Typical scenario at TE market-
Member A creates a WTB thread for product Z, bumps it to hell n back, yet there's no response for days. Member B creates a FS thread for product Z a few days later. Soon, there's a whole queue waiting to purchase from member B. Finally, member C snags the product. Member A has come across the thread a tad late & hence he's missed the bus. Now, he's back to bumping his WTB thread...
Suggested solution-
Create a separate WTB section altogether, & make it a part of etiquette for members to go through the section & approach the relevant members once before posting a new FS thread.
Possible objections-
No one can enforce this - Well, the suggestion is not to make it a rule. Rather, it may be mentioned as the proper etiquette to be followed in the rules. Even if it is made a part of the rules, no one can check/ensure adherence to the same.
I'll sell to whoever I choose - At the end of the day, the seller has the right to choose the buyer. However, the suggestion is being put forth based on the belief that TE is a community first, & a market later. The deals are not meant for profit per se [there's a dealers section for that] but mutual benefit. So again, no one's stopping the seller from choosing the buyer, but this may help make the transactions fruitful & more meaningful for the community as a whole.
You can't expect me to check every thread ever created - Just checking the latest threads, i.e those bumped in the past two days, for instance, will suffice. After all, it's at the seller's discretion.
What if there's 2 or more people having WTB threads for the same product? - Well, why not PM both & the then decide the better option?
* The suggestion is only meant to give more meaning to WTB threads. It'll enable those members who want to give 1st preference to members with WTB threads a quick & easy way of checking the same. *
Thanks for your time. Ciao!
Member A creates a WTB thread for product Z, bumps it to hell n back, yet there's no response for days. Member B creates a FS thread for product Z a few days later. Soon, there's a whole queue waiting to purchase from member B. Finally, member C snags the product. Member A has come across the thread a tad late & hence he's missed the bus. Now, he's back to bumping his WTB thread...
Suggested solution-
Create a separate WTB section altogether, & make it a part of etiquette for members to go through the section & approach the relevant members once before posting a new FS thread.
Possible objections-
No one can enforce this - Well, the suggestion is not to make it a rule. Rather, it may be mentioned as the proper etiquette to be followed in the rules. Even if it is made a part of the rules, no one can check/ensure adherence to the same.
I'll sell to whoever I choose - At the end of the day, the seller has the right to choose the buyer. However, the suggestion is being put forth based on the belief that TE is a community first, & a market later. The deals are not meant for profit per se [there's a dealers section for that] but mutual benefit. So again, no one's stopping the seller from choosing the buyer, but this may help make the transactions fruitful & more meaningful for the community as a whole.
You can't expect me to check every thread ever created - Just checking the latest threads, i.e those bumped in the past two days, for instance, will suffice. After all, it's at the seller's discretion.
What if there's 2 or more people having WTB threads for the same product? - Well, why not PM both & the then decide the better option?
* The suggestion is only meant to give more meaning to WTB threads. It'll enable those members who want to give 1st preference to members with WTB threads a quick & easy way of checking the same. *
Thanks for your time. Ciao!
ff the market section then he would surely use the search option:detect2:. Advance search option gives the option of "Find Threads with Prefix [IC],[GO],[WTB],[FS]".
before bumping "Search the market section again with help of Advance search."