REMINDER: SOLD or OLD threads

DoctorIt · April 21, 2005

Just marked a thread as sold this morning about which I didn't receive a PM. It's easy to catch most of them, but I thought I'd make a quick post this morning reminding everyone to drop me a PM to mark your item as SOLD.

thanks!

updated guidelines:
Just because of the way vBulletin works, we simply can't give access to thread titles, so must let me know when an item is SOLD (or status otherwise changes). It's my job to do it, so don't feel bad!

1 of 2 ways:
- PM me, with a link to your thread, please (preferred)
- make a new post in your thread "sold!". this will bump it up and I'll see it quickly.

*please don't delete your original posting info! we are working on making this market a better research tool for prices and details - we have lots of room, don't worry!

wmsnyder · April 22, 2005

DoctorIt wrote:

Just marked a thread as sold this morning about which I didn't receive a PM. It's easy to catch most of them, but I thought I'd make a quick post this morning reminding everyone to drop me a PM to mark your item as SOLD.

Also, if you are no longer selling, I can delete the thread and clean up a little around here. All in the spirit of spring cleaning.

thanks!

At the risk of asking a stupid question! What is a PM?

Andy · April 22, 2005

wmsnyder wrote:

At the risk of asking a stupid question! What is a PM?

private message

DoctorIt · April 23, 2005

Several of you have responded already - thanks!

I did just want to add one small request however: could you please send a link to the thread you want edited? It saves me a few clicks and some looking.

NDeb · September 12, 2005

Sold: 70-200 f/4L
Hi Erik, I just sold my lens:

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=18414

Thanks! --debbie

DoctorIt wrote:

Just marked a thread as sold this morning about which I didn't receive a PM. It's easy to catch most of them, but I thought I'd make a quick post this morning reminding everyone to drop me a PM to mark your item as SOLD.

Also, if you are no longer selling, I can delete the thread and clean up a little around here. All in the spirit of spring cleaning.

thanks!

dsterrito · December 16, 2005

Sold: FS: Canon EF 70-200L F4
Erik

Just sold my lens.

FS: Canon EF 70-200L F4

Thanks

mslammers · February 11, 2006

Time Limit on FS?????
My Sony 828 FS ad seems to have vanished. If it "timed out" that is OK, I didn't realize there was a time limit.

Andy · February 11, 2006

mslammers wrote:

My Sony 828 FS ad seems to have vanished. If it "timed out" that is OK, I didn't realize there was a time limit.

Do you mean this one?
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=23978

Mel, you can always find your posts by just simply clicking on your name

No they live forever, but you probably drifted off to page 2 or so...

mslammers · February 11, 2006

Andy wrote:

Do you mean this one?
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=23978

Mel, you can always find your posts by just simply clicking on your name

No they live forever, but you probably drifted off to page 2 or so...

Oops. Oh well I learned something. Thanks Andy.

Seneca · June 14, 2006

Am I suppose to ask permission before I post something on the Flea Market Room?

DoctorIt · June 14, 2006

Seneca wrote:

Am I suppose to ask permission before I post something on the Flea Market Room?

No. Just follow the guidelines

mslammers · June 14, 2006

Decided not to continue listing.
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=23978

Khaos · December 15, 2006

Why aren't we allowed to make the change ourselves?
I'm able to on the Buy and Sell Forum over at FM.

It seems it would be easier for you if we could.

DoctorIt · December 15, 2006

Khaos wrote:

Why aren't we allowed to make the change ourselves?
I'm able to on the Buy and Sell Forum over at FM.

It seems it would be easier for you if we could.

I think its a vBulletin thing. FM for sure does not use vBulletin. Maybe some of the admins or otherwise mod-nerds has a better answer...

DoctorIt · March 1, 2007

Hey folks, this needs a bump...

Big changes, lots of new faces!!

Just because of the way vBulletin works, we simply can't give access to thread titles, so YOU MUST LET ME KNOW when an item is SOLD (or status otherwise changes). It's my job to do it, so don't feel bad!

1 of 2 ways:
- PM me, with a link to your thread, please (preferred)
- make a new post in your thread "sold!". this will bump it up and I'll see it quickly.

*please don't delete your original posting info! we are working on making this market a better research tool for prices and details - we have lots of room, don't worry!

thanks

Andy · March 2, 2007

DoctorIt wrote:

*please don't delete your original posting info! we are working on making this market a better research tool for prices and details - we have lots of room, don't worry!

peep · March 9, 2007

It's possible to change thread title editing for regular users in vB via:

Admin CP -> vBulletin Options -> Message Posting and Editing Options -> Time Limit on Editing of Thread Title

I don't know if this is feasible, but couldn't the time limit just be set to 43200 (which is 30 days). Most items are sold within 30 days anyway, so users would be able to edit the titles to SOLD themselves.

