Is there a want to trade section? I would really like to see one. I know alot of my hotrodding buddies like to horse trade almost more than they like owning what ever it is they have. just an idea and maybe its already here and I havn't found it
The closest there is is the "wanted" section. If you read the rules, you're supposed to post what you want, and what you're willing to trade for it. I suppose alternately, it might be permissible to post what you've got, and instead of a cash price, just write "trade". I too would like to see a pure barter section. -Dave
Guys - that is what the "wanted" section is for.... " wanting" to trade. There won't be a seperate section and I don't think there will be any time soon. Please be thankful for what you have. Enjoy the holiday. Cob Classifeds Moderator
Simple English WANTED the meaning is "you want something" I don't see anything in the word that means TRADE.. Maybe the Wanted Section should say WANT TO TRADE
Simple English? If you WANT to trade then you can post it in the WANTed section. If you don't WANT to post the item you WANT to trade in the WANTed section, then don't post it at all.
Simple English - Trades are in the wanted section ( as in Wanting to trade). Thanks for the suggestion but maybe this site isn't for you of you aren't happy how these simple english FREE site classifeds are run. Merry Christmas ! Cob Moderator
As for the original question, how about a trade section.... There are a few reasons we don't have one. Before we required a price, people were posting things with no price. Sometimes under the guise that they wanted to trade. Since most buyers who might be interested in the item did not have what the person wanted to trade for, they would have to try and get a cash price out of the seller. Then the seller had them hooked and prices, terms would escalate or multiple buyers would wind up in a bidding war. Arguments would break out in the classifieds, every post costs money and every post kills someone else's post. It's hard for people to pull that kind of crap when there is a number in the ad. So Ryan made the rule, the very first rule ever in the Classifieds. EVERYTHING must be priced. Then we had so many requests for being able to post a trade that we talked Ryan into allowing us to allow people to post trades in the Wanted section. I chose the Wanted section for two reasons, it already existed and it needs all the traffic it can get. The reason I was looking for a "child forum" that already existed is that fighting spam gets more and more complicated as we provide more places for spammers to post it. That is why we have few child forums, and, that is why you aren't sifting through a tom of spam like you find on a lot of forums. So, in the end, if you want to get rid of something, and you want something else, I would just post it for sale, with a price, and list what you might be willing to trade for. Perfectly legal here. Be sure to put trade in the title and a price in the box.