For Sale Post Min.

[okuma]

That's twice you said the classifieds are the best part of this site. That's pretty much an insult if you ask me. There are a lot of good people on here that make this a 73-87 community to appreciate our trucks and that's the best part. People coming on here not contributing anything except a crappy old steering wheel or headlight knob for sale is the best part huh?  I don't think so. Go use eBay or Craigslist if that's all you care about. Any intelligent person will most likely look there locally first anyway.

ville is right ! I tought the same when i read "that" post i was like "WOW"   and yes i took it as an insult to the whole 73-87 community.  why?    are we not on the same page here or what?  do our posts bore the heck out of certain people ?   

criss ---  i guess we spotted another rotten apple.

[Redneckchevy]

I was gonna say the same thing....This place is a family man not a parts thrift store....

Chris see if u can get one of these made that says 73-87chevy trucks and ill stop brown nosing 

[dumbucket1]

No reason to bash each other...not everyone is on here for the same reasons.

[mike in mo]

this only being my second post ill try not to take long. the way i see it from other sites is WTB and FOR SALE is where a lot of crap starts some one is over priced or the part is not right. most parts cost to much to ship to make it worth it anyway. i have only been here a day or 3 and just been doing a lot of reading. 100 post to see whats in the for sale wtb section well that sounds high its cool with me keeps me from reading ads for cell phones or back yard repop junk. great site going here i think ill be here for some time  for sale section or not I'm here to B.S. with the trucker bunch.

P.S. you know your on a manly board when you got spell check in the message box

[d stroud]

I'm no where near 100 post, so, at the rate I'm going, I'll never get to sale anything

Just as well probably, as I only have ole GM muscle car stuff anyways.  This is my first truck and really I just use the site for the knowledge. 

I certainly understand Chris's point.  And, the one thing we must all understand is, this is his house, he can run it however he sees fit.

[jc1340]

Hey,  it is like this , if you have stuff you want to buy you go to  a sight that has the stuff you are looking for , that is all i am saying . And like i said before i have had alot of trucks in the past. I have posted some ads but with very little results. And another thing , i am not always online ,i am in the garage working. I come home at lunch or in after i have been in the garage to check my email. 

[Captkaos]

I sell new and used parts.  The parts that I sell used, I honestly have sold maybe 3 things via the classifieds of the forum.  If I wanted to sell something, I would put it on my Ebay account.  I started the Classifieds because of a request.  I didn't have a problem with someone that is active on the site posted at least weekly, because they joined to be a part of the Community that I was trying to create.  Hence Parts, Restoration, Community in the banner...

The problem I have is those that joined to sell parts and not be a part of the community and all the majority of their posts are in classified sections.  There have been several of those recently.  jc1340 is one of those and thinks it is the best part of the site because all of his posts were in the classified section with him as the seller, except for the ones in here and one talking about swap meets.  Which I am reading as a Vendor.

The forum is here to do what everyone sees going on here.  Creating how-tos, sharing information, helping others out, sharing ideas.  The online store was created for me to make money to pay for the forum that is "Free" to all the members and potentially make some money...

If nothing is free you should charge a one time members fee.

We are only going to charge for posting for sale items in the classifieds, and it won't be a one time fee, it will be monthly with a limited number of posts per month.  Membership to the community will be free.  Selling stuff in the community is what will cost.

[bigkountry]

I know I'm new as well, but would there be a consideration for members that donate to the site? Not recurring monthly charges for selling but a "perk" for making a donation to the site.

I have donated to help out a few sites in the past because they were worth it, much like this one. I have found a vast amount of knowledge on this site in the short time I have been a member and stumbled on a great group of people here.

I spend alot of time just reading and learning from folks that have been dealing with these trucks for a long time. Even though I have had mine for 13 years, I have only recently really taken an interest in restoring it.

I commend you for taking the time and spending the money to offer us a place to share knowledge and make new friends as well.

If this could be a perk for a new member or member with less than 100 posts, upon receiving the donation could you as the owner and administrator manually move the members post count to 100? I'm not that up to date on the structure and limitations of the bulletin boards as I used to be.

Just a thought.

[Captkaos]

If you donate to the site, that would definitely be considered, since you would actually be paying...

[bigkountry]

Do you have a set price? 

[Captkaos]

For donating?  Or for the classified?  No to both as of right now...

[okuma]

cris what is an average donation?

I know it depends on everyones fanancial standings, "but you know"..........

[Captkaos]

There are only about 5 people that have donated, often.  I would rather not disclose the amount, but it is  in the double digits on average.

BTW, the 100 posts don't matter anymore, so if you are increasing your post count, it won't do you any good.  If you can currently view it, it will be disappearing shortly for a short amount of time while I get everything sorted.  So PLEASE don't email/PM/IM etc complaining that you lost access...

I have currently setup a Paid Subsciption selection that is under each users profile.  If you chose either of these, it will put you in the group that has access.

There is a 73-87chevytrucks.com Classified Posters which is $2 for a day to post an ad and it expires in 24 hours.

There is also a 73-87chevytrucks.com Classified Viewers which is $1 for a day to view the classifieds and it expires in 24 hours.

[Redneckchevy]

Thats a great idea.....To bad u couldn't do something that is like u can View the parts...But u would have to pay to see who posted it or something like that...But i like the pay to post part...

[87burb]

Good prices, you should consider a monthly deal as most parts dont sell in 24 hours lol. Glad you figured out what you wanted to do. Hopefully it will help the site in a positive way.

I'm seeing alot of new members in the introduction area.