MM Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) Just out of curiosity. How many of the above members buy and sell guns on PW, and how many just look? I do buy and sell guns on here. Looking at guns in the for sale section is a nice way to pass the time. I also have bought guns on here which i never intended to, just by looking at the pics in a random sale. Its making a difficult process harder. The mods will always try and defend stuff like this, its written into their contract. As a PW member, thats just my point of view. Id rather it was back as it was. I dont fear change, just cant see the point in messing with a system that works. Edited March 17, 2011 by MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 The mods will always try and defend stuff like this, its written into their contract. :lol: "contract" :lol: . Members are entitled to their opinion, thats fair, but the Forum has to look at ways of being more efficient and expanding its facilities. Teal has already said that its a moving feast and will remain under review and changes made where necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 :lol: "contract" :lol: . Members are entitled to their opinion, thats fair, but the Forum has to look at ways of being more efficient and expanding its facilities. Teal has already said that its a moving feast and will remain under review and changes made where necessary. Thats not a dig at the mods Cranky, as i know its never an easy job. Just my personal views on forum change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 cant we go back to the old ways....please i,ve bought and sold a few guns on pw and also like looking at sales section just for the enjoyment of it , nowt wrong with that is there ? just hobbiest like the rest of us , why turn it into a buisness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Am I missing something? When I go into the gun sales section apart from having trade and private sales what else has changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 You could take a more positive view and see that your sale on here will reach a wider audience, at there will be GW members who are not PW members. possibly but it has removed the ability to browse guns for sale as its quite simply a mess, I have to say the ones I've bought from here weren't deliberate buys and I happened to see them Its fine if you go onto the gun sales site to search for a particular gun but spotting one to buy on here is now impossible and going to get worse as its busier. That said I can see the business plan behind it and why its done but really PW almost needs the gun sales section removed or somehow integrated into a search facility for the new site. Were it to get as busy as guntrader with thousands of new listings going through the sales section as it is no one would bother looking at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I don't buy and sell guns, other than what I need, so I have only ever bought half a dozen or so 4 of which I still own and probably always will do forever more. So.. Just as an experiment I just went to gun sales section, looked down the list, picked one I pretended to like the look of, clicked on the post and there was a picture, the price, and some details. Have I missed something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcock11 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I don't buy and sell guns, other than what I need, so I have only ever bought half a dozen or so 4 of which I still own and probably always will do forever more. So.. Just as an experiment I just went to gun sales section, looked down the list, picked one I pretended to like the look of, clicked on the post and there was a picture, the price, and some details. Have I missed something? Dunkield & Cranfield I suspect that some P/W members - nice as they undoubtedly are - are closet LUDDITES. Their motto is "as it was in the beginning, is now, and forever shall be". Just give it time to settle down and I am sure the new gun sales section will come to be seen as a good and useful addition to the Pigeon Watch Empire. The team are obviously on to GENUINE concerns and the section will develop and improve as time goes on. Don't let it worry you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedark Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Just out of curiosity. How many of the above members buy and sell guns on PW, and how many just look? I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedark Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Just to add a bit, the previous version allowed me to get a 'feel' for the seller, in the way it was posted etc. Now it seems like just another gun ad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APPLE Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Sales section seems bit slow this week normally loads of guns going up forsale,wonder what's up : ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingercoxy Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 As a newbie I think its good I have been a member of other forums and one of many complaints is that trade users where over using the for sales sections of the forums this will stop that and provide a reasonable income for the site of the traders using the site. Coxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITCHF Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Mitchf. if you are going to make sensible, informed, intelligent posts like that can I politely suggest you don't do it on a whining thread I'm sorry I really wasn't thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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