Re: Wanted For Sale Items To Come Back!!!
These changes are ridiculous. I'm a college student, and I don't think it's fair to make me pay $20 to merely list an item. How can you justify forcing a person like me, who wants to list one bat, to pay the same price as a dealer listing 150 items? Is this site about benefiting the collector, or making the powers that be profits?
I'm getting sick of this site's double-standards. The regular members on here get passes on the authenticity of their items, whereas non-members are amenable to mud-slinging. I've heard scare stories about members selling fake items, yet people pretending that nothing has happened because they contribute to this forum.
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Re: Wanted For Sale Items To Come Back!!!
Great statement! I've heard this before and it makes complete sense, because its 100% true! Ya know, if they would have come out and said hey, its going to be out at this time and its going to cost this much to post an item, and actually did it, then that would be one thing. Or even if they said there isnt going to be a "For Sale" section anymore, then fine! Come out and say it!! Dont drag people around for almost a year! Thats silly! It seems like its testing time in between auctions, and when they are over, okey dokey, time to tell people the section will be up shortly, only to find out the next auction is coming up. I like this site for multiple reasons, but the subject of the "For Sale" section is getting a little out of hand now.
Great comments folks!! Im glad a lot of you said something. It was exactly what was on my mind but didnt want to say anything because I didnt want to hear the "well if you are only here for the for sale section, then leave" comments. Ive said this before, but this kind of reminds me of the movie, The Last Castle! haha.Leave a comment:
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Auctions, selling fees, Cowboys exclusive deals. Things are definitely changing. Wonder whats next?Leave a comment:
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Thats a great idea! I paid the $20 to try and be supportive of the forum (even though you dont have to). I agree that paying members should be able to post items for sale on the for sale space. Its a pretty simple concept- premium members can post items for sale. Even if they up the price to $29.95 or $39.95 it would be worth it and simple. That is part of the beauty of the forum...its simplicity. My 2 cents is we keep it that way.Leave a comment:
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I think a solution to everything would be to allow members who paid the $20 for the "basic" membership to post in the "for sale" section. The fee of $20 for a years worth of "for sale" posts would still be the most reasonable price around. I have had ebay fees of about $20 for 1 item. I don't think any members would have a problem with that?Leave a comment:
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It doesn't surprise me that we haven't gotten a response yet. The powers that be have definitely shown themselves to be biased when editing posts, especially when someone has enough sense to criticize the ridiculous markups by collectors and auction houses alike. The message I get, like another forum member said, is that Game Used Universe is becoming an imitation auction house, for the benefit of those who run the site alone, and not a place where collectors look out for each other's not getting ripped off. I think it would be great if those with the technological knowledge would start another website. Competition is a great thing, and when people flock in droves to the new site, it will force those who run this site to change their modus operandi.Leave a comment:
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I am agreeing with what everyone has said it was a major appeal to a lot of people and its why they came to this site. I was just looking and I hope the admins realise that most of the people who have commented if you look under their names are "Senior Members" I was so excited when I finally hit that mark I really felt like a part of the community when I got that and I am sure others did also. We are the ones who the this board go and it seems as though we are being denied what really made this site great.Leave a comment:
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Building a website is the easy part... Establishing your site as THE place for GU collectors to come is the hard part. Since Game Used Universe is already the biggest and best GU site out there, I would plead that they keep a free classifieds section in order to maintain their industry-leading status.
There are ways for the site to make money (auctions, premium areas), but I don't believe charging for "For Sale" posts should be one of them. I realize we are probably a bunch of cheap bastards, but it is the reality of internet forums today. Ask the owners of MySpace about friendly competition, and I'm sure they'll have a few stories to tell.
The owners here should poll their members and do a bit of research before changing one of the most popular features of this site. While the idea of a poll may sound silly, I know that members of internet communities are fickle and do what is best for themselves, even if it means finding or creating new forums.
By the way, my profession is marketing for one of the largest advertising companies in the nation. I don't claim to be an expert on the logistics of this forum, but it seems obvious that many members want the ability to do some simple free trading and selling in a forum they trust.Leave a comment:
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Well at least we could all come together and agree on this. On a serious note, does anybody know how to create a website? If so i think we should make another move. Please let us know.Leave a comment:
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I have a dream that fellow game used forum members will one day beable to sell their game used items on this great website again. They keep the truth from us, but we did not sign up to this site for this. So we need to fight for are right to party to get are rights back on this forum.
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As someone that visits daily (although my numbers have come down a bit) it does seem like there is a little less traffic over the past few months. Does that not matter to the people that run the site? Money makes the world go round, but it was a site free for collectors. I started game used collecticng because I stumbled upon a post through a google search and now I am all out collector. Change is a good thing at times and we all could pay a few fees here and there, but think about the collector that you built this site for in the first place.
Once again, still waiting for any kind of reply at AWA85@live.com or on the board.
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One of the aspects that made this site so attractive was/is the Items for Sale section. When the section was open, most people appreciated the section and they would post responsibily by listing an item or two. That went along just fine until certain members decided they were going to start posting two or three posts at a time listing 50 plus items. Then to make matters worse, they would "bump" their posts day and after to keep their items at the top.
Whatever the forum owners decide to do is certainly fine with me. It is their forum and they pay the bills. I only hope that whatever they decide to do, they try and seperate the guys that are just trying to sell an item or two as opposed to those who try and run a business off of the back of the forum owners.
This thread is not meant to offend anyone - it's just my opinion.
Jim
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I use to visit this forum daily.
Now if I visit once a week, I have been here too much. Being as this is my second post, I get to take a week off.
It's a shame it has evolved into just another business.
Enjoy your time at the Nationals Mr. Moderators. Perhaps you can drum up some new members for the ones you are losing daily.
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This forum was originally created by Eric Stangel as a way to bring game used collectors together and help hobbyists educate each other.Leave a comment:
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