Changes to the Sell/Buy/Trade Classifieds
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Guth
Forum Founder
Portland, OR
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Changes to the Sell/Buy/Trade Classifieds
Hi All,
After talking things over with The ferret, some changes have been made to the classifieds section.
It is permissible to advertise bikes other than the CB1100 and other goods that pertain to motorcycling. But only motorcycles or motorcycling related items are allowed, no exceptions.
Only members with a minimum of 25 posts and who have been registered for at least 2 weeks will be allowed to post items to sell, purchase or trade.
The classifieds were put in place as a benefit to members (only members can view the classifieds). If you decide to make use of this section and post an ad, please let a moderator (The ferret or myself) know when an item has sold or been obtained so that we can remove your thread (ad). I realize that it's easy to overlook this, but it would really help cut down on the clutter.
Going forward, ads that are older than 60 days will be removed.
Full rules for the classifieds are posted in that section.
I think that covers it.
Thanks,
Guth
The Honda CB1100: STILL air-COOLed
Deposit placed 11/12/2012.
Received delivery 04/05/2013.
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04-23-2015 11:56 PM |
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HikerToo
Road Warrior
Delaware
Posts: 1,519
Joined: May 2013
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RE: Changes to the Sell/Buy/Trade Classifieds
sounds fair, thanks.
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04-24-2015 05:24 AM |
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Rocky
Been There
Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 3,397
Joined: Apr 2014
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RE: Changes to the Sell/Buy/Trade Classifieds
Sounds good to me
Still rockin', rollin', and ridin' after all these years
'67 BSA 441 VR, '70 Triumph Tiger 100, '02 Honda CB900F, '06 Triumph T100 Bonneville, '14 Honda CB1100A
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04-24-2015 06:40 AM |
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The ferret
Forum Moderator
Ohio
Posts: 31,282
Joined: Apr 2013
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RE: Changes to the Sell/Buy/Trade Classifieds
I felt the changes were necessitated by the growth in membership. We have a lot more people using the classifieds now than we did when we were just a fledgling forum. I actually don't go to the classifieds much but when asked about a rule the other day I had to go re-read them and saw that there were 11 pages of ads dating back to June of 2013. That's almost 2 years.... hence the new 60 day limit on ads. If it hasn't sold in two months, it's probably not going to. This will hopefully also lessen those " is this item still available" posts on ads that are real old. Another thing I noticed is some people have joined for the sole reason of advertising something for sale. I thought this was wrong for several reasons, hence the new 25 post and two week limit before placing an ad. We want the members to at least have some kind of feel for who they are dealing with.
The classifieds are for the benefit of our forum members, and not the public at large. Placing an ad is free, there are no commissions to the site, all we ask is that the items you place for sale or trade or want, be CB 1100 or at least motorcycle gear/items related, in keeping with the spirit of the site, and let us know when we can take the ad down. Pretty reasonable requests I would think.
I will be cleaning out the older stuff starting today.
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Defender of the Realm
2014 DLX (the pleasure horse)
2021 NC750X DCT (Angry Bird)
(This post was last modified: 04-24-2015 07:45 AM by The ferret.)
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04-24-2015 07:28 AM |
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ClassicVW
High Mileage
New Jersey, USA
Posts: 1,415
Joined: Aug 2014
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RE: Changes to the Sell/Buy/Trade Classifieds
50 posts? I don't know about 'most forums' requiring that many. Sounds higher than I'm used to seeing.
I agree with the guys that the 25 posts requirement is most likely enough to stop a new member from joining just to drop a couple ads and run. And anyway, we can protect ourselves by exercising due caution in considering buying from newcomers.
--George
[i]"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day that you find out why" [/i]-- Mark Twain
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04-24-2015 02:46 PM |
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EmptySea
Lives On Two Wheels
Chicagoland, USA
Posts: 7,004
Joined: Jun 2013
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RE: Changes to the Sell/Buy/Trade Classifieds
It all sounds good to me. Thanks Ferret and Guthrie for staying on top of this sort of stuff.
MTC
"If you can’t go home again, at least you can enjoy the ride” — Peter Egan
2013 CB1100 non-abs
2013 CB1100 abs
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04-24-2015 04:27 PM |
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Teamwalker
1st Service Completed
Virginia
Posts: 159
Joined: Feb 2015
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RE: Changes to the Sell/Buy/Trade Classifieds
Sounds very fair to me. Thanks for your efforts.
[b][i]TeamWalker[/i][/b]
2014 CB1100 DLX[b] #299[/b]
2014 CB1100 STANDARD[b] #392[/b]
"[i]Paying alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse.[/i]"
[b]Groucho Marx[/b]
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04-24-2015 06:36 PM |
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Elipten
Road Warrior
San Antonio, TX
Posts: 2,087
Joined: Nov 2013
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Changes to the Sell/Buy/Trade Classifieds
Reasonable
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Current inventory
2014 CB1100 DLX
1990 BMW K75RT
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04-24-2015 08:57 PM |
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Redbird
Running Like a Top
Colorado, USA
Posts: 273
Joined: Apr 2015
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RE: Changes to the Sell/Buy/Trade Classifieds
:)Ok guys, I'm posting this 1) because it sounds reasonable and 2) to increase my post count so I can get to 25.
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04-25-2015 10:00 PM |
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Randy B
Road Warrior
Palm Bay FL
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Joined: Apr 2013
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RE: Changes to the Sell/Buy/Trade Classifieds
Still gotta wait two weeks.
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04-26-2015 01:24 AM |
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