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[Admin]

Hi all,

The next phase in the site upgrades is looking at improving the Classifieds section. As I mentioned in this thread:

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Improvement of the classifieds section is very much on the agenda. Classifieds on The Hub is something that has grown tremendously over the last year or so and I'm very much aware that the Forum platform is not ideally suited to classifieds.

With this in mind we began the process of upgrading the community platform to something that is easier to extend and build on. While there are still various smaller improvements we'll be making to the forum itself, we've got to a fairly stable point following the upgrade where we can now start focussing on the Classifieds section.

There is already a classifieds add-on available which I'm currently testing out. It may require some customisation to suit Hubber's needs, but it has many of the features mentioned above and previously.

These are some of the requests I've had from many Hubbers:

• Buyer / Seller feedback and rating system
• Categories (e.g. Road, MTB, Wheels, Groupsets, etc.)
• Additional required fields (Price, Location, etc.)
• Sold indicator and / or ability to close / remove adverts
• Thumbnail images in listing pages

I'm sure there are many more so please add to this list and expand on items already mentioned.

[Spinnekop]

Admin.

Maybe set it up so that the add gets deleted after say a month or 6 weeks or so. That way the database is mostly current?

[Minion]

Rather lock the add than delete it. That way you can still access the old ad if you need to check the details for whatever reason.

[shade]

Product age / Usage Period / duration :

[Minion]

Can you set it so posts made in the classifieds section don't contribute to your overall post count?

[RodTi]

I would like to see the following:

1.) A section clarifying who pays for postage - or what postage will cost/is being charged;

2.) Whether the seller has a preference to only sell to Hubbers in their immediate geographical area;

3.) Also, although the question might be pointless, it is asked numerous times: "Why are you selling?" - i.e. Reason for selling?;

4.) Comprehensive description of the condition of the goods - generic terms such as "as new", "used once", "straight off a new bike" should be clarified - possibly by having a post put up where Hubbers can suggest the 'definitions' of these and similar terms - and then have each seller 'pick' on or more of them, as radio-button options - in a compulsory manner when posting a new 'for sale' advert. If the Hubber is forced to select one of the options, he/she should then be more careful about how they go about describing their goods, and ensuring it links up to which ever 'option' the had to select... [hope this makes sense? ];

5.) Payment terms might also be included as an option - it might open the door for some who would be willing to have payments made over a few months - before transferring the goods?;

6.)If a seller will only release upon funds being cleared - this must be stated - together with what the buyer requires as a "proof of payment"...

My 2 cents!

[andydude]

Don't know if this is possible at all, but maybe an advanced registration option if you want to sell things on the Hub. E.g. you have to send a copy of your ID to admin. Then you are registered as a seller. This could possibly hinder scamming. Nothing will ever stop it.

If the positive (less scamming) outweighs the negative (bit of an admin schlep) then it is good?! If you are a legitimate seller you wouldn't mind this at all.

[Edge_Design]

RodTi, on 05 January 2011 - 11:18 , said:

I would like to see the following:

1.) A section clarifying who pays for postage - or what postage will cost/is being charged;

2.) Whether the seller has a preference to only sell to Hubbers in their immediate geographical area;

3.) Also, although the question might be pointless, it is asked numerous times: "Why are you selling?" - i.e. Reason for selling?;

4.) Comprehensive description of the condition of the goods - generic terms such as "as new", "used once", "straight off a new bike" should be clarified - possibly by having a post put up where Hubbers can suggest the 'definitions' of these and similar terms - and then have each seller 'pick' on or more of them, as radio-button options - in a compulsory manner when posting a new 'for sale' advert. If the Hubber is forced to select one of the options, he/she should then be more careful about how they go about describing their goods, and ensuring it links up to which ever 'option' the had to select... [hope this makes sense? ];

5.) Payment terms might also be included as an option - it might open the door for some who would be willing to have payments made over a few months - before transferring the goods?;

6.)If a seller will only release upon funds being cleared - this must be stated - together with what the buyer requires as a "proof of payment"...

My 2 cents!

I think that if anyone asks 'why are you selling', their account should be immediately disabled The most meaningless question ever posted on a sale, the person is selling coz they would prefer money to the item, simple!

Waiting for payment to clear or not is a very subjective thing... If I sell to an old hubber with a reputation I will often not wait, new people I generally will wait. That is generally by agreement between the parties and not a pre-determined outcome. Most people are happy to pay for goods from me as they can see I've sold a lot, but for someone without a reputation they wouldn't part with money as easily.

The rest of your points make perfect sense and would be useful...

You also don't want to overcomplicate the process of posting ads so I think having all the fields as options is fair, but only make the genuinely NB ones required fields in order to post the ad.

On the same topic, this thread was started in August, when can we expect it to be launched?

[LeTurbo]

I just wish people would describe things better in their headings. "Groupset for sale", "Cluster", "Wheelset" don't cut it - is it road or MTB, which brand or sub-brand, etc. These things can't be mandated but hell, use a bit of common sense!

[Admin]

Edge_Design, on 05 January 2011 - 11:34 , said:

On the same topic, this thread was started in August, when can we expect it to be launched?

Hi guys,

Thanks for the input. Judging from the requests and comments I think you'll be quite pleased with the new classifieds section.

I've had some delays on my side with development, but am on track to have the first version up by 20 Jan.

Matt

[HeartCoppi]

Adverts need to be reviewed before they become active.
Moderators should review the content and also whether the ad is in the correct section of the classifieds before it become active.

[Jacquers]

Size! A lot of people forget to mention the size of the bike they are selling.

[Caerus]

How do you browse through just the "Wanted" ads in the classifieds? If I want to post a "wanted" ad, do I do it the same way as if I'm selling something?

[Caerus]

Anyone know?

[Admin]

Caerus, on 07 February 2012 - 08:15 , said:

How do you browse through just the "Wanted" ads in the classifieds? If I want to post a "wanted" ad, do I do it the same way as if I'm selling something?

• Just go to the "Narrow your search" block on the left
  
• Click on Type which will expand to show the options
  
• Check Wanted
  
• Press Filter Ads

[geecee]

dealer section perhaps

and this goes for other areas in the forum too, perhaps a dealers section would be nice, people like asg always have news to add, maybe a dedicated section ? throwing it out there