Does it bother anyone else when... (Part #2)

[TritonBoulder47]

... an author or a for sale thread doesnt update the title...?


Say the title is: "Product A, Product B, Product C for sale or trade"


And I happen to be VERY interested in said "Product A", only to open the thread to see that "Product A" has already been sold weeks (if not months) prior...


It's not that hard to update the title people... Especially when you are updating the thread body, the title line is right there too...


And that is my rant for the moment... lol You may go back to your regular eLb browsing... lol


P.S. - Does it bother anyone else when... Part #1: http://elightbars.org/forums/f24/does-bother-anyone-else-when-22831/

 

[Tom]

Yes, that aggravates me!


I try and update my listings and title as soon as any changes are made. People are courteous enough to look at the thread, so I can be courteous enough to update it lol

 

[Pete L.]

They can't be bothered. Drives me nuts. What is with this me-me-me crap that has been going on for a couple of generations now ??


OK, rant off :suicide:


-Pete

 

[Hoser]

Title draws ya in, it flat out sucks to not find the item in the thread. Another thing Ive noticed is alot of the newbies erasing items after the sale.

 

[mcpd2025]

Yea, or titles that read "lights for sale" or "lots of stuff"... I figured that much when you posted a for sale ad on eLightbars...


Is it LED, halogen, strobe??? dash, lightbar or grille??? colors???


Its almost as if some of them don't really want to sell any of it. This is a great forum and great tool for buying and selling, but only if it is used right.

 

[Flashguy]

I've seen some good sellers change the title to ALL SOLD and lock it...twice today actually...maybe because of your rant!

 

[TritonBoulder47]

I've seen some good sellers change the title to ALL SOLD and lock it...twice today actually...maybe because of your rant!

If they are in fact "Good Sellers" I can assure you that my little rant wouldn't make them close their thread... lol

 

[JohnMarcson]

one of the site rules is......


"The content of posts should not be vastly different than the title implies."


...hit report post.... I'll edit it as long as you take the time to write out an explanation of the problem.... ie you put "bad title" I may ignore it.... put "post is titled dashmiser but is selling responder" I will get it edited.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

 

[Jarred J.]

does it bother anyone when people bother to make bothersome threads that dont incorporate bacon?

 

[ryan81986]

I hate when sellers list every item that was ever for sale in that thread that is already sold. All that does is cause a bunch of useless threads to pop up when you search for something.

 

[TritonBoulder47]

I hate when sellers list every item that was ever for sale in that thread that is already sold. All that does is cause a bunch of useless threads to pop up when you search for something.

I believe you are supposed to do that for Feedback Tracking... What I personally do is move the item listing (minus all extra info and pics) to the bottom of my thread, make it the smallest size and put the user that bought it after it... But thats just me...

 

[uniden278]

I believe you are supposed to do that for Feedback Tracking... What I personally do is move the item listing (minus all extra info and pics) to the bottom of my thread, make it the smallest size and put the user that bought it after it... But thats just me...

Also, you can delete the pictures and left the text descriptions of what's available. That way there is not confusion about what you are selling and what has already been sold.

 

[fire1]

What bothers me is, you ask questions, & get no reply, or they say best offer, & you get no reply.

 

[LED]

How about when you post a "wanted" ad for say a red mini bar, and people message you offering blue beacons or something completely different!?

 

[Pete L.]

How about........... These new DEALERS (with 8 posts and no actual contact with the membership)


trying to sell their stuff to us ????


I'm sorry to be still old fashioned...........I want a kiss before you ........ .


-Pete

 

[emtanderson51]

Thanks for all the good info folks....I will be incorporating it into my FS threads in the future!! You da man Timmayyyyy....

 

[TritonBoulder47]

You da man Timmayyyyy....

I try...


I mean, I don't expect someone to list every item in their title, but when the something listed in the title sells, change the damn title... lol


The funniest part about this whole thread: The thread that cause my rant to begin with just changed the title yesterday when asked about the very item that I was interested in... lol :duh:

 

[TritonBoulder47]

AHHH!!!!! Why don't people edit their G-D thread titles!!! :hissyfit: It seems like everytime I see something I'm interested in, I go into the thread, only to find it sold, but still listed in the thread title...

