 
I know that one of the biggest gripes by many is the continued "need" of some sellers to post X Busse knives in X threads on the same day, instead of consolidating and offering in one single thread... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :thumbdn: :thumbdn:

To me, there is absolutely no good or valid reason to do this.

Also, the chit chat posts are out of hand. Just as you should not post anything negative in someones thread, the cheerleader posts have negative effects on the sale forum as a whole.

Actions like that will drive the wedge deeper.
 
thatmguy said:
I know that one of the biggest gripes by many is the continued "need" of some sellers to post X Busse knives in X threads on the same day, instead of consolidating and offering in one single thread... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :thumbdn: :thumbdn:

To me, there is absolutely no good or valid reason to do this.

Also, the chit chat posts are out of hand. Just as you should not post anything negative in someones thread, the cheerleader posts have negative effects on the sale forum as a whole.

Actions like that will drive the wedge deeper.
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In regards to that, I think that Code3 has been fair and leanient towards to excess chit chat. We need to be respectful as I'm sure he could start passing out 10 day bans if necessary. Let's not piss where we eat.
 
thatmguy said:
I know that one of the biggest gripes by many is the continued "need" of some sellers to post X Busse knives in X threads on the same day, instead of consolidating and offering in one single thread... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :thumbdn: :thumbdn:

To me, there is absolutely no good or valid reason to do this.
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I respectfully disagree; in fact I think what you propose is exactly the wrong direction to go.

What is annoying about the FS Forum, and time consuming, is that to look for something you have to open the thread.

So if you changed the title of the threads from things like “Knives for Sale from Tony G” to “Busse SHBM 1 of 300” Then the buyers wouldn’t have to open the thread to see if I was selling Busse Knives or some kind of skull dagger.

And if you went that way it would be nice if when sold the seller could edit the title of the thread to disclose that.

If these two changes were made you could fly through pages of that forum in a few minutes.
 
TurnerIII said:
They deserved this

"Perhpas others could set up their own "flying skull, limited edition, pre-production, rare, mass produced and stamped out in china" kinfe WTS/WTT forum and then my Busse WTS/WTT forum would not be so clogged up"


Perhpas we should fimilarize them with a nice Busse Forum saying.......

BRING IT!!
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Ok I edited this one down so as not to upset the less than thick skinned. But still while it is always good form to not overly bother others - we do have rights too... I payed for a membership just like everyone else. Why should I be forced to do something others are not - just because of the type of knife I like?

If the general rules for everyone need to be tightened up so be it - but to specifically single out one group is a bit....... wait for it ...........

disingenuous !!!
 
I think this says it all......


Originally Posted by thatmguy
While I previously posted that I thought a separate forum would be a good thing, I've changed my mind.

If someone new starts looking at the sale forums, originally for non-product X, and sees many threads about product X, it may well pique that persons interest enough to look into product X, and they may thereafter become a new customer for/of that product.

Had product X been segregated to its own unique forum, that person may never have thought to look into that product, and therefore a potentially new customer/fan/collector would be lost.

If a person collects a specific brand/style/whatever characteristic, and all things are listed together, given the search limitations, they will have to do some legwork to find that item/brand, but they would not be exposed to a product were it in the segregated product line.

The need to scroll pages, to me, appears to be just the nature of the limitations of the search function.

Perhaps changing it so that a search limitation of up to 30 or 60 or 90 days would alleviate the inability of it to return findings due to a huge number of hits.

If it is searching the entire database, the number of hits on commonly used brand or model names would be, and evidently are, overwhelming, and too numerous to post.

A historical timeframe limit on the search might address/solve this.

It could also be tiered so that the higher your membership level, the further back you could search.

I do feel that sale posts should be consolidated, not listed out in several posts, each relating solely to one item, when those several items could be listed in one post.

To me, multiple listings on the same day are just space hogs.

I have seen many people (mea culpa here, but I'm getting better...) continuing to post "wow, good deal", "hey, he's a good guy", or "man, that's STILL here", which provides a bump contrary to the forum guidelines.

I know that AR15 has a 72-hour bump restriction, and threads are locked if it is violated.

Perhaps something like that would enable all sellers to have their posts viewable (on the first page or two) under a natural occurence/posting sequence state, without unnecessarily bumped posts moving non-bumped posts to subsequent pages.

Personally, I think the enforcement of the chit-chat related bumps, along with consolidated postings, would help the forums move to their natural state, and should be tested before a split off...

The search function changes might well help out too....

Carry on.
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Easy. If it says Busse F/S open it and look. No comments needed. If it doesn't say that don't open it which all you need to really do is put your cursor on it to get a feel for it anyway. Multiple knives could be put under Busse's F/S heading and BTTT once a day with ease. Agree with KAAK, even dogs don't crap where they eat.

Bob Mills
 
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