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p.1 #1 · pay to sell?

When did it become required to pay to make a post in the for sale section? for someone like me who was going to make a feeler post it seems a bit silly to pay 9 bucks just to make a post...

Nov 17, 2011 at 01:55 PM

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p.1 #2 · pay to sell?

them's the rules

I reckon

Nov 17, 2011 at 02:01 PM

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p.1 #3 · pay to sell?

It's nothing new. I've been paying since I joined FM in '05.

Nov 17, 2011 at 02:25 PM

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p.1 #4 · pay to sell?

it seems a bit silly to pay 9 bucks just to make a post...

It's not a post, it's an ad to sell. Used to be a lot higher than $9 up until just recently. Count your blessings or pay more for your alternatives.

Nov 17, 2011 at 03:33 PM

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p.1 #5 · pay to sell?

Compared to the price of selling on E-Bay this is very inexpensive. Granted, craigslist is free but that only means something if you have an active craigslist in your area. A fee was instituted some years ago to help finance improvements to this site. Fred has done an awesome job and I'm happy to pay an annual subscription fee both for the privilege of using the Buy and Sell board, and to have such a great resource available to me.

You can buy to your heart's content, but you can't initiate a listing in that forum. Good luck.

Nov 18, 2011 at 07:01 AM

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p.1 #6 · pay to sell?

+1
feeler

seriously

Wow!!

Nov 18, 2011 at 01:51 PM

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p.1 #7 · pay to sell?

ALL websites require funds to stay current and keep up with the advancing technology. Fred has done an amazing job with this site in 10+ years.
How better to show your appreciation for his efforts, and the efforts of all who participate here, then to "pay to play". That includes posting ads on B&S and the "upload" feature. Either or or both!
It is a small pittence(spelling??) to pay for professionalism.
Dan

Nov 18, 2011 at 02:07 PM

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p.1 #8 · pay to sell?

RoadconePhoto wrote:
When did it become required to pay to make a post in the for sale section? for someone like me who was going to make a feeler post it seems a bit silly to pay 9 bucks just to make a post...

Ummm...the B&S is not meant for 'feeler' posts...either you have decided to sell an item or not. Whether or not you get your asking price is another matter but it's innapropriate to post a for sale and then leave a potential buyer 'hanging'.

Omar

Nov 18, 2011 at 06:27 PM

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omarlyn wrote:
Ummm...the B&S is not meant for 'feeler' posts...either you have decided to sell an item or not.

+100 on that thought. So called "feeler" posts are a pet peeve of mine. Don't dangle items in front of us just to watch us drool.

Nov 18, 2011 at 09:11 PM

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p.1 #10 · pay to sell?

...besides, "feeler" was what we did in the drive-ins...back in the day.

Nov 18, 2011 at 09:15 PM

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p.1 #11 · pay to sell?

It's only $9 bucks now? I had no idea it went down, but I will also ad that I am more than willing to pay to help support this forum that I use nearly every day.

Nov 19, 2011 at 01:18 AM

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p.1 #12 · pay to sell?

Michael H wrote:
It's only $9 bucks now? I had no idea it went down, but I will also ad that I am more than willing to pay to help support this forum that I use nearly every day.

It's $9 for only 30 days. (It's just a new option added to the payment system)

Nov 19, 2011 at 06:02 PM

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p.1 #13 · pay to sell?

When I was a kid we didn't have FM to buy and sale photo gear. We had to walk in the snow (all year long) uphill (both ways) to our local camera shop.

Nov 21, 2011 at 09:43 AM

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eric77 wrote:
When I was a kid we didn't have FM to buy and sale photo gear. We had to walk in the snow (all year long) uphill (both ways) to our local camera shop.

And without shoes!!!!

Nov 21, 2011 at 01:26 PM

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p.1 #15 · pay to sell?

Fred Miranda wrote:
Michael H wrote:
It's only $9 bucks now? I had no idea it went down, but I will also ad that I am more than willing to pay to help support this forum that I use nearly every day.

It's $9 for only 30 days. (It's just a new option added to the payment system)

You are being much too kind Fred... but that is one hell of an offer to those who only have one or two items to sell. As I keep saying, you're doing a great job with the site... on every level.

Nov 23, 2011 at 10:05 PM

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Feeler? Hardly knew her!

Nov 23, 2011 at 10:18 PM

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p.1 #17 · pay to sell?

trenchmonkey wrote:
+1
feeler

seriously

Wow!!

+10

Nov 25, 2011 at 12:25 AM

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p.1 #18 · pay to sell?

Glad Fred has the option for $9 for 30 days. Not a bad option really.

Nov 28, 2011 at 09:46 PM

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p.1 #19 · pay to sell?

Sorry Roadcone, you're not getting any sympathy here...............
I pay $14/qtr to partake of Fred's well managed site, and I have no quarrels with it. Your "feeler" ad isn't a good idea, as stated before, either you're selling, or you're not.

Nov 28, 2011 at 10:31 PM

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