DoctorIt · March 9, 2007

peep wrote:

I don't know if this is feasible,

Feasible yes, but we don't want this dgrin wide, only flea market, if that.

the current system is really easy for me to monitor, and it actually makes good closure in the FS threads. Having that last post at the end which says "SOLD" makes it very clear.

I just monitor all new posts here, which isn't that much, and i catch them all quickly.

adumesny · March 29, 2007

DoctorIt wrote:

Just because of the way vBulletin works, we simply can't give access to thread titles, so must let me know when an item is SOLD (or status otherwise changes). It's my job to do it, so don't feel bad!

May I make a sugegstion ?
on POTN you simply mark the thread closed and it very easy *visually* to see what is for sale/WTB without a lock so you can skip it.
see http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=179825

Your lock icon is further from the text and harder to see.
Also "SOLD" in title is harder to skip (have to read) IMO. Ideally the search would have a way to exclude sold items - right now there are too many SOLD/WTB when you're looking for something. thanks.

DoctorIt · March 29, 2007

adumesny wrote:

right now there are too many SOLD/WTB when you're looking for something.

I see this as a good thing, as a seller, don't you??

Again, let me reiterate, I'm not a code weenie and neither are my fellow admins. There may be things vbulletin forum software could do beyond what we have now, but unless you (I mean that broadly) have specific vb suggestions for us, the current system works pretty well for all of you, and very well for me as the mod. It's a flea market, not ebay, it really lives on the involvement of the community and we don't need technical perfection.

but, thanks for the suggestions, as always.

adumesny · March 29, 2007

DoctorIt wrote:

It's a flea market, not ebay, it really lives on the involvement of the community and we don't need technical perfection.

fair enough, it's not ebay (which is a good thing).

Another suggestion: maybe the sticky rules should show under canon/nikon/etc.. since most of us probably only use the sub folders (which are a GREAT idea! I hate having to wonder though all Nikon stuff on FM and not being able to narrow it down). May help people see it before their first real post....

Also, is there a way to automatically get email for a thread you started ?
I get those for posts, but no email when people replied to my WTB tokina post.

thanks again.

DoctorIt · March 29, 2007

adumesny wrote:

fair enough, it's not ebay (which is a good thing).

Another suggestion: maybe the sticky rules should show under canon/nikon/etc.. since most of us probably only use the sub folders (which are a GREAT idea! I hate having to wonder though all Nikon stuff on FM and not being able to narrow it down). May help people see it before their first real post.

not without duplicating them. yuck on that idea. there is an announcement, it basically links you to all the important stuff, and it shows at the top of every forum.

Also, is there a way to automatically get email for a thread you started ?
I get those for posts, but no email when people replied to my WTB tokina post.

of course. it's your user options, under subscriptions.

there may be a more detailed tute, here.

Lex · July 8, 2007

correct info addition
Allowing members to edit titles is a simple rights administrative function of VBulletin. I have a forum with VBulletin and we allow members to edit titles in for sale section so they can mark sold. Another significant forum besides FM allows this, that also runs VB.

Additionally, rights can be setup by individual forum level, so just because members can edit title in For Sale section, does not mean they have to allow them all over. (I am pretty sure on this)

Just trying to help with correct information, whether it's something admins want to entrust membership with, I can't say. But anything that saves a moderator time is really a good thing, he's got more productive things he can work on likely... Unless he gets paid for every message edited...

Doug

DoctorIt wrote:

not without duplicating them. yuck on that idea. there is an announcement, it basically links you to all the important stuff, and it shows at the top of every forum.

of course. it's your user options, under subscriptions.

there may be a more detailed tute, here.

dragon300zx · July 8, 2007

Lex wrote:

Unless he gets paid for every message edited...

Doug

Sorry to break the news to ya doug, but we are voulanteer :eat (but we do get andy's left overs).

fastcat · September 21, 2007

Sold
My lenses have been sold:
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=641047#post641047

tjbel05 · November 28, 2007

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=77128

This has sold...Thank you.

Moogle Pepper · March 28, 2008

Cancelling this sale: http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=789302#post789302

Moogle Pepper · May 5, 2008

http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=92677

the ad is no longer needed as I have purchased it!

DoctorIt · May 7, 2008

Moogle Pepper wrote:

http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=92677

the ad is no longer needed as I have purchased it!

Done.

Ted, in the future, just toss a new post into your thread - this will make it pop up on my new posts list (to moderate) and also will make it very clear in the thread to any future reader that the item is sold/found/etc.

either way works, I just prefer that one.

thanks

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