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<blockquote data-quote="Forgalspop" data-source="post: 3545279" data-attributes="member: 46636"><p>I am a relatively new member of OSA and don’t know if long established members will take offense by my two-cents on the matter of the classifieds. But here goes!</p><p></p><p>I had been using Armslist over the years and when they started charging to even reply to an Ad I started looking around for alternatives. I stumbled across OSA and read along for a good while before posting some firearms for sale. I posted the items before ever making any other posts or contributing to any discussions. The items posted, I felt were fairly priced and evidently so did the established members that I transacted with. A good deal is when both parties win.</p><p></p><p> After meeting the members and finding each a pleasure to deal with, I decided to contribute to some of the discussion topics, not that I have that much to offer, because by reading along I find many members have more knowledge than I on many topics. So my point being is that perhaps some of the new people posting items for sale might not feel comfortable with their own level of knowledge or even writing skills? And if they are simply using the site to sell over-priced items and no one bites, they will most likely move on to somewhere else.</p><p></p><p>I’m confused about how classifieds can be offensive. I look at them and most I ignore because they are items I’m not interested in purchasing and if I see what I think way over-priced, I laugh and say good luck at that price.</p><p></p><p>I still look at Armslist and have seen a few items I would like to have purchased, but the sellers don’t list a contact phone number and I’m not going to pay to simply contact them. And just like the classifieds on OSA, some items in my opinion, are way over priced and I simply laugh and wish them luck.</p><p></p><p>I am happy to continue supporting OSA as I enjoy reading along and following all of Swampratt’s sagas. I don’t know any other site I enjoy more or offers what OSA does.</p><p></p><p>BTW when I posted items for sale I had a few established members offer less than I was willing to take and I politely said no thanks. I have also purchased items from OSA members and also made a couple offers that were rejected. No hurt feelings on my part when they are firm on price.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Forgalspop, post: 3545279, member: 46636"] I am a relatively new member of OSA and don’t know if long established members will take offense by my two-cents on the matter of the classifieds. But here goes! I had been using Armslist over the years and when they started charging to even reply to an Ad I started looking around for alternatives. I stumbled across OSA and read along for a good while before posting some firearms for sale. I posted the items before ever making any other posts or contributing to any discussions. The items posted, I felt were fairly priced and evidently so did the established members that I transacted with. A good deal is when both parties win. After meeting the members and finding each a pleasure to deal with, I decided to contribute to some of the discussion topics, not that I have that much to offer, because by reading along I find many members have more knowledge than I on many topics. So my point being is that perhaps some of the new people posting items for sale might not feel comfortable with their own level of knowledge or even writing skills? And if they are simply using the site to sell over-priced items and no one bites, they will most likely move on to somewhere else. I’m confused about how classifieds can be offensive. I look at them and most I ignore because they are items I’m not interested in purchasing and if I see what I think way over-priced, I laugh and say good luck at that price. I still look at Armslist and have seen a few items I would like to have purchased, but the sellers don’t list a contact phone number and I’m not going to pay to simply contact them. And just like the classifieds on OSA, some items in my opinion, are way over priced and I simply laugh and wish them luck. I am happy to continue supporting OSA as I enjoy reading along and following all of Swampratt’s sagas. I don’t know any other site I enjoy more or offers what OSA does. BTW when I posted items for sale I had a few established members offer less than I was willing to take and I politely said no thanks. I have also purchased items from OSA members and also made a couple offers that were rejected. No hurt feelings on my part when they are firm on price. [/QUOTE]
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