Commenting on Classified Ads

If the threads were closed no one could attach a link to a boi inquiry. Which could or could not save someone a great deal of money and time.

Yes, it is aggravating to think you have found what you are looking for, just to realize its a two year old ad. Not the worst thing to deal with. Just my thoughts.

Originally Posted by WebSlave

Quite honestly, is a seller getting a nibble for a possible sale from an old ad really all that bad? 99% of salesmanship is catching a prospective customer's eye and interest.

Worst case? The seller is no longer in business and the query simply goes unanswered. Who was harmed by that?

Very good point.

Originally Posted by Jet76

If the threads were closed no one could attach a link to a boi inquiry. Which could or could not save someone a great deal of money and time.

Yes, it is aggravating to think you have found what you are looking for, just to realize its a two year old ad. Not the worst thing to deal with. Just my thoughts.

So you try to contact the seller anyway. Who knows? Maybe he or she has one THIS year that will fit what you are looking for. Or maybe with two more years working a project, perhaps something even sweeter to offer you. It may not be a complete lost cause just because the ad is old.

Just to revisit the topic, at the moment the first page of the "Geckos" classifieds contains 15 old ads including some from 2011 and 2012. Every one of these 15 posts was bumped to the top by the same user asking if they have mourning geckos available, in some cases bumping 3 different ads by the same seller to ask the same question. My concern isn't that it's frustrating to think you've found something and it ends up being an old ad. My concern is new ads are being pushed down the list by people who don't have the sense to send a privage message or post a simple want ad. It's not much better than standard spam to have to sift through 4 year old posts to get to what's currently being offered by users on here.

There will be no solution available that will satisfy everyone, I am afraid. So why should I make efforts and spend money on something that will just wind up pissing off a different subset of the membership?