Sometimes my eyes roll so hard it hurts a little.... LOL
Jumping on the No Classifieds for Non Contributing Members Train
- Thread starter Revolvers4Life
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i think the classifieds need to be a pay to use option.
Counter culture...LMAO. I couldn't care less about low ball offers and over priced listings. My concern is reputable members having to wade through 2-3 no call/ no shows before completing a sale, which is becoming the norm. Having no requirements for access also makes it that much easier for scammers and thieves to find the occasional victim.
Make it your policy to not do business with someone with no post or feedback history? Then they just post b******* about how they were discriminated against.
25 posts isn't asking much.
I am a relatively new member of OSA and don’t know if long established members will take offense by my two-cents on the matter of the classifieds. But here goes!
I had been using Armslist over the years and when they started charging to even reply to an Ad I started looking around for alternatives. I stumbled across OSA and read along for a good while before posting some firearms for sale. I posted the items before ever making any other posts or contributing to any discussions. The items posted, I felt were fairly priced and evidently so did the established members that I transacted with. A good deal is when both parties win.
After meeting the members and finding each a pleasure to deal with, I decided to contribute to some of the discussion topics, not that I have that much to offer, because by reading along I find many members have more knowledge than I on many topics. So my point being is that perhaps some of the new people posting items for sale might not feel comfortable with their own level of knowledge or even writing skills? And if they are simply using the site to sell over-priced items and no one bites, they will most likely move on to somewhere else.
I’m confused about how classifieds can be offensive. I look at them and most I ignore because they are items I’m not interested in purchasing and if I see what I think way over-priced, I laugh and say good luck at that price.
I still look at Armslist and have seen a few items I would like to have purchased, but the sellers don’t list a contact phone number and I’m not going to pay to simply contact them. And just like the classifieds on OSA, some items in my opinion, are way over priced and I simply laugh and wish them luck.
I am happy to continue supporting OSA as I enjoy reading along and following all of Swampratt’s sagas. I don’t know any other site I enjoy more or offers what OSA does.
BTW when I posted items for sale I had a few established members offer less than I was willing to take and I politely said no thanks. I have also purchased items from OSA members and also made a couple offers that were rejected. No hurt feelings on my part when they are firm on price.
I had been using Armslist over the years and when they started charging to even reply to an Ad I started looking around for alternatives. I stumbled across OSA and read along for a good while before posting some firearms for sale. I posted the items before ever making any other posts or contributing to any discussions. The items posted, I felt were fairly priced and evidently so did the established members that I transacted with. A good deal is when both parties win.
After meeting the members and finding each a pleasure to deal with, I decided to contribute to some of the discussion topics, not that I have that much to offer, because by reading along I find many members have more knowledge than I on many topics. So my point being is that perhaps some of the new people posting items for sale might not feel comfortable with their own level of knowledge or even writing skills? And if they are simply using the site to sell over-priced items and no one bites, they will most likely move on to somewhere else.
I’m confused about how classifieds can be offensive. I look at them and most I ignore because they are items I’m not interested in purchasing and if I see what I think way over-priced, I laugh and say good luck at that price.
I still look at Armslist and have seen a few items I would like to have purchased, but the sellers don’t list a contact phone number and I’m not going to pay to simply contact them. And just like the classifieds on OSA, some items in my opinion, are way over priced and I simply laugh and wish them luck.
I am happy to continue supporting OSA as I enjoy reading along and following all of Swampratt’s sagas. I don’t know any other site I enjoy more or offers what OSA does.
BTW when I posted items for sale I had a few established members offer less than I was willing to take and I politely said no thanks. I have also purchased items from OSA members and also made a couple offers that were rejected. No hurt feelings on my part when they are firm on price.
This is the way a new member becomes an established and welcome member !!!
I think I saw the horse flinch...it's not dead! Continue the beatings.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Why is @okierider sporting a doggy ear hairstyle wearing a dress beating a half dead horse?
Cause he is and that is what he does. And he sees dead horses.
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