Swap shop

[tlandauer]

Lets see...tons of good sale threads with no issues...very few with issues.........

I agree, and there is still plenty dignity and maturity here, it is not all child's play, but it is the problematic threads that catch our attention. People are free to choose not to use this F/S Forum, for those of us who continue to use and benefit from this section, it is clear to me personally at least that there can be times for disappointments and frustration.

[Luck as a Constant]

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Lets see...tons of good sale threads with no issues...very few with issues....

Lets make a problem where none exists...

Let's condescend to forum members a bit more... That'll help.
I'm not trying to cause problems. Thanks for chiming in.


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[Doby]

Let's condescend to forum members a bit more... That'll help.
I'm not trying to cause problems. Thanks for chiming in.


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Practice what you preach.

[Luck as a Constant]

Swap shop

Practice what you preach.

You too buddy.
Have a good one!


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[T.S.Davis]

As long as we're on the subject..............why do some get so upset if someone endorses a sale item? ugh Guy lists a Thomas build or something and I'm familiar with the boat and I share that information................ and then the mods get a brain hemorrhage from the complaints. I don't understand people.

If I'm interested in purchasing something and somebody knows something about it I would want to hear it. From talking with the mods it sounds like the sale forum is the greatest PITA on the site.

Getting the hottest deal on a used piece of toy boat equipment should not be the very definition of happiness for any of us. Sheesh, grown men with toys. Perspective fellas.

[obrien]

Couldn't agree more

[Doug Smock]

From talking with the mods it sounds like the sale forum is the greatest PITA on the site.

Getting the hottest deal on a used piece of toy boat equipment should not be the very definition of happiness for any of us. Sheesh, grown men with toys. Perspective fellas.

Yes sir, and well said.
It wouldn't hurt my feelings one bit if the administrator pulled the plug on the for sale forum. It is the #1 source of headaches here.
And the mods are always the bad guys!

[domwilson]

Yes sir, and well said.
It wouldn't hurt my feelings one bit if the administrator pulled the plug on the for sale forum. It is the #1 source of headaches here.
And the mods are always the bad guys!

And we get complaints for some things that are not even rule violations.
The rules are in place to keep the swap shop "clean", consistent and on point. It's not fair to a seller if his item keeps getting bumped down the list because some guy posts with minimal info. or a thread where many are chit chatting.
Addressing the comments about for sale items. One reason I can think of is sellers will sometimes enlist their friends to give them an early bump.

[Doug Smock]

Addressing the comments about for sale items. One reason I can think of is sellers will sometimes enlist their friends to give them an early bump.

We do realize that is not ALWAYS the case, but we have to be consistent or we hear about that too.

At the end of the day we are all grown men playing with toy boats!

[T.S.Davis]

Here in lies my frustration. It's the lack of faith in our fellow man.

I know you guys have received that complaint about me specifically. I'll tell you that I absolutely would not be bumping my buddies threads as favor them.

I've been the guy looking at a post trying to decide if a sale item is crap. "Oh.......I don't know.........it reads okay.......I just don't know". I was doing that on the red board before we were able to post pictures. I had no budget and little equipment. Every purchase was an investment piece. You had to really hunt to find anything out.

I wish someone would have stepped in and said "I know the boat. You won't be sorry".

[domwilson]

I've seen Items in the swap shop turn into discussion threads. As new items are added, the new items are immediately bumped down to never be seen again.
Most people don't want to read thru a bunch of pages just to see if an item has been sold, as the last post is often not the post that says "Sold"

[T.S.Davis]

Wouldn't that require multiple threads to be chattered on for them to be bumped into oblivion?

Being at the top of the for sale page won't sell an item.

[tlandauer]

Perhaps a new Forum " Input on Items being sold", that way no threads would be bumped and anybody who knows the product is free to chime in , the possibility is endless. Another sour point for discussion for years to come, but it solves our present dilemma.

[Luck as a Constant]

See... This is good. Some open discussion on feelings and ideas on how we can improve/ or get on the same page about swap shop. Hopefully it helps in some small way. I def don't think it's pointless discussion and doesn't appear to be causing problems just to talk freely about it.


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[Doug Smock]

Focus on fixing this and the rest will take care of itself.

Exactly. Even in this forum you've got to follow rules. I've never been much of a "let's follow the rules" kinda guy. I don't like being told how to act. I am who I am like it or not.
Where would we be if Jim Morrison had complied to Ed Sullivan's demand that he not sing his lyrics? I shudder at the thought. Rules are meant to be broken.