Classified board? [Archive]

robnye

01-04-2006, 03:10 PM

Alright guys, it's now 2006 and we're still waiting on the classified board. Any ideas when?
Chris

It is in the production pipe-line for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2006.

Best,

robnye

01-04-2006, 03:40 PM

Alright guys, it's now 2006 and we're still waiting on the classified board. Any ideas when?
Chris

I think you will see an on-line flea market by the end of the first quarter of 2006.

Best,

threeflys

01-04-2006, 03:55 PM

Sounds good, thanks Rob!
Chris

UberXY

01-04-2006, 04:50 PM

Rob: when you get classifieds here, it's gonna do wonders for your web traffic counts.

Steve

KBasa

01-04-2006, 05:13 PM

Rob: when you get classifieds here, it's gonna do wonders for your web traffic counts.

Steve

Yep. We see it as a vital member benefit. Finally, you'd have an online place to sell your stuff that was free of scammers and the like. You'll be able to put a photo of your stuff up as well.

If you think about Cycle Trader, they charge $60 or so to provide a ten day ad with similar functionality.

When you add in that these ads will go only to MOA members, it might be the safest bet in online BMW sales on the 'net.

BradfordBenn

01-04-2006, 05:58 PM

Can I sell my wife on it? Just curious.... :dunno

PUDGYPAINTGUY

01-04-2006, 08:48 PM

Can I sell my wife on it? Just curious.... :dunno

Brad does she come with the free GPS package too that she bought you? If so you have a deal...hehehehe

Hodag

01-04-2006, 11:52 PM

It is in the production pipe-line for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2006.

Best,

are we in the first quarter now?

I'm not sure if the moa is in some crazy tax calender where the first quarter starts in december of the following year or something. I heard soon 2 years ago so I wonder.

KBasa

01-05-2006, 01:29 PM

are we in the first quarter now?

Yep. We've still got about ten weeks left in this quarter.

GregFeeler

01-05-2006, 02:04 PM

Can I sell my wife on it? Just curious.... :dunno

Depends on how good you are at convincing her. :dance

robnye

01-05-2006, 02:20 PM

are we in the first quarter now?

I'm not sure if the moa is in some crazy tax calender where the first quarter starts in december of the following year or something. I heard soon 2 years ago so I wonder.

We are.

The plan is to have a presentation for the board meeting in three weeks, then some tweaks and tuning followed by go live. The actual go live day may be determined with consideration of the print publication schedule.

This translates to after the middle of the month, either Feb or March, depending on how things go over the next few weeks.

MarkF

01-05-2006, 02:34 PM

GregFeeler

01-05-2006, 02:43 PM

Does anyone else think that the policy that requires chosing on-line or ON will result in the ON ads only being stuff that is overpriced or won't sell? I think most members will try to sell on-line first because there is no delay. Only the stuff that won't sell on-line will end up in the ON.

MAYBE, for ads placed through the web site. But, a lot of folks will still want to use the ON because a) *they* don't use web sites to buy things themselves, and b) for some time yet, there will be a lot more readers of the ON than viewers of the web classifieds. Most of the ads submitted for the Flea Market now are sent via email, but I don't think that necessarely implies that "most" people view web listing sites. Virtually everyone has email at work.

The point of requiring the choice, as I see it, is to help cut down on the number of items that get sold off the web before the print ad sees the light of day. This can sure be adjusted based on our experiences.

Hodag

01-05-2006, 02:53 PM

I would prefer:

ON ads are different that the online (or as I like to call it "ON online") ads

No questions, bumps, comments etc. (use PMs for that) only original poster can add to the thread or edit.

ads automatically deleted after a set time.

KBasa

01-05-2006, 03:04 PM

bmw_rider

01-06-2006, 02:22 PM

GregFeeler

01-06-2006, 02:33 PM

Why bother, there are serveral other sites out there now that do this and very well?

Making it members only limits the buyer pool. Personally when selling first thing I ask for is their MOA number.... if they don't have one it is strickly cash up front. Eliminates the fraudsters very quickly.

