interesting discussion!
full disclosure...i'm going to ramble so sorry if i bore anyone and my apologies to garetlaw for highjacking this thread (i wouldn't normally do this to a classified add, i respect that you still may or may not have stuff here for sale, and i'll delete my post if you or the admins request me to do so).
imho, no online forum/classified format is going to be perfect and you will never be able to please everyone. there will always be lazy sellers, tire kicker buyers, over priced parts, dated adds & dead links. there will also be honest sellers, enthusiastic buyers, great deals, people finding parts they need to fix/finish their rides and new friendships made between sellers & buyers!
in the case of this particular classified add...i think garetlaw (richard, the op) really went above & beyond the call of duty and did way more than what a lot of sellers do. he took pics of every part he had for sale, he numbered/labeled them, and he offered fair and smoking deals on everything! plus he was descriptive and honest in his sales pitch. this thread was dead for over 3 months, someone bumped it to the top while inquiring about a part, a couple others replied and then it was stated twice that most of the stuff was gone and that the seller is not very active on this site. no harm, no foul...to anyone.
valcon...welcome to the asf!! as bwaz stated, you most likely will experience some verification duties with your first few posts and this is used to keep the spammers & scammers away (neither of which you are, it's just procedure). there are no ring leaders, it is not a biker gang (although i do still wear my buttless leather chaps every once and awhile...they're still in, right...?) and everyone is welcome to and encouraged to use as many other sites as they wish (thats the beauty of the www...). also, i'm always open to hearing about new ideas (i'm sure everyone here would be too)!!
so...correct me if i'm wrong, but i'm going to assume your main focus right now is about
www.aircooledcanada.comif i didnt glance at your signature i wouldn't have known about it. usually i'm way too lazy to copy & paste a link but this time i did. cool site! can i make a few suggestions (take 'em or leave 'em...it's all good)...
...create a live link to your site in your signature so i can hover my cursor over it and click it and go right to your site. start a thread in the members vws section here on the asf and tell us about yourself and that bitchin' vert in your profile pic. then start another thread in the air speed lounge section and tell us all about
www.aircooledcanada.com and how it works. then start more threads about your site on every other forum you can find (vvwc, thesamba, craigslist, fb, etc) and let's build the hype...!!
just my $.02. good luck and please keep us posted!!
