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Kougeki · 08-17-2010, 11:35 PM

Ok, I don't get why I can't recycle my thread where I'm selling something.
I figure, 2 bumps and then I'll bump it again in about two weeks after
my second bump. Why can't we just do that? Why should we start another
thread and crowd the forum with a copy of a thread I can recycle?
I don't get it. Can someone give me a good reason? Or do I just not
know something?

Taniguchi_Is_#1 · 08-18-2010, 12:00 AM

takes 3 seconds to copy and paste. it's not a big deal, in the grand scheme of things.

Kougeki · 08-18-2010, 12:07 AM

It's not that, it's the the fact that when I search for something several post have
come up with the same items, by the same poster, but different days. It's just
like spam.

worangejuice · 08-18-2010, 12:20 AM

rules is rules translation:the logical answer is never right, rules is rules

Sam_Well.13 · 08-18-2010, 12:46 AM

thats why you request for the mod to close the thread. its benefits the seller actually. you keep bumping it up, people will recognize your thread and dont bother to look at it.

you put a fresh thread and a fresh title. people will check it out, and possible buy something from you.

***enkei2k*** · 08-18-2010, 01:52 PM

i think the reasoning is, if it doesn't sell after 2 bumps, chances are, it won't sell at all. so you close the thread, start a new one with different pricing, more information, etc...

*hOngsterr* · 08-18-2010, 02:42 PM

its like asking why stop at a stop sign if no other car is there?

its the LAW, obey or be punished lol

5pecialist · 08-18-2010, 03:15 PM

It doesn't make sense to me, either.

soreballz · 08-18-2010, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hOngsterr

its like asking why stop at a stop sign if no other car is there?

its the LAW, obey or be punished lol

Wait, you mean you're supposed to stop at those things EVERY TIME?
My whole world has just gone all topsy-turvy!

drift freaq · 08-19-2010, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enkei2k

i think the reasoning is, if it doesn't sell after 2 bumps, chances are, it won't sell at all. so you close the thread, start a new one with different pricing, more information, etc...

ya except truthfully in these days and times, that theory is all wet. LOL

I have repeatedly posted stuff for a good price not having it sell until it finally did.

Oh and why the hell should I lower the price on something that is already priced fairly for the sake of some cheap asses. LOL

The reasoning is a lowballers dream. It theorizes that you must lower your price till the stuff sells. That is the what destroys markets.
Anyways, what the OP posted is a waste of time because the rule has been made and administration feels it works.

Wookie384 · 09-16-2010, 02:26 AM

Having been on a number of different automotive forums (Honda-tech.com, Scionlife.com, Clubxb.com, etc...) none of them have this rule. Honda-tech, of all others, have the most busiest classifieds section, to the point where it has become a separate site (Hondamarketplace.com) they allow thread bumping as much as you like, I've literally seen 100+ bumps from one person on one thread alone. Granted, yes you will see a thread with 10+ pages, but you wont find multiple threads from the same user selling the same parts, what I think is being overlooked is that those multiple threads are a waste of bandwidth, it's taking up space somewhere, somehow, is it not? Why not have a bump limit per time period, like only one bump per day or x amount of days? I agree with Dave, some people have parts posted for sale for stupid cheap prices, so what if no one bites on your thread, you keep dropping prices till it's free? But seriously, If the powers that be on this forum want it to stay the way it is, they should allow us to be able to lock/close/delete our own classified thread atleast.

08-18-2010, 12:07 AM	#3
Kougeki Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Santa Ana, CA Age: 37 Posts: 593 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	It's not that, it's the the fact that when I search for something several post have come up with the same items, by the same poster, but different days. It's just like spam. __________________ *Gamertag:XxChumbawumbaxX*

08-18-2010, 12:20 AM	#4
worangejuice Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: WeeeHoooo,CA Age: 44 Posts: 1,519 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: worangejuice Feedback Score: 10 reviews	rules is rules translation:the logical answer is never right, rules is rules __________________

08-18-2010, 01:52 PM	#6
*enkei2k* Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: over the river and through the woods Age: 39 Posts: 7,160 Trader Rating: (29) Feedback Score: 29 reviews	i think the reasoning is, if it doesn't sell after 2 bumps, chances are, it won't sell at all. so you close the thread, start a new one with different pricing, more information, etc... __________________ Ask enkei2k xquizitditz

08-17-2010, 11:35 PM	#1
Kougeki Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Santa Ana, CA Age: 37 Posts: 593 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Why clutter up the forums with new threads? Ok, I don't get why I can't recycle my thread where I'm selling something. I figure, 2 bumps and then I'll bump it again in about two weeks after my second bump. Why can't we just do that? Why should we start another thread and crowd the forum with a copy of a thread I can recycle? I don't get it. Can someone give me a good reason? Or do I just not know something? __________________ *Gamertag:XxChumbawumbaxX*

08-18-2010, 12:00 AM	#2
Taniguchi_Is_#1 Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Arkansas Prefecture Posts: 3,141 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	takes 3 seconds to copy and paste. it's not a big deal, in the grand scheme of things.

08-18-2010, 12:46 AM	#5
Sam_Well.13 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	thats why you request for the mod to close the thread. its benefits the seller actually. you keep bumping it up, people will recognize your thread and dont bother to look at it. you put a fresh thread and a fresh title. people will check it out, and possible buy something from you.

08-18-2010, 03:15 PM	#8
5pecialist Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (at rock bottom) Posts: 442 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	It doesn't make sense to me, either.

09-16-2010, 02:26 AM	#11
Wookie384 Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: N. Hollywood / Burbank Age: 39 Posts: 766 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: Wookie384 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Having been on a number of different automotive forums (Honda-tech.com, Scionlife.com, Clubxb.com, etc...) none of them have this rule. Honda-tech, of all others, have the most busiest classifieds section, to the point where it has become a separate site (Hondamarketplace.com) they allow thread bumping as much as you like, I've literally seen 100+ bumps from one person on one thread alone. Granted, yes you will see a thread with 10+ pages, but you wont find multiple threads from the same user selling the same parts, what I think is being overlooked is that those multiple threads are a waste of bandwidth, it's taking up space somewhere, somehow, is it not? Why not have a bump limit per time period, like only one bump per day or x amount of days? I agree with Dave, some people have parts posted for sale for stupid cheap prices, so what if no one bites on your thread, you keep dropping prices till it's free? But seriously, If the powers that be on this forum want it to stay the way it is, they should allow us to be able to lock/close/delete our own classified thread atleast.