An idea for a new forum category

[Madmak]

On another forum I visit there is a category called "Market Watch". It is for any eBay, Kijiji, Craigslist, etc ads that you find that you think might be of interest to others.

Many people don't know about CanReef and simply rely on the above type ads to sell their stuff. If we find elusive ads for things that might be hard to find and post links to them we may help out another CanReef member. Maybe the moderators could add this category if there is an interest to do so??

Here is a good example thread: (especially since it contains a spelling error and its a rare item)

Bubble King 250 Internal Skimmer FS in Calgary

http://calgary.kijiji.ca/c-pets-acce...AdIdZ461537415

What do ya think? The above ad is real BTW, if your looking for a monster BK...

[sphelps]

That's not a bubble king, it's a bebble king. Totally different.

On another note I think there's a rule about linking for sale items from other sites.

[sphelps]

Here we go

With the occasional "sale for a friend" who may not be online, please restrict your sales to items that are your own to sell. This includes avoiding linking to offsite sales on other boards, buy/sell forums, ebay, etc. It's just good nettiquette.

[Madmak]

Hmmm... it works quite well on the other forum. It may be because there is specific category for it.

Just food for thought.

[Madmak]

You're gonna buy that skimmer aren't you Steve?

[Madreefer]

That's not a good deal and not a rare item. Most guys on here like to buy from the memebers on here cause they kind of know each other to an extent and trust each other. I know of a guy buying a skimmer on Kijiji and paid the seller and when the parcel arrived it was a box of old phone books.

[Seriak]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

That's not a good deal and not a rare item. Most guys on here like to buy from the memebers on here cause they kind of know each other to an extent and trust each other. I know of a guy buying a skimmer on Kijiji and paid the seller and when the parcel arrived it was a box of old phone books.

This is why I only buy/sell in person.

[Aquattro]

I think the buy/sell forums are here as a feature for our members by our members. We don't want to endorse or suggest that buying elsewhere may be a good idea.
Most people looking to buy stuff have heard of the various online sales sites and can search there on their own. Having even more threads with sales isn't in the best interest of anyone here.

[ckmullin]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

That's not a good deal and not a rare item. Most guys on here like to buy from the memebers on here cause they kind of know each other to an extent and trust each other. I know of a guy buying a skimmer on Kijiji and paid the seller and when the parcel arrived it was a box of old phone books.

Ouch. Reminds me of an old gag @ Kmart a number of years back. Someone returned a vcr still with original tape and got their $. The box was opened later that day and was a bunch of bricks and packing foam! lol

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Madmak

You're gonna buy that skimmer aren't you Steve?

Nope, my SM-250 is better than that.