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new classifieds successful?

Discussion in 'General' started by goodmatt78, Feb 5, 2012.

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  1. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Sorry but I'm not going to discuss specifics, just leave it at more than this site brings in with the banner ads and more than Riders Discount pays in sponsorship per year. Not huge money but more than enough for me to call it a success even with all the bitchy girls not using it.

    Best part - all those whining, were the same type of people who were so damned demanding and a pain in the ass with the free ones on here. As usual the minority of the users took up the vas majority of our time. Now all I have to fix is issues when paypal and the site don't communicate properly. If it's been longer than 3 or so days before I can get to fixing it I post the ad and refund the payment.
     
    Mongo, Feb 5, 2012
    #21
  2. Marc Camp

    Marc Camp Well-Known Member

    Every site on the web?Ok man your little world i just live in it.I could list dozens of sites that don't but whats the piont.Good night.
     
    Marc Camp, Feb 5, 2012
    #22
  3. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    Is the new site perfect? Nope.

    But it's much cleaner, has less spam and works faser than the "old" area. Plus it makes WERA a couple of bucks.

    I like it.
     
    Dave K, Feb 5, 2012
    #23
  4. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Every site on the web what? Are you even reading what I say before you get your panties all bunched up? Good fucking lord, why do people have to act like little bitches just because I disagree with them?

    Just because I know you'll still keep reading - I said every site on the web is not for everyone. Um, seriously, how the hell can you argue that? It's like saying the sky is blue and water is wet and the pope shits in the woods!
     
    Mongo, Feb 5, 2012
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  5. Shyster d'Oil

    Shyster d'Oil Gerard Frommage

    The first Q was almost rhetorical, but the general point that occurred to me was that a sponsored classified forum might produce about the same or even more revenue than the small income from each of many individual ads, with far less headache.

    I do miss the old free ad system. At least the DaveK side of my brain did. :D
     
    Shyster d'Oil, Feb 5, 2012
    #25
  6. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    The old site made others A LOT of money but made WERA nothing. The new site makes WERA enough to pay it's bills.

    Got a problem with that? :)
     
    Dave K, Feb 5, 2012
    #26
  7. Marc Camp

    Marc Camp Well-Known Member

    No, every site on the web is not for everyone.I get it mongo.
     
    Marc Camp, Feb 5, 2012
    #27
  8. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    The work was more, the hassles higher, the income nonexistent. There really is nothing from our POV that is a downside to the new classifieds.
     
    Mongo, Feb 5, 2012
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  9. Shyster d'Oil

    Shyster d'Oil Gerard Frommage

    What?
     
    Shyster d'Oil, Feb 5, 2012
    #29
  10. Shyster d'Oil

    Shyster d'Oil Gerard Frommage

    Got it.
     
    Shyster d'Oil, Feb 5, 2012
    #30
  11. JT252

    JT252 Well-Known Member

    sold my bike in 3 days using the new classifieds....i like it......didnt get anything from craigslist or ebay
     
    JT252, Feb 5, 2012
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  12. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    What don't you grasp?
     
    Dave K, Feb 5, 2012
    #32
  13. Keep Up

    Keep Up N 142

    Done and done (2 emails, one forwarding my paypal receipt.)

    Thanks :up:
     
    Keep Up, Feb 5, 2012
    #33
  14. Game

    Game zip tie master

    Hasn't worked for me. Wasted 30 on it.
     
    Game, Feb 5, 2012
    #34
  15. Shenanigans

    Shenanigans in Mr.Rogers neighborhood

    Marc, you shouldnt post when drinking.
     
    Shenanigans, Feb 5, 2012
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  16. RubberChicken

    RubberChicken PimpMasterT

    I like the FB updates.That lets me keep up with what is going on there. I've fowarded several posts to non-WERA guys who were looking for stuff that I saw listed, I know at least one guy bought a bike after I sent him the link.

    I haven't bought from it, but that's just because I'm broke as a joke and have all the equipment I need right now. When I get ready to sell or buy racing stuff, I'll use the WERA site.

    It's just different from the old classifieds, that's all. Lots of things in life change. Pull on your big girl panties and adjust.
     
    RubberChicken, Feb 5, 2012
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  17. pickled egg

    pickled egg Tell me more

    I've got some dirty diapers I'd like to sell. Do I have to have a separate ad for each one, or can Doyle buy them all from one ad? :D
     
    pickled egg, Feb 5, 2012
    #37
  18. ryoung57

    ryoung57 Off his meds

    I like it. Now if I could just figure out what to price things so they'll sell quickly (but I won't lose money) I'll be set.

    It's much better than the raping you take on ebay nowadays.
     
    ryoung57, Feb 5, 2012
    #38
  19. Dieselboy

    Dieselboy R6

    Slim pickins compared to the old sale section, but I understand the reasoning behind the switch.
     
    Dieselboy, Feb 5, 2012
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  20. ryoung57

    ryoung57 Off his meds

    Yes, but two big pluses.

    1. You don't get lost in the shuffle. On the old one, your ad was three pages back an hour after you post it.

    2. You don't get a bunch of non-interested idiots commenting that whatever you're selling is too high, or that their buddy is selling something similar.
     
    ryoung57, Feb 6, 2012
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