I used it myself very recently and Tinbum came to my rescue.
Also on the AGF someone placed a Wanted ad for a Combro, and as I'd just bought a Skan, it saved me posting a For Sale ad.
Nah, I don't think we need 'Wanted' ads mixed up in the 'For Sale' section. In a slower section, maybe, but our 'Sales' is a fast-moving section, and why would you want to trawl past (possibly confusingly listed) 'Wanted' ads, if you were looking to buy something?
If you were needing to sell something, after you'd listed it in 'Sales', it wouldn't be a bad idea to check in case somebody is after the very thing in 'Swaps and Wants'.
No, 'Swaps and Wants' is a good section. The threads might not always seem to get lots of replies (some replies we don't see of course, made via PM or email), but the threads do get plenty of views...
Last edited by Rickenbacker; 22-03-2018 at 03:04 PM. Reason: Clarity
I used it myself very recently and Tinbum came to my rescue.
Also on the AGF someone placed a Wanted ad for a Combro, and as I'd just bought a Skan, it saved me posting a For Sale ad.
A useful part of the forum when I'm stuck for something to finish off a project,which is most of the time.does the job.
Ive used it and had plenty of responses.
There have been a few occasions when I have been advertising wanting something then the same item has popped up in sales and I've actually missed it.
Perhaps a note in the sales section reminding sellers to take a look in the wanteds would yield more results.
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I've used it and had a great response.
I look at it regularly and have bought and sold a few items through it, so, on occasion, I find the 'Wanted' section useful.
I have found it very useful, and it was the op who came to my rescue along with some great advice. I think it's a great idea having it separate, on another forum I use they have the sales and wanted all in together and it can be frustrating sifting through the wanted ads especially when threads are not titled "wanted".
Sometimes I sits and thinks, but mostly I just sits.
We have a wanted section?!
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yes.My point was the header " for sale " or Wanted" but you have to open the thread to see what they are looking for . Yes it's only a mouse click but putting what you want in the header saves people opening a thread .
why put "For sale " when you could put " Hw100 .22 " in the header? . If I was not looking for a "HW100" I would not open it .
You could put "swap HW100" or "wanted HW100" not just "swap" or "wanted" in the swap or wanted section .
You can hover your mouse over the post and it will show what the thread says on a computer but not a a phone ( not on mine anyway)
I do look on a fairly regular basis but have never made a transaction either way. It probably gets viewed more than ‘Intrductions and Welcomes’ though
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