Re: **mods**
I'm with Renz on this. I sell a lot of items privately, because I get a lot of pms and e-mails asking for something, especially the higher dollar one off custom and bowtie parts. I then spend time with ppl going over what needs to be done to make them work and price it out. The majority of the time ppl don't buy, because of a number of reasons..."going to wait on other parts to go along with this part first", "let me save up some money for a couple of weeks", "I didn't know that I would need to have this other part to make it work", Can you hold it for me for a while", etc. What happens is later when I want to think about selling some of these parts, all these ppl pm and e-mail me saying that they wanted those parts and that we talked about them in the past. Then I have several ppl to try to make happy.
I hesitate to post things on the board because I will just make some upset because they thought they were the only ones previously interested. Some of these items have gone up in value because you can't fine the good stuff anymore. If I post a price, then someone will call me out, with "Hey, you were going to sell me that for less...".
The board has ppl that surf the ads with no intent of purchasing (which is fine), but then jump in and make comments about the item, the price, or the seller. And sometimes they have the balls to post up their item on your thread.
I often thought of putting some of my bowtie parts up for sale for one week and at the end of the week whoever offered the best price gets them. But that would be considered an auction and ppl here do not want that.
The problem is the buyer naturally wants the most he can get and the seller wants to pay the least. Timing plays a big part of an items value on the board. One week you can't give some items away and the next week someone (or more) are broke down and willing pay extra. It is difficult to just go back and price a item as the supply and demand changes with most items on these trucks.
Keeping the classifieds the way they are allows a number of ways to buy and sell here. Some sales are open and quick, some are private, some are through pms and e-mail, some are with close friendships, etc. As much as we all want the parts at the cheapest price, we are not always going to be satisfied. This is why there is discussions about how to police the sales. These trucks, unlike other boards, have a very limited supply of parts available. As they get even rarer, the selling of parts is going to get more controversial.
I say leave things alone and the buyers and sellers will work things out. Others should feel free to browse around, but if you not a buyer for the item, leave the extra comments and underselling out.
John
