Craigslist classifieds?

[bookite03]

How about a section similar to the marketplace but for Craigslist finds? Maybe a parts section and complete vehicle section.
Also could split the Marketplace into complete vehicle listings and parts listings?

Thoughts?

 

[Shaggy]

I can set one up for craiglist and ebay finds. Cool with that?

 

[79jasper]

Maybe that will clear up the idi section. (And others)
(Guilty of it myself)

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[bookite03]

Maybe that will clear up the idi section. (And others)
(Guilty of it myself)

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This was my thinking, as I am guilty too.

That'd be great Shaggy if you agree it'd be beneficial?

 

[Shaggy]

Yep it would. I would put them all under one section. Easier to find. I will set this up and move the threads I see over later today if I can.

 

[Shaggy]

Sections is up.

http://www.oilburners.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?150-Ebay-Auctions-amp-Craiglist-Ads

I also did some tweaking to the Classifieds and added it to its own section. Do me a favor and post up threads you see on the forums that can be moved into the new section I just created and post them in this thread or pm me the link. We will get it moved into that section.

 

[towcat]

i'm of the opinion that if a member is selling something, it needs to be in the marketplace section, even though it may be a cl ad. my concern is a ethical one. fraud on CL ads are rampant, and if a member is committing fraud, there has to be a means of shutting down the ad in the marketplace and not to have to chase multiple listings all over the board.

 

[bookite03]

Are you meaning like cross-posting? I was meaning with the Craigslist section if a member found what they thought was a good deal on craigslist it could be shared in that forum. Mainly to keep from cluttering up the other sections where ads dont necessarily belong

 

[gandalf]

I think this idea is a pretty good one, to help segregate sale items from the rest of the forum. I think, though, that I would split it a bit differently.

I would split the "For Sale" portion of the Marketplace into two sections. 1) The first would be trucks, parts, and other items for sale by forum members. If they are running a CL ad concurrently I would expect that they would advise us of that fact. 2) The second section would be for any trucks or parts which members have found on other sites. These would, by definition, be items for sale by non-forum members. I would expect that there would be a clickable link to the sale item.

An example of this setup can be found on The Downeast Boat Forum

 

[towcat]

here's a good example of where a CL posting is being used for self-interest.
http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?66554-Craigslist-Find-in-South-Texas
fortunately the occurrences here are rare. but it does highlight the potential of abuse.

 

[bookite03]

Might want to make a general post in the 6.9/7.3 section about the new craigslist/eBay section? Seems theres been quite a few CL ads posted in there... Betting folks dont know about the new section.

 

[jaluhn83]

Personally I would rather have left it the way it was - I don't really want to go to another forum on the 1 in 50 chance there's something I'd want someone else found. I can see it if every other thread was someone finding something, but with the 1 in 20 or so it doesn't seem like a big deal.

Now, this is only for disinterested 3rd party stuff - like several of the things I've posted where I ran across a good deal on a part I don't need. If it's the op trying to advertize then that's a different story - post it in the classified.

 

[Dieselcrawler]

click on the recent posts button then, it will show all post since the last time you were on. no need to jump forums. I like it better this way. keeps the forums cleaner