Choosing a Marketplace Layout

[caliberetta]

Definitely Geographic

[AmericanRedoubt]

I'd vote for a Norcal, Central and Socal.

Agree

I am liking the handgun/long gun split really well..but

Sellers need to put their city in the title..

That would settle the location problem.

I don't understand how its so hard to add that?

I always have my city in my thread titles..

takes what a few seconds more to type in " San Diego" etc..

well said

[acepilot55]

Keep it the way it is

Personally I think it will be hard to come up with a definitive split that will satisfy everyone. And anyway, what if someone in NorCal will ship to SoCal... or vice versa? People are going to have to search both forums regardless of their location. Just keep it as it is (works great for me) and require that everyone put mandatory info in the title line.... and if the info is missing, then the ad gets deleted until they fix it.

I am liking the handgun/long gun split really well..but

Sellers need to put their city in the title..

....maybe enforce a mandatory title layout or something

Agreed. And is there anyone that checks listings on a regular basis... or only if they're reported? It'd be good to have a mod(s) scan through and have people edit titles if necessary.

Shoot, I'd be happy if all the *SOLD* posts got deleted in a timely fashion, lol.

Having a hg/lg split is easier when looking for something in particular like a handgun or long gun...

Exactly. It takes long enough to sort through all the listings that have changed since the last time I logged in. If I'm looking for a handgun, I don't want to have to weed through rifles at the same time.

So the marketplace has to cater to the seller? What about the buyer? Its the buyer that is more inconvenienced with having to make two trips to the FFL.

It doesn't have to, but if someone really wants that gun they will drive twice to get it.

[jayr103]

Bold Type

How do I get bold title for my thread display? Choosing the Bold doesn't work for title, thanks!

[350skylark]

I havent looked through all the comments so i dont know if it has been posted or not, but what about people who are willing to ship firearms? then north and south makes no difference. I agree with putting location in title. I dont know how much work it would be but would it be possible to put anouther spot in the link to the post where it says "Thread/ Thread starter, Last post, replies, views" and add location for where the profile is set?

[Hayduke Lives]

Would love to see it split into geographic areas. I'm soooo tired of people not putting their location in the headline\post. Even though it is a required rule it's never enforced

[crazyhorse305]

Split by location, geographic line work for me.

[ElDub1950]

why not a 2 way: North, South and Will-Ship

[locc408]

Geographical split and firearm type split?

It would be great to have the following categories.

Northern California Long Guns
Northern California Hand Guns
Southern California Long Guns
Southern California Hand Guns

It is a huge bummer to find a gun I want and then find out seller will not ship, and I don't want to drive to LA/San Diego just to buy a gun.

[faterikcartman]

I worry that if you do the geographical split there will be people near the border who will have to search multiple forums.

Split it up by long guns and handguns, allow users to post in both if they're selling both types, and take a firm stand on requiring sellers to include their city or county in the header.

[Tovarish]

I've made deals with people from NorCal. Sometimes travel plans align.

The geography thing is only a problem when people ignore the rules and don't put their location in the thread title. And even then it only takes two clicks to see that it's on the other side of the state and not worth making something happen.

The occasional irrelevant thread with no location in title is a small price to pay for finding a rare gem that I might have to drive a few hours for.

[Velvetmonkey]

Location in the title should be mandatory. Allow thread crapping in threads posted without title until poster fixes issue or mods delete.

[Mr Wizard]

I mostly scan the titles. Put the description, location, and price in the title. If I'm interested, then I'll open the thread. Two clicks on a slow PC is a lifetime, when you only have minutes a day to browse.

[BigPimping]

I say segregate the locales.

[StefanJanowski]

I always search with keywords usually geographic words. So Norcal/SoCal would be nice but also dividing them again in Long gun and handgun those specific sections would be an even better idea.


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