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Nothing for sale

marcoos_1 said:
I'm reading this with interest and I have to agree about the for sale section comments. As a relative newbie to pinball I have very little experience on any of the machines and lockdown has only made this worse.

However, I found the opinions/comments/debate in the old for sale section a very helpful source of info. It really helped me take the plunge into this hobby. I was always excited to log on and check to see what was for sale and how the threads were developing. There was always machines coming up for sale or trade and it was a vibrant market. Now, due to the lack of content and general activity I find myself just not bothering to look. I also can't look back at what was for sale before as people seem to just remove their adverts.....so no historical reference either. This is a real shame as I have bought all my machines thus far (5) via the forum - if not from direct for sale ads, then from other members that had replied to listed ads saying they had a machine they were considering selling. I am looking to buy another machine now but have almost given up on getting one on here. I don't know what I want, but seeing machines come up for sale on the old for sale section would have given me ideas and options, and by now I would have certainly bought my next machine from a forum member.

It just seems kind of soulless now...…..and ebay is not much of an experience for a buyer compared to what we had on here before. Plus, the prices are mental and there is little or no interaction on there.

Maybe they are just coming and going faster than I am seeing them......
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Does this help any, in Classifieds Select; Filter -> Ad status -> Sold Ads and you should see sales history.

Other filter options include price ranges.
 
marcoos_1 said:
I'm reading this with interest and I have to agree about the for sale section comments. As a relative newbie to pinball I have very little experience on any of the machines and lockdown has only made this worse.

However, I found the opinions/comments/debate in the old for sale section a very helpful source of info. It really helped me take the plunge into this hobby. I was always excited to log on and check to see what was for sale and how the threads were developing. There was always machines coming up for sale or trade and it was a vibrant market. Now, due to the lack of content and general activity I find myself just not bothering to look. I also can't look back at what was for sale before as people seem to just remove their adverts.....so no historical reference either. This is a real shame as I have bought all my machines thus far (5) via the forum - if not from direct for sale ads, then from other members that had replied to listed ads saying they had a machine they were considering selling. I am looking to buy another machine now but have almost given up on getting one on here. I don't know what I want, but seeing machines come up for sale on the old for sale section would have given me ideas and options, and by now I would have certainly bought my next machine from a forum member.

It just seems kind of soulless now...…..and ebay is not much of an experience for a buyer compared to what we had on here before. Plus, the prices are mental and there is little or no interaction on there.

Maybe they are just coming and going faster than I am seeing them......
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crsedgar said:
Does this help any, in Classifieds Select; Filter -> Ad status -> Sold Ads and you should see sales history.

Other filter options include price ranges.
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Whilst I'd already found that option to view sold adverts (albeit a little "clunky"), what is very disappointing is that all the sold ads no longer have the price on them. Whilst I get that the actual price paid may not have been the same as that asked, to me as a relative newby on here, it provided a very helpful resource looking back at what was being asked, and also potentially which machines tended to be in a particular rough price range.

Any good reason why the prices cannot be retained?
 
A guy I know has asked me to source him a pin for around £3k. Looks like he might be waiting a while.
I have tried selling him my Star Trek but he is a typical tight fisted Yorkshireman. 😁
 
Something is going wrong....

I've been drinking more during lockdown..... yet haven't bought many machines!

Try me, 2nd bottle open ;)
 
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