A question to FOG members, re For Sales Ads

[JueOmega]

The Omega Owners Forum has got this in place with a higher post count for parts

reason is people are less willing to pay for CARs without seeing/driving/checking first.

It's easy to ship out a worn spare part and then deny knowledge

Post counts are 50 for cars and 250 for parts
It works, If someone is asks politely then it's at the descretion of the Admin (God Bless EM All) whether the post is allowed or deleted.

[Rich]

mmmmmmmm good point there it would be easy to pop on here flog your dodgy car/parts and disappear if we lowered the post count

[priestinthejeep]

if its kept high enough it gives a potential buyer confidence knowing the seller in A.O.K
its nice to know the person is involved with the club give's piece of mind

[ken mercer]

hi from ken mercer ,the newby who lives in belgium, just read this articles for sale rule which i will abide by but in some ways its a pity as i have qiute a few fronty 2.8 bits that i would sooner sell cheap to members of the group than on ebay .for me its not about making money its about helping each other out. i would value your ppinions on this and before anybody says belgium is a bit far to come, i am in england every 2 months.regards ken mercer

[Frontycustoms]

I say keep it at 50, n if someone wants to sell somethin give a pm like said n let Admin decide.................anyway it will give em somethin to do

[Drift]

[damrabbit]

I'd say for private sellers leave it as it is so you know the person you are trading with in reliable and trustworthy

If the admins are getting contacted by dealers and breaking companies perhaps they could become affiliated traders to the site and pay for the privilage of selling here thus helping with the expense of running this place

[jonny ramrod]

i agree with the above post....

[gregster]

I think it works alright as it is...so why change it...

Maybe trade adds should be allowed, so long as they are clear that they are trade...
It could be useful if local breakers yards posted when they got another fronty in
or if a company has something on special offer that we might be interested in???
Just a thought anyway...

[Krusher]

Or trade advertisers paid a fee....

[Drift]

Depends on what trade adds, we are a FREE recourse, we understand some folk are better with spanners than others BUT we will not and in my opinion should not advertise garage services or commercial enterprises fixing cars.
However we do have a recommended traders section but would not tolerate garages or individuals with commercial intentions advertising on the open forum.

Again we are a FREE recourse designed to encourage people to save money but giving advice and learning ourselves how to fix Fronteras and find the cheapest parts.

[drinksoptional]

i do not like the idea of trailing through trade adverts, i like the fact i am buying off a member where i can ask other members advice on item been sold or see their answer and question as well as reading vechiles history. when a member finds a trader to be useful they do a recommendation word of mouth is better than joe anbody sticking an ad in. for example i need tyre and member j.smith says i found so an so were reasonable. i say leave as is i trust the senior member opionin though as they know better than i. If its for profit then i would see a few member leaving, and who gets the profit and where does it go

[gregster]

fair enough...maybe trade ads are a bad idea...
it would be better for us to post when we see something good as we do at the moment and hence self screen stuff...

I shall go and stand in the corner,facing the wall, with my hands on my head!!

Leave it as it is, why fix something that aint broke...

in fact, even if it was broke we shouldnt be just fixing it but modding it so its unbreakable in future!

[joncal]

Reference sale ads ,could you not see how long the potential vender has been a member of Fog before denying them a sales add , I understand if a newby was to start selling just for there own gain ,and show little invovment in the spirit of Fog ,some of us dont really get a chance to participate and post on here as we cant get to our pc's during the week and there always a fronty to be cared for at the weekends

[Drift]

We do the 50 posts is a guide line, the posters other participation on the site are taken into consideration.