Could for-sale items still available be given sticky status or something to indicate the item(s) is still available and once sold be removed from such status? This would be helpful in both looking to buy and for those trying to sell. If I have overlooked something that tells you this type of info please forgive my request. Thank you in advance.
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We (me and Josh) constantly request that Seller's let us know when their components sell, or are no longer available (either indicate "Sold" in the last post, or PM me and I'll close the thread. Otherwise, I scan the "For Sale" threads and when no activity exists for at least two weeks, I reach out to the Seller for an update. If I do not get a response within a few days, I usually close and lock the thread.
I agree that "clearing out" sold/closed threads would help in searching, but I think some folks like to see what asking prices existed historically to get a sense of how to price components they plan to sell. Still, perhaps something can be done to make the shopping easier, I'll speak with Josh.
Jim
I agree that "clearing out" sold/closed threads would help in searching, but I think some folks like to see what asking prices existed historically to get a sense of how to price components they plan to sell. Still, perhaps something can be done to make the shopping easier, I'll speak with Josh.
Jim
We could have a separate section for completed deals to move them over to once the thread is closed if we want to clear out the marketplace a bit.
Thanks guys (moving this thread to marketplace section.)
Jim's answered exactly as I would have in this case. I completely agree that "still active" threads should be highlighted or sectioned off in some way. But the only way we know if they're still active is if the seller tells us or posts again in the thread, and that only happens like 10% of the time.
Jim's great at reaching out to ask them if it's still active, but many people just don't respond.
So unfortunately, it's really labor-intensive to check with the sellers and then edit their post, move them or re-title them, or whatever... so that's why we posted a "sticky" that begs sellers to come back and let us know if the items are still for sale.
I wish there were a good way to do this automatically, but I haven't figured out a way yet.
BUT, there's a way to identify threads that are locked, meaning that we DID hear back from the seller and we've locked that thread. In the far left column of the list of posts in the marketplace, if you see a padlock on the icon, then that item DEFINITELY is sold and no longer available. But, as pointed out, the lack of a padlock icon doesn't always mean the item really is still available. So it's not perfect, but can at least stop you from clicking on about 50% of the posts where the item is gone.
With regard to removing old sales entirely, way back when, I did start to remove old listings, and I got complaints that people do like to see the historic pricing. Putting them in another section is a possibility, but is pretty time consuming to move them... but I can try to work on that.
Sorry I don't have a better solution on this yet, but will keep thinking through it.
--josh
--josh
Jim's answered exactly as I would have in this case. I completely agree that "still active" threads should be highlighted or sectioned off in some way. But the only way we know if they're still active is if the seller tells us or posts again in the thread, and that only happens like 10% of the time.
Jim's great at reaching out to ask them if it's still active, but many people just don't respond.
So unfortunately, it's really labor-intensive to check with the sellers and then edit their post, move them or re-title them, or whatever... so that's why we posted a "sticky" that begs sellers to come back and let us know if the items are still for sale.
I wish there were a good way to do this automatically, but I haven't figured out a way yet.
BUT, there's a way to identify threads that are locked, meaning that we DID hear back from the seller and we've locked that thread. In the far left column of the list of posts in the marketplace, if you see a padlock on the icon, then that item DEFINITELY is sold and no longer available. But, as pointed out, the lack of a padlock icon doesn't always mean the item really is still available. So it's not perfect, but can at least stop you from clicking on about 50% of the posts where the item is gone.
With regard to removing old sales entirely, way back when, I did start to remove old listings, and I got complaints that people do like to see the historic pricing. Putting them in another section is a possibility, but is pretty time consuming to move them... but I can try to work on that.
Sorry I don't have a better solution on this yet, but will keep thinking through it.
--josh
--josh