New WERA Classifieds Site Launched

I'm framing that and putting it on my wall!

 

You're right, maybe I should invest in some kind of photoshop program.


I think the Classifieds works great. I've already sold my suit, and selling my jacket now. Whether it be $.99 or $9.99 it is a small price to pay. I don't race in WERA, nor am I even at a racing level, but I don't mind supporting a site that I frequently visit.

 

Respectfully: On a different point of view... Its bringing a large mass of easily accessible product to the racers as well. Instead of having to search for hours to find the right product for the right price used or new on a hundred sites... simply log on here... find it, buy it... Its servicing not only the sellers, but the buyers and racers all at the same time.. Free O charge. Its win win win when its free to this large of a degree. If you charge and ads go down to 15% of what they were (Which they will) then the few bucks made will be the only benefit. Next just a PP fees are often done.. the price of items will climb cause sellers will simply pass that cost on to the buyer.. Combined ad fee, PP fees, shipping... Many items end up being a fraction lower of just buying it new... There is more loss then win. IMO

Not saying either side is wrong.. just that there is more + on one side of the equation...

 

+1 I am new here and have sold things already and will be more than willing to help out with a .99 fee for those items.

One day I hope to be at Race Level and able to afford it.

The ability to sell with a flat fee and no commission is huge.

Hosting a site and keeping it running is not cheap, nor do I imagine running a whole Race Organization is cheap. So making some money (very little money)off other people making money sounds fair to me.

 

Is there a way to allow the seller to mark it "sold" and/or remove the ad? Less to go through and waste time on as a buyer...

 

Click on Dashboard and you'll be able to see each ad and do all that.

 

as asked before, was there no way to incorporate this "pay to sell" into the existing WERA BBS?

honestly asking because I dont know the answer...

I think it would be a little bit more well received if it was done this way.

 

History has it whenever sites tried to make money it didn't go too well .. jus sayin

 

using the vbulletin software, there is a very, very easy way to incorporate a membership program that handles subscriptions and payments all by itself. it's automatically built into the forum. it would only allow those with paid memberships to start threads in the classifieds and would automatically expire after a year (or whatever time frame wera chose). however, there it not an easy way to charge people with the new structure, $1 per listing and $10 per bike. sean said he didn't care to preserve the current format and charge people a flat yearly fee because some users were going to post a couple parts all year - and some were going to be posting a lot more. however, it seems like a lot of people have expressed they would pay anywhere from $25-$50/year just to maintain the traditional forum-style classifieds section.

 

Hell, I say $50 yearly fee for the old classifieds and a $50 donation to the AFF.
I'm just not liking the new site.
It's like trying to make me eat liver and onions.

 

i would like to see a flat yearly fee for sellers. buyers it doesnt matter and nothing should change. There will be a drop though.

 

I would have to agree with you minus the the part where you say that prices of parts will jack up and be at a cost close to new, I dont think that will happen.
As far as availability of parts I dont think that would be a big issue either, just a little but not as much, maybe in the long run. Where I think there might be a problem is for the racers selling their stock parts. Example how many racers would buy stock fairings vs selling them? Yes, its true all the non racers would go to the new classifieds and it would be pretty much the same thing, but most likely they (non racers) wont be posting stuff there, just buying. And that would take them (non racers) to another forum and this would cause racers to have a hard time selling their stock parts. This is just my opinion

 

Im diggin the new Classified site.. Mongo.. Is there a way we can Edit the Adds? I know there is the Sold/Mark Sold option but that is it.. No biggie bjust wondering..