selling tackle on talk angling - Talk Angling fishing chat and tackle advice

scunnyiron · 23rd July 2008, 12:13 PM

just like to give my opinon on selling tackle on the forum.i think if tackle is posted on here for sale it should be a genuine sale to t.a. members.all it is in some cases is a way of advertising the sale on ebay and bumping up the price.

Larry Teepot · 23rd July 2008, 02:51 PM

absolutley spot on .....scunny if its on offer to TA frst thats cool but as you say if its on ebay its just a way to advertise its on there

Neilio · 23rd July 2008, 05:28 PM

Tackle advertised on TA should maybe have a timescale put on it, say one month. Then if the seller cant pass it on to TA members then EBAY is the way....
I dont like the idea of someone posting an EBAY link to show tackle for sale.

ridgeacre · 23rd July 2008, 09:25 PM

dont buy off ebay full stop

MarkC · 23rd July 2008, 10:47 PM

I've sold 2 items recently and I offered them first to forum members,before listing on Ebay!
I know most users visit the site every day so if no response after a few days, Ebay it.
Buyers of both items were delighted with them.

Larry Teepot · 23rd July 2008, 11:04 PM

spot on Mark C...thats the way i think it should happem....In my opinion of course

scunnyiron · 23rd July 2008, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkC

I've sold 2 items recently and I offered them first to forum members,before listing on Ebay!
I know most users visit the site every day so if no response after a few days, Ebay it.
Buyers of both items were delighted with them.

agree with larryt this is how it should work.it the pole for sale ebay item no blah blah blah.just blatant free advertising that benefits ebay and not the forum.if people want to buy of ebay they can search the site

Oneabung · 24th July 2008, 11:40 AM

Thanks for bringing this issue to the fore.

The rule is now - items for sale must be offered for sale to forum members 1st, this is not an advertising site where people can just post their ebay items up... if you have not sold an item having offered it to the members after a week then feel free to put it on ebay but please do not post up a link to ebay items.

compleat tangler · 24th July 2008, 02:59 PM

advertised my tournament whip on here first after 3 weeks put it on ebay and it sold straight away.best offer on here was £190 less than what i got on ebay. never put a link up as you say ...not cricket.