First, to automatically do what you do by asking: limit ads to just 'MOA members. Also, since only logged in members will be able to view ads, that should just about eliminate the fraud guys who skim public listings and then offer to send you a cashiers' check, etc. The ON Flea Market is always mentioned as one the major benefits in ON reader surveys. Putting it on-line just extends that service and makes it quicker. The 38,000 'MOA members is still a very large pool of potential buyers.

robnye

01-06-2006, 07:49 PM

Greetings,

The on-line classifieds will be similar to what you may have seen at the IBMWR except they are only available for posting and viewing by MOA members.

This means no spam and no nigerian scams. No offers for your bike if you will cash a check for twice the price and send a money order somewhere for the difference.

You will have the ability to post a photo with your ad.

When you place your ad you will need to choose between print and web. Let the advertiser decide where to advertise their items to MOA members. If this means the end of the flea market in the Owners News we will look for suggestions on how to use the space.

Ads will have a shelf life of 30-60 days, then they will auto delete. There will be no way to "bump" your ad and this will not be a part of this forum so there will be no replying directly under an ad or editorializing as to the price, etc.

If you have any comments on making an on-line flea market feel free to post them here or send me a note at rcnye@bmwmoa.org.

Best,

111049

01-19-2006, 09:33 PM

Beside being a total rookie for posting, why isn't there a forum section for posting flea stuff? If you can post pics and comments elsewhere...............?

GregFeeler

01-19-2006, 09:59 PM

Beside being a total rookie for posting, why isn't there a forum section for posting flea stuff? If you can post pics and comments elsewhere...............?

Short story is it's been on the wish list for a long while. Now with changes to the web team staff it's being worked on for delivery "soon". The idea is to have a section taylored to the purpose rather than something kluged together. I'm just as anxious as everyone else. Got several items in my tradin' parts stash I'm anxious to post as soon as we get this section up.

KBasa

01-20-2006, 10:28 AM

A prototype is under development right now, which should be shown to the BoD at the board meeting next week, if my understanding is correct.

I'd like to see this move forward as rapidly as we can get it done.

Motorman

01-22-2006, 12:27 PM

First, to automatically do what you do by asking: limit ads to just 'MOA members. Also, since only logged in members will be able to view ads, that should just about eliminate the fraud guys who skim public listings and then offer to send you a cashiers' check, etc. The ON Flea Market is always mentioned as one the major benefits in ON reader surveys. Putting it on-line just extends that service and makes it quicker. The 38,000 'MOA members is still a very large pool of potential buyers.

Another way to look at this is that since you have to be a member to see the add you are automatically limiting the viewers to folks who already own a beemer. Unlike a magazine that can be passed around to expand the adds viewing population, the web site will be limited not only to the membership but to the membership that bothers to look at the website.

Perhaps a small section of the website could be opened up to non members and include the classifieds? I am stipulating viewing only and no posting priveledges other than a PM to the seller. This way the buying / selling potential is expanded.

GregFeeler

01-23-2006, 10:16 PM

Another way to look at this is that since you have to be a member to see the add you are automatically limiting the viewers to folks who already own a beemer. Unlike a magazine that can be passed around to expand the adds viewing population, the web site will be limited not only to the membership but to the membership that bothers to look at the website.

Perhaps a small section of the website could be opened up to non members and include the classifieds? I am stipulating viewing only and no posting priveledges other than a PM to the seller. This way the buying / selling potential is expanded.

Part of the point of the planned section on the 'MOA web site is to limit viewers to only 'MOA members. This restriction has been mentioned repeatedly in our member surveys as a desirable feature. Plus, it just about eliminates listers getting hit by the Internet scammers wanting to send you a Cashier's check, etc.

Good observation about the relatively small viewership, but that will increase over time. The IBMWR Marketplace gets a lot of hits now that BMW folks know about it.

Hotspice

02-06-2006, 05:56 PM

I would prefer:
No questions, bumps, comments etc. (use PMs for that) only original poster can add to the thread or edit.

