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I know I need to be here for 90 days and have 100 posts to use the classified section. I personally find that to be a ridiculous requirement, that is by and by far the most stringent access requirement to a classified section I have ever seen, but that is not what I am here to complain about.
Why can I not view the classified section? I only hear it mentioned in passing here and there. That, hands down, is just plain stupid.
I totally cannot understand the reasoning that led to the classified section being blocked from view from new members. You are seriously cutting down the market for people wanting to sell their gear. I am not asking for posting privledges in the marketplace, that is totally fine with me. All I want is to be able to see what is in it and be able to PM the members selling whatever gear it is that strikes my fancy. That is how it is done on every other forum I have visited with a restricted access marketplace - you can't post, not even replies, but you can message.
I understand why you have limited access to the marketplace. This is to prevent scammers from coming here in an attempt to screw community members out of their money. This makes perfect sense and I cannot argue that. The easiest way to scam something is to pretend you are selling something - if you can't sell somewhere, you can't scam those people. Fair enough. But why cut potential buyers out of the equation as well?
The typical transaction goes - seller lists item, interested buyer contacts seller, conditions worked out, buyer sends seller money, seller sends item when money is received. You can't really scam someone as a buyer. If a seller is dumb enough to send something out without first having the money for it, well...
Also, in your rules, you say the section is to be used by regular members of the JCF. Okay, that is what any marketplace is for. You also say it should not be seen as the reason to join the JCF - fair enough, nobody can see its there, so I assume most people join without even knowing their is a classifieds section here. Encouraging users to add to the board's value is great - but forcing them to contribute to the board to gain classified action is ridiculous.
I really want another Jackson. Really, really, really want another Jackson, and what better place to find a high quality USA made Jackson then on the Jackson forum? But I can't get into the classified section! And I need to put in 90 days and 100 posts to do so?
WHY?
Why can I not view the classified section? I only hear it mentioned in passing here and there. That, hands down, is just plain stupid.
I totally cannot understand the reasoning that led to the classified section being blocked from view from new members. You are seriously cutting down the market for people wanting to sell their gear. I am not asking for posting privledges in the marketplace, that is totally fine with me. All I want is to be able to see what is in it and be able to PM the members selling whatever gear it is that strikes my fancy. That is how it is done on every other forum I have visited with a restricted access marketplace - you can't post, not even replies, but you can message.
I understand why you have limited access to the marketplace. This is to prevent scammers from coming here in an attempt to screw community members out of their money. This makes perfect sense and I cannot argue that. The easiest way to scam something is to pretend you are selling something - if you can't sell somewhere, you can't scam those people. Fair enough. But why cut potential buyers out of the equation as well?
The typical transaction goes - seller lists item, interested buyer contacts seller, conditions worked out, buyer sends seller money, seller sends item when money is received. You can't really scam someone as a buyer. If a seller is dumb enough to send something out without first having the money for it, well...
Also, in your rules, you say the section is to be used by regular members of the JCF. Okay, that is what any marketplace is for. You also say it should not be seen as the reason to join the JCF - fair enough, nobody can see its there, so I assume most people join without even knowing their is a classifieds section here. Encouraging users to add to the board's value is great - but forcing them to contribute to the board to gain classified action is ridiculous.
I really want another Jackson. Really, really, really want another Jackson, and what better place to find a high quality USA made Jackson then on the Jackson forum? But I can't get into the classified section! And I need to put in 90 days and 100 posts to do so?
WHY?
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