Why The Fee ??

[smurfitt]

Tried to put up a post to sell my mint custom shop artist series USA Fender Strat but got a message saying it now costs £7.
Appreciate website owners need to cover costs but thats a bit extreme when I can post on gumtree etc for nothing.

[chris_b]

Err..... you've answered your own question.

[flyfisher]

Or £20 for an unlimited number of items over 12 months.

[Myke]

I assume you've not been on here in a while

[Billy Apple]

So you thought you'd try to advertise it with this thread?

[Conan]

Post it on Gumtree then...

But there are certain advantages to buying and selling on here, and most of us consider them worth paying (a small amount) for.

[skankdelvar]

[size=3][b]Mansfield:[/b] "... and cue... 'Value for money', 'Community spirit', 'Bollocks to fleabay', 'But are they paying tax on it, eh?', etc.[/size]

[ubassman]

Value for money = £7 for marketing to 28,000 + bass players ...hmmn that works out at 0.025 of a penny per person !!

[Mykesbass]

Extreme? For the value of a custom shop Strat surely £7 is only going to be around 1%? Now that really can't be described as such?

[Conan]

[quote name='ubassman' timestamp='1384892312' post='2282026']
£7 for marketing to 28,000 + bass players
[/quote]

And, second-hand, all the guitarists they play in bands with!!

[skankdelvar]

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1384892385' post='2282030']
Extreme? For the value of a custom shop Strat surely £7 is only going to be around 1%? Now that really can't be described as such?
[/quote]

£70 for a CS Strat?

Bargain.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1384892466' post='2282033']
And, second-hand, all the guitarists they play in bands with!!
[/quote]

That would be 56,000 guitarists then, so half the price.

Blimey - now it's only [i]£35.00[/i] for a mint-coloured CS!

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Edited November 19, 2013 by skankdelvar

[Conan]

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1384892494' post='2282035']
£70 for a CS Strat? Bargain.
[/quote]

Er.... shall I tell him?

[martthebass]

.........£700.

Education today ;-)

Still cheap though.

[martthebass]

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1384892604' post='2282036']


Er.... shall I tell him?
[/quote]

Beat me to it.

[skankdelvar]

[quote name='martthebass' timestamp='1384892644' post='2282037']
.........£700.
[/quote]

I demand my £35.00 Glacier Mint Strat now.

Or in a bit, if it helps.

[ubassman]

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1384892494' post='2282035']
That would be 56,000 guitarists then, so half the price.
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...your the one with the maths ...whats half of 0.025 then? !!

Edited November 19, 2013 by ubassman

[MB1]

MB1.
You could always place a card in your Local news agents shop window?
...this may be cheaper? but don't be surprised if you get enquiries about...French Polishing?

[skankdelvar]

Just to convey my sense of disappointment, here's a picture of Jedward on a pedalo. Pedalling [i]backwards[/i], if you catch my meaning.



[size=3][b]Jedward[/b]: That Milty's lush, but he's no £35.00 Custard Shop Fender.[/size]

Edited November 19, 2013 by skankdelvar

[Thunderbird]

[quote name='smurfitt' timestamp='1384891548' post='2282006']
Tried to put up a post to sell my mint custom shop artist series USA Fender Strat but got a message saying it now costs £7.
Appreciate website owners need to cover costs but thats a bit extreme when I can post on gumtree etc for nothing.
[/quote] 7 bangers may seem steep to you but it certainly is cheaper than ebay etc and the way I look at it myself is I would rather pay 7 quid here and help keep the site running than advertise for free and lose it

Edited November 19, 2013 by Thunderbird

[gareth]

[quote name='smurfitt' timestamp='1384891548' post='2282006']
Tried to put up a post to sell my mint custom shop artist series USA Fender Strat but got a message saying it now costs £7.
Appreciate website owners need to cover costs but thats a bit extreme when I can post on gumtree etc for nothing.
[/quote]
basschat and gumtree - chalk and cheese - the two are incomparable - peanuts and monkeys come to mind

[JapanAxe]

Advertising on here is excellent VFM!

[xilddx]

[quote name='smurfitt' timestamp='1384891548' post='2282006']
Tried to put up a post to sell my mint custom shop artist series USA Fender Strat but got a message saying it now costs £7.
Appreciate website owners need to cover costs but thats a bit extreme when I can post on gumtree etc for nothing.
[/quote]
Interested to know what the etc are.

[ras52]

Did someone say Fender guitar, near mint?

[Thunderbird]

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1384894934' post='2282081']
Interested to know what the etc are.
[/quote] Only other free ones I can think of are Preloved or Free-cycle maybe they are the etc?

[Billy Apple]

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1384895615' post='2282104']
Did someone say Fender guitar, near mint?


[/quote]

Spaghetti logo?

Edited November 19, 2013 by Billy Apple