Agreed.. On other boards it gets a little out of hand some of the comments/hijacks that happen to people trying to sell things.

Ridealot

02-06-2006, 08:04 PM

Can I sell my wife on it? Just curious.... :dunno

It probably depends on what kind of pictures of her you put up :brow

BradfordBenn

02-06-2006, 08:32 PM

It probably depends on what kind of pictures of her you put up :brow

Well if I had good pictures, why would I be selling her? :laugh :) ;)

GregFeeler

02-06-2006, 08:52 PM

Well if I had good pictures, why would I be selling her? :laugh :) ;)

You'd better be careful, Brad - she'll be selling you, if you're not careful. :eek

BradfordBenn

02-06-2006, 09:28 PM

You'd better be careful, Brad - she'll be selling you, if you're not careful. :eek

WooHoo!!! More money for motorcycles!!!!!!
:clap

~just funning~

GregFeeler

02-06-2006, 09:41 PM

WooHoo!!! More money for motorcycles!!!!!!
:clap

~just funning~

When my last wife (one in a series :)) and I divorced we had two bikes. One was the /5 I'd had forever, and the other an R65 I'd bought for her a year before when she said she wanted to learn to ride. She later changed her mind about that - and us. So I kept both bikes.

We ended up friends so she was over one day visiting a couple of years later and saw I now had seven bikes. So she ask THE question, "Why so many bikes?" I just smiled my best SEG and said, "Because I can."

:twirl

PAULBACH

02-21-2006, 05:25 PM

Just get It going and be prepared for tweeks. Nothing is perfect except maybe my K75.

You can please all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time but ... .

Hodag

02-21-2006, 08:16 PM

Wanted,,,,,,
a for sale section in the forum

Hodag

03-09-2006, 09:00 PM

We are.

The plan is to have a presentation for the board meeting in three weeks, then some tweaks and tuning followed by go live. The actual go live day may be determined with consideration of the print publication schedule.

This translates to after the middle of the month, either Feb or March, depending on how things go over the next few weeks.

tick tock goes the clock

woodnsteel

03-10-2006, 05:49 AM

Wanted,,,,,,
a for sale section in the forum
Hey Mark, there is a K model sidecar set up on IBMWR right now in northern Illinois. You want I should go check it out for you?

Hodag

03-10-2006, 07:53 AM

Hey Mark, there is a K model sidecar set up on IBMWR right now in northern Illinois. You want I should go check it out for you?

Thanks but I don't like the velorex car. I'm getting close to a deal on a ural.

Belquar

03-26-2006, 05:12 PM

What's the word? Gonna have this thing up an running for April? Haven't heard much in awhile.

Thanks.
Brian

knary

03-27-2006, 09:42 AM

Doing testing and chasing down final issues/formatting over the next days.

Ridealot

03-27-2006, 09:57 AM

Doing testing and chasing down final issues/formatting over the next days.

TranslationShould be ready for Christmas :nyah Maybe

GregFeeler

03-27-2006, 10:06 AM

TranslationShould be ready for Christmas :nyah Maybe

Isn't is always Christmas somewhere? Or, is that just Beerthirty? :drink

knary

03-27-2006, 10:34 AM

TranslationShould be ready for Christmas :nyah Maybe

:bluduh

JimBud

03-27-2006, 12:00 PM

Let the members test it....... :type

GregFeeler

03-27-2006, 12:15 PM

Just do it like BMW....
Let the members test it.......
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Jim Bud

Whoa, Jim - we're trying to shoot for higher standards than that here! :D

JimBud

03-27-2006, 12:28 PM

Whoa, Jim - we're trying to shoot for higher standards than that here! :D

Just trying to cut you some slack......

Jut tell everyone it will be ready when it's ready....

And there will be no bonus money $$$ for an early launch....

Just a great sense of accomplishment.....

And probably a bunch of crap from someone....for any little problem...

But not worth worrying about....

Just let her rip.......

