Garage Sale or Trading Post type forum?

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If we allowed member to member selling or trading of products, would you guys be willing to do reviews with photos as a requirement of this being available?
 
If that is what you think is needed, then that is better than no trading. The problem is enforcement.
 
Bunky said:
If that is what you think is needed, then that is better than no trading. The problem is enforcement.
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That parts easy, the seller would have to do the review in order to offer it. Cost of doing business. Buyer has no obligation. :D
 
In that case, I'll buy. :)

I can't commit the time from work and family to do reviews.

But I have money to spend.
 
This would be a different way to have such a section but the requirement of pics with the review could be problematic for some.
 
belair said:
This would be a different way to have such a section but the requirement of pics with the review could be problematic for some.
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I would say it's a great way to generate interest in various products and more posts on the forum. If posting pics would be a problem I would say it's 2011, time to step up and get a camera. Who sells products without pics and good content anyway?
 
It's not about pics and reviews being a problem. For some, it's time. Some folks have other significant things going on in their life besides detailing and posting at autopiaforums.

With that said, I'm a buyer. Show me what you have that's worthy of my hard earned money.
 
Dwayne said:
That parts easy, the seller would have to do the review in order to offer it. Cost of doing business. Buyer has no obligation. :D
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Ah. I misread the post. As I said, if that is your rule, then that is your rule. It is an option over nothing for those who want to trade or sell.
 
Mr. Gloss said:
That means the seller won't be doing any bad reviews of products he or she wishes to sell. Ha!:rofl
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If a template is made, some of the fields could be "What don't you like about this product?" and "Why are you selling or trading this item?"

Thanks for the feedback so far. We are taking your suggestions into consideration as we add on to the forum.
 
Dwayne said:
If a template is made, some of the fields could be "What don't you like about this product?" and "Why are you selling or trading this item?"

Thanks for the feedback so far. We are taking your suggestions into consideration as we add on to the forum.
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GOOD IDEAS. Lets do it !
 
In short (because I'm on a phone), I think it's not that great of an idea. there's enough marketing on this site already. Just join the ranks of every other forum in existence and have a buy/sell forum with simple, straightforward rules. No need for a bunch of added hoops. I see that rule a an excuse to close private transactions in the future because the forum area would be dead due to no one wanring to take the time to write a review to sell/trade.
 
JaredPointer said:
.....because the forum area would be dead due to no one wanring to take the time to write a review to sell/trade.
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I do agree there will be few takers. I just think it is a step forward and the results will speak for themselves and possibly lead to something better later.

Now, thinking like a business man, I assume trading has the chance to reduce sales from the store (profit) or trades gone bad (forum discontent).
 
Bunky said:
I do agree there will be few takers. I just think it is a step forward and the results will speak for themselves and possibly lead to something better later.

Now, thinking like a business man, I assume trading has the chance to reduce sales from the store (profit) or trades gone bad (forum discontent).
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I see it as Dwayne trying to offer something that he doesn't have to offer at all. By asking that the seller at least put forth some effort to describe the product and show it in a picture isn't really asking that much and at the very least adds quality to the listing.

I highly doubt that a few guys trading or selling used/opened products amongst themselves here would impact the sales of ACC.

The possibility of a trade or sale going bad would keep me from even offering something like this. We've all seen it happen. Someone gets the shaft and then they create long winded warning threads about so and so scewing them over. The more that I think about it and read the replies here, I would vote no to doing it and avoid the hassle.
 
I'm looking at this from the angle of someone who would probably never sell anything, but be more into giving stuff away or buying stuff from individuals. Possibly sampling/trading. With that said, the problems I see with making a seller write a review:

- No product will ever be a bomb. Everything offered will be the "best stuff I've ever used."
- There won't be a whole lot offered due to the constraint.
- The forum won't have a lot of traffic if there's not a lot posted up for trades/sale

And you'll still be left with the perils of a sell/trade forum anyway.

I've used forums with buy/sell/trade sections with great success. And I'm not talking about $20 a pop sealants and waxes. I've bought high dollar bows and archery equipment, boating and fishing equipment, and tools all on forums. What seems to work at those places:

- specific rating system for the buy/sell/trade area for transactions. It's integrated into the site/forum.
- sellers have to include personal information (contact number, Email, etc) in their profile to be able to sell
- community/forum feedback

Are there problems? Sure. I don't think there's anyway to avoid them completely. But the good transactions I've seen and those I have been a part of have far outweighed the bad. By a wide margin. There's always going to be a Flash Gordon at every forum. There's just no avoiding that.
 
Maybe I have just been lucky but of all the detail items and samples I have traded for or bought , I have had good results and found some of the items didn't live up to all the hype but some exceeded my expectations.
 
I like this idea. On some car forums I'm on there are sale/trade sections. Having a review would be great too so we know what the person likes or dislikes
 
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