 

[triton911bj]

AHHH!!!!! Why don't people edit their G-D thread titles!!! :hissyfit: It seems like everytime I see something I'm interested in, I go into the thread, only to find it sold, but still listed in the thread title...

2 fingers to center of breat bone..."listen here fucko" lol

 

[TritonBoulder47]

I see this thread needs to be brought back again... lol

 

[chief1562]

Or they think this is like ebay and don't show pictures ,won't say what color, or and I mean BIG OR must show proof of LEO ,FIre,or EMS before they sell it to you.

 

[bluestinger90]

What bothers me is, you ask questions, & get no reply, or they say best offer, & you get no reply.

Yes! There is a option when sending a private message to include a "confirmed private message receipt". When the message recipient reads the message, the sender is notified. That means buyers can see sellers ignoring them.


I can fully understand not being able to reply immediately. People are busy. But 2 weeks later? Or 10 private messages, and 3 months later? And they can't reply with a simple no, or make a counter offer to my inquiries? I don't low ball, and I'm always courteous.


Here's one, View Profile: NCFD43 - eLightbars.org, and the other, View Profile: LLS - eLightbars.org


The first can't make a counter offer because their is something lodged in a location somewhere, and the second complains about having money issues, yet cannot be bothered to follow through with private messages and SELL anything he has for sale.


These two folks are classy individuals. Thankfully 98% of my other transactions have been SMOOTH. A big thank you to those who actually sell what they put up for sale.

 

[TritonBoulder47]

Looks like this thread needs to be brought back... lol

 

[Phoenix_Rising]

Looks like this thread needs to be brought back... lol

 

[chief1562]

Big agreement here.


Also when someone wants something .


You ask if they would condider something different you sent it to the in a PM and you don't here from them for days and others have also sent PM's and you wonder if the person is even looking at their PM's at all.

 

[chief1562]

Resently sent out 3 PMs to members looking for something and it's been at least a week with now reply.


I you're going to post a wanted ad at least have the common decentcy to answer one way or another on a PM.

 

[TritonBoulder47]

Resently sent out 3 PMs to members looking for something and it's been at least a week with now reply.
I you're going to post a wanted ad at least have the common decentcy to answer one way or another on a PM.

Sounds like a candidate for "Does it bother anyone else when... (Part #3)"... lol

 

[chief1562]

Sounds like a candidate for "Does it bother anyone else when... (Part #3)"... lol

And the next inductee is ........

 

[TritonBoulder47]

Looks like this needs to be brought back, AGAIN!!!

 

[tsquale]

How about the, "I want offers, but don't lowball me. Ok you jerks low balled me so now I won't accept offers, and eff you all". That is one of my recent favorites.

 

[justavillain]

I see that stuff on Craigslist all the time. They post something and I offer 25 or in this case 75$ less(still a fair price) on an item that has been for sale for about a month. And no reply or counter.

 

[tsquale]

Ok folks....the ad is over a year old...multiple people have said that the items are probably sold....the seller hasn't been on forever...QUIT BUMPING THE THREAD AND ASKING IF ITS AVAILABLE!!! Good grief you idiots! Read other peoples posts!


End rant.....going to bed now. It was a long shift.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

How about when you post a "wanted" ad for say a red mini bar, and people message you offering blue beacons or something completely different!?

Like this?

 

[TritonBoulder47]

And again, this needs to be brought to peoples attention...  

 

[JazzDad]

I like when you post that you have a John Deere model 525 for sale, and someone asks...

Oh, wait.  Wrong forum.

 

[TritonBoulder47]

And again...  I don't even know why I look through the classifieds anymore...  lol

 

[Carlos SpicyWeiner]

Updating a thread is pointless unless you go through and edit every post.  I get people reading through the entire thread and seeing stuff i sold a year ago because they saw it in a post after the first page and before the last page lol. 

I update the first three post on my thread with all of my equipment currently available.  

 

[TritonBoulder47]

To me, the only things you need to edit, is the Title (if you have specific item listed in the title) and the initial body of the post (ie:  the first 1-3 posts for people that do multiple page lists...) Marking items as sold and or making sure you move your sold items to the bottom or to a designated sold area...    

It just annoys me when I see a title with something specific listed and I open the thread and see that its sold...  lol

 

[TritonBoulder47]

GRRR!!!!!  LoL