NC-car-guy Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Anyone know what prompted this? Ads get buried quickly and bumping helps keep available items relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Just shoot me a message and I’ll bump your ad for you... lol 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Don't put that out there.... Ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, NC-car-guy said: Don't put that out there.... Ha ha ha I said for you, not everyone... lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 You do naturally bump your own ad when you drop the price via adding that you have dropped the price, or add some info or a new photo. Just saying. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, auburnseeker said: You do naturally bump your own ad when you drop the price via adding that you have dropped the price, or add some info or a new photo. Just saying. Good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) Would be better to only allow ads be bumped after a certain number of hours, say 72. Then, lowering price should also be considered bumping. There's more ad etiquette that needs to be addressed than bumping IMO. Edited July 22, 2020 by MrEarl (see edit history) 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 55 minutes ago, SpecialEducation said: Just shoot me a message and I’ll bump your ad for you... lol Appears someone has been doing that upstairs in AACA. One individual bumped no less than 18 different users ads. And for what possible reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I usually only drag mine out of the basement after a month or so. Sometimes I forget and only remember when the season changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) I might do a bump if it goes to the next page. While I fully appreciate them, I suspect the number of “Not Mine/Online Classified Finds” ads may be causing member/users ads to be pushed down the list, oft times to the next pages. To that, I’d suggest adding a “Not Mine” subforum dedicated for such. cc @Peter Gariepy Edited July 22, 2020 by MrEarl add Online Classified Finds (see edit history) 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemb Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Sheesh...really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Can we consider some more detailed guidance rather than an outright prohibition of bumping? See suggestions above plus, perhaps, no more than once per week absent a price reduction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I enjoy speculating on rules. Never seen one that wasn't reactionary. History can be just a long list of boring facts. I will take a list of things people are told not to do any day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin The Kid Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, MrEarl said: I might do a bump if it goes to the next page. While I fully appreciate them, I suspect the number of “Not Mine” ads may be causing member/users ads to be pushed down the list, oft times to the next pages. To that, I’d suggest adding a “Not Mine” subforum dedicated for such. The 67-72 Chevy truck forum has threads for "Craigslist Finds", and I think a similar thread could potentially clear up the buy/sell page. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, Edwin The Kid said: The 67-72 Chevy truck forum has threads for "Craigslist Finds", and I think a similar thread could potentially clear up the buy/sell page. Or perhaps named "Online Classified Finds" as there are so many online these days ie eBay, Craigslist, FB Marketplace, Bring a Trailer, Hemmings etc, etc. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 It probably would be a good thing as well to add a new category , so we know the cars posted weren't members so we didn't have to worry about commenting on a car. I always look over the ad to make sure it's a repost before commenting about overpricing or presentation or, the list goes on, but when it's a members car I only make comments about a lack of price of location, which most usually post shortly after. It doesn't matter if you are buying a Bug or a Bugatti first thing both potential buyers will want to know is price. Regardless of how affluent they are or are not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Hopefully he will leave the Buick - Buy/Sell forum alone since nobody here is complaining about bumps. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I'm just going to bump this topic back up to the top in case nobody has seen it yet. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 22 minutes ago, old-tank said: Hopefully he will leave the Buick - Buy/Sell forum alone since nobody here is complaining about bumps. Hopefully 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Jake Moran Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Brass is Best is a business. Technically so is Harwood Motors. And Tom LaF. BiB bumps. Peter should compromise and allow 4 bumps. BiB seldom lowers his price. I like Lamars idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Loud and clear. The AACA cars for sale now has a sub forum for "not.mines" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, NC-car-guy said: Loud and clear. The AACA cars for sale now has a sub forum for "not.mines" how bout that, cool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) I have to BTT It is very hard to sell an orphan car. Some sell in 12 month and some after 4 years.. If I get a delete on a BTT. I will drop out funding the club... You can put a rule in the software.. after 2 month you can BTT.. This makes more sense.. I can not find the post can someone send me a link? I drop out of the kaiser club 4 years ago.. no regrets...I think they are below the members to support the club in dues.. Edited July 25, 2020 by nick8086 (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 OK.........Just my two cents...........I understand some people over bump their ads..........but there is once VERY important issue that these ads help to determine...........the current market for the car hobby. I regularly look at ads by Matt Harwood, Brass is Best, and others to get the temperature and direction of the market segment the car they are selling is performing. I think a bump once every certain set time is fine..............I have found many great cars, parts, and goodies on this site........I hate to see anything restrict posting. I also understand why there is the rule. Ed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) It appears Peters pulling all the Not Mine ads up into the new Not Mine subforum has helped tremendously in keeping actual members ads more to the top, so maybe that will negate the need for totally restricting bumps to the top. Guess we will see. Guess we can just leave our thanks here to Peter for the new subforum up in the AACA Cars for Sale forum. Thanks @Peter Gariepy Edited July 23, 2020 by MrEarl (see edit history) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 The posting has been deleted that said car-for-sale ads can't be bumped. I infer that that rule was superseded by the new "For Sale-Not Mine" category, and the latter, if it's needed, is a better way to accomplish much the same result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Heaps Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I certainly hope that rule doesn’t apply to “want” ads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I always look at changes of such a low level as an indication that things are going pretty good. Used to make that point at staff meetings just to help keep the perspective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Think the "Not Mine" subforum is a functional workaround to the problem of excessive "bumps"? From what I can tell it is. Feedback? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Bumps were never really a problem in my estimation. But the number of Not Mines seemed to have increased (partly due to the increasing sales market maybe) and were pushing members posts onto the next page, so yea, IMO I think we’re back to normal now. If it does begin being a problem, a simple “please limit bumping your ad to no less than 72 hours” or similar in the Buy/Sale rules may be in order. Thanks for giving this your attention and handling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 The "Not Mine" category is good--just like a category called "Leads" in other venues. However, I didn't see a problem with the typical bumping of ads--except when one person bumped dozens. Just about all of the not-mine cars for sale were very actively watched, because the cars chosen were often interesting and realistically priced. People commented on them, and often the original poster would update the listing, telling of a new link or a reduced price, or that a car was sold. I know that I started following the for-sale category much more closely when many more cars were listed. Now I'll just move my attention to the active "Not Mine" category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retirednow Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 I put up a not mine post here and there. Solely on cars or hard to find parts that I think would be of interest or good value to forum members Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/24/2020 at 8:28 PM, Peter Gariepy said: Feedback? The description of the "Not Mine" category says that listings will be purged regularly. It would be much more helpful to our members if the listings were not purged, but were kept indefinitely, just as in all the other Buy-Sell categories. Why? Some cars don't get sold. I have called about a car for sale a year after its ad, and it was still available. Our members have been taking pains to get the seller's contact information copied into the ads, whenever it's available, so an interested car fan can check much later after the listing comes out---just as he could from a Hemmings Motor News ad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 22 minutes ago, John_S_in_Penna said: The description of the "Not Mine" category says that listings will be purged regularly. It would be much more helpful to our members if the listings were not purged, but were kept indefinitely, just as in all the other Buy-Sell categories. As is the case, i see many time that the ad is no longer valid. ZERO reason to keep that listing. I also want think "No My" posts need to have long life. 6 month seems PLENTY. Craigslist ads die after 30 days - yes, they get relisted but generally are dead after a few months. Ebay ads die after 2 weeks. yes, they get relisted but generally are dead after a few months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 What we are interested in keeping, of course, are the pictures (and maybe the price). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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