Selling Problem

[wishface]

I have tried listing something for sale and everytime I click to Post the message I just get directed to a page asking for donations. I don't want to make a donation, why is this happening? Are you saying that only people that pay you can advertise? If so why not make this clear before i take time creating and advert and uploading images? I can't even see if the advert has correctly uploaded because, again, i get this link.

[RhysP]

The selling rules & guidelines are here:

http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?app=forums&module=forums&section=rules&f=19

[wishface]

So i have to pay to advertise?

Could you not have made this clear in the first place? I've posted the advert three times and gotten this message as well as uploaded a bunch of images.

£7 to place an advert is quite ridiculous.

Edited February 17, 2014 by wishface

[Clarky]

£20 for unlimited adverts is bl**dy cheap compared to the c.10% fees on eBay/Paypal and gets you a specialist bass audience, many of whom have really helpful feedback threads to help with the trust side of things - and if its a low value item (less than £50) it costs you nothing to advertise

Up to you

Edited February 17, 2014 by Clarky

[gary mac]

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1392657094' post='2371168']
£20 for unlimited adverts is bl**dy cheap compared to the fees on eBay/Paypal and gets you a specialist bass audience

Up to you
[/quote]

Thanks Clarky you have saved me from having to type that

[BassBus]

But it is also worth contributing a little dosh to help the site continue, whether or not you are selling. This lot doesn't come for nothing.

[chrismuzz]

Hi wishface. The above comments pretty much sum it up. I paid for my years subscription to the marketplace and sold my cab within a few days so it was well worth it for me!

Edited February 17, 2014 by chrismuzz

[Dad3353]

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1392657583' post='2371177']
Thanks Clarky you have saved me from having to type that
[/quote]

Maybe we should look at changing...
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... for ...
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..?

[chrismuzz]

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1392659327' post='2371217']
..?
[/quote]

I think it's a good idea. Every so often somebody asks why they can't post an ad and it turns out its due to the fee. I guess those of us that spend our lives on here take the rules for granted and forget they're not immediately obvious to regular folk

[LukeFRC]

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1392656062' post='2371144']
Could you not have made this clear in the first place? I've posted the advert three times and gotten this message as well as uploaded a bunch of images.
[/quote]
under the title there is the "rules and guidelines for the marketplace"
every time you look at one of the sales forums it's pinned in as one of the top posts "rules and guidelines for the marketplace"

if that's too unclear 50% of the respondents to this thread have a link in their sigs.... really is it asking too much of people to read instructions or rules?

[ped]

Yeah I think the page can be re-worded. Will look at it - the wording on the page (tab) at the top of the forum is clearer.

There's also a little box which says how much it costs when you hover over the 'price or trade value' box but again, it could be clearer.

[ped]

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1392655641' post='2371136']
I have tried listing something for sale and everytime I click to Post the message I just get directed to a page asking for donations. I don't want to make a donation, why is this happening? Are you saying that only people that pay you can advertise? If so why not make this clear before i take time creating and advert and uploading images? I can't even see if the advert has correctly uploaded because, again, i get this link.
[/quote]

I can recover the text and images from your previous posts to save you re-uploading them if you like, just Pm me.

Cheers

[wishface]

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1392657094' post='2371168']
£20 for unlimited adverts is bl**dy cheap compared to the c.10% fees on eBay/Paypal and gets you a specialist bass audience, many of whom have really helpful feedback threads to help with the trust side of things - and if its a low value item (less than £50) it costs you nothing to advertise

Up to you
[/quote]That's fine if you are a profesional seller where it might be profitable.

It would even be fine to be charged on a succesful sale.

I can't justify this to just list one item with no guaratnee at all of a sale.

[ped]

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1392660201' post='2371245']
That's fine if you are a profesional seller where it might be profitable.

It would even be fine to be charged on a succesful sale.

I can't justify this to just list one item with no guaratnee at all of a sale.
[/quote]

No problem,

ped

[wishface]

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1392658633' post='2371201']
But it is also worth contributing a little dosh to help the site continue, whether or not you are selling. This lot doesn't come for nothing.
[/quote]But i'm only being charged in this one instance. If you want to charge a subscription to the site then by all means do so.

I

[bumnote]

I dont know what all the fuss is about. If you are a regular reader/poster then I am surprised you dont know.
You cant post an advert anywhere for £7 its a good deal
Failing that put it on E bay

[wishface]

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1392659767' post='2371230']
under the title there is the "rules and guidelines for the marketplace"
every time you look at one of the sales forums it's pinned in as one of the top posts "rules and guidelines for the marketplace"

if that's too unclear 50% of the respondents to this thread have a link in their sigs.... really is it asking too much of people to read instructions or rules?
[/quote]

I saw no reason to assume this would be an issue.

Had the create a thread function checked for a subscription first, it would be preferable. This i think would be a better way of doing things otherwise it's just a mess as my thread is now in the ether which just makes the admin job harder.

[icastle]

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1392660201' post='2371245']
That's fine if you are a profesional seller where it might be profitable.
[/quote]

We don't have professional sellers, just bassists who are looking to sell some kit - often so they can reinvest in some more kit.

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1392660201' post='2371245']
It would even be fine to be charged on a succesful sale.
[/quote]

Basschat doesn't have offices full of employees, it has a number of unpaid Moderators and Administrators working side by side and is simply not geared up to manage such a scheme.

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1392660201' post='2371245']
I can't justify this to just list one item with no guaratnee at all of a sale.
[/quote]

Well that has to be your choice, although I will say that no site will ever guarantee a sale for you, no matter how attractive a proposition the deal seems.

[wishface]

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1392659933' post='2371238']
I can recover the text and images from your previous posts to save you re-uploading them if you like, just Pm me.

Cheers
[/quote]No thank you. I have the pictures, you can just delete the post. I cannot spare £7 to bet that I might get a sale. I also don't like uploading credit card details to websites (and i don't use paypal), so being invited to do so is not helpful to me.

[ped]

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1392661011' post='2371260']
No thank you. I have the pictures, you can just delete the post. I cannot spare £7 to bet that I might get a sale. I also don't like uploading credit card details to websites (and i don't use paypal), so being invited to do so is not helpful to me.
[/quote]

Again, no problem.

Cheers
ped

[ped]

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1392660931' post='2371258']
Had the create a thread function checked for a subscription first, it would be preferable. This i think would be a better way of doing things otherwise it's just a mess as my thread is now in the ether which just makes the admin job harder.
[/quote]

It does. It identified that you haven't paid the £20 yearly fee so it asked you to pay, and gave you the option of a one off £7 payment instead if you prefer to list just one item.

Cheers

[LukeFRC]

[quote name='wishface' timestamp='1392660201' post='2371245']
I can't justify this to just list one item with no guaratnee at all of a sale.
[/quote]

Something on here, at a realistic price will sell, it may take a month or two but someone will be interested. Worst case is maybe you end up in a trade.
To high a price it won't sell anywhere on the internet.

Other than that gumtree for local stuff, or ebay and their fees, or join preloved or somewhere similar. None of them are stuffed to the gills with bassists.