Man, we have things to sell...don't you know..... :newtoy

GregFeeler

03-27-2006, 02:37 PM

Man, we have things to sell...don't you know..... :newtoy

Boy, I hear THAT! I was going through my bike parts the other day and figure I've got maybe two sets of tires in stuff I don't need and can sell. How much better does it get than new tires and a full tank of gas?
:groovy

KBasa

03-27-2006, 07:28 PM

Boy, I hear THAT! I was going through my bike parts the other day and figure I've got maybe two sets of tires in stuff I don't need and can sell. How much better does it get than new tires and a full tank of gas?
:groovy

Don't forget attractive co-pilot.

:kiss

Hodag

03-27-2006, 07:38 PM

Don't forget attractive co-pilot.

:kiss

is that a for sale or wanted ad?

GregFeeler

03-27-2006, 08:05 PM

Don't forget attractive co-pilot.

:kiss

Are you hittin' on me? :bolt

username

03-27-2006, 08:21 PM

[voiceover] in theaters now, broke back beemer. a tale of two men who love exploring curves, and have iron butts.

[fade to two dudes admiring motorcycles.]

rider one: i like kbikes.

rider two: me too, jugs are gross!

rider one: wanna do a saddlesore tomorrow?

rider two: arent we due for a bun burner?

rider one: [giggles]

[voiceover] finally, the world of long distance motorcycle riding and all the innuendo its vernacular brings, comes to a theater near you. watch as these two men take long rides away from their wives, and find that they have much more in common than their trusty steeds. look for it in a theater near you!

:hide

GregFeeler

03-27-2006, 08:37 PM

[voiceover] finally, the world of long distance motorcycle riding and all the innuendo its vernacular brings, comes to a theater near you. watch as these two men take long rides away from their wives, and find that they have much more in common than their trusty steeds. look for it in a theater near you!

:hide

You'd better hide! :nra

BradfordBenn

03-27-2006, 11:38 PM

You sure it ain't Broke Back Sheep? :stick

GregFeeler

03-27-2006, 11:59 PM

You sure it ain't Broke Back Sheep? :stick

Hey now! You leave my sheep out of this! :evil

Mika

04-02-2006, 05:10 PM

Yep. We've still got about ten weeks left in this quarter.

Second day of the second quarter, so can we have an update on what was presented at the board meeting and the status.

:wave A very friendly question from a wonderer :wave

knary

04-02-2006, 05:59 PM

Second day of the second quarter, so can we have an update on what was presented at the board meeting and the status.

:wave A very friendly question from a wonderer :wave

Flea market will be launching any day now...

p.s. The board meeting is this coming weekend.

Mika

04-02-2006, 06:15 PM

Thank you.

lormandb

04-07-2006, 08:51 PM

As much as I like the flea market and it works, having to wait 2 months in an attempt to sell an item I know a fellow or fella rider can't live without in this age of "e" is to long.

Stuff2C

04-08-2006, 08:12 PM

I've had most of my garage stuff hanging around for years, what's a couple of more months.
When the online market hits I'll have to post all my stuff. What will i do with all the room. Plus you know if you sell it, you'll need it next week. pLEASE don't hurry I can't handle anymore stress in my life. :bottle

Hodag

04-12-2006, 10:30 AM

Flea market will be launching any day now...

p.s. The board meeting is this coming weekend.

???

KBasa

04-12-2006, 11:35 AM

It's almost ready for beta testing.

I saw some prototype views of it and it's pretty slick.

biketrax

04-27-2006, 10:27 PM

Lets see that trading post!!!

Or is just halftime ? :twirl I wanna buy some Other peoples stuff!! :bliss

Hodag

04-27-2006, 10:41 PM

its being Beta tested meaning The BOD is getting all the the good stuff.....

kidding...

but how hard can it be?

Mr. Cynical

FredRydr

04-30-2006, 05:44 AM

I use auctioneers in my biz, and they've always advised me that the best time to get the best prices is BEFORE school lets out. Since I want to sell, is there any chance of being up and running by then?

Fred