elie boone Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 IMHO the For Sale section should be dealer free, a dealer can always advertise second hand parts on their web site or they can use e-bay to flog second hand parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culminator Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Tazio, YHM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset7 Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Get whatever you want from whoever you want, just head to Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Fowler Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 As a non Facebook user anyone have a link to the Facebook Group that Culminator mentioned?Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 As a private memeber I get the benefit of advertising online and in Lowflying for my annual fee, why can't dealers have the same facility for naturally in increased fee.The 'trade' section could then be made memebers only with the aim of creating a destination area for potential buyers, thus pulling numbers back form Pistonheads, Facebook and increasing membership numbers etc.The additional memberships fees could then be used to sort this new website which is still depressing to use and I understand why we are loosing posts.............. something needs to change as at the moment I'm considering if the £49.95 annual fee can be justified............ I guess I'm not the only one either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankee Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 It's a shame to see the Club's For Sale and Wanted sections so quiet nowadays. I'm also a Facebook non-user, so the L7C is my first port of call for buying, selling and scrounging, before the dreaded eB*y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodsonpe Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Mankee, as another non Facebook user I quite agree with your comments.paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm also a non Facebook user, and agree with the comments above. It's a shame that we can't be catered for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed White Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Where on Facebook is stuff advertised? I follow the club on there and can't remember much cropping up. In fact there doesn't seem to be much activity. Thanks, EdEd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset7 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Its not the club Ed, its the Caterham & Lotus Seven Owners Group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed White Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Thanks Christian, just joined, cheers, EdEd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsup Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 To follow on from a previous comment Is it me! But it always makes me wonder why we make life so difficult. may I forward a suggestion any trader who pays advertising revenue via LF would be able to advertise on a traders for sale area only avaliable to members I dont need a reply just a area giving a benefit to the members food for thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 FFS, "protecting the Low Flying advertising revenue"? Don't we (including Ian) pay enough already for low flying and the web site?This ad was a useful service to members. Removing it has made Blatchat even less useful than it has been since the management f***ed it up.I'm off to my internet banking site to make sure I don't have a direct debit in favour of the club. It's really not worth it any more. Please go ahead and shout "good riddance" if it makes you feel good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Fowler Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I agree Roger, as a Lotus owner the Seloc site is only £15.00 a year and all can advertise on it. I really cannot see the problem! Off to sign up for Facebook.Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culminator Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Also agree with Roger as you can see from my previous points raised, I fail to see why it's so difficult to sort this. I've just sold some parts on the new "Caterham and Lotus 7 Owners Group" facebook site and they went instantly. it just shows that most owners are now defaulting to that site and not this one as the "traffic" seems far greater and most subjects discussed are actually 7 related.I really do want to stay a club member but seeing more and more restrictions on what can and what can't be done just puts me off. It's like living in bl00dy Switzerland!! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin b Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Hang on everybody, this is not a new diktat from on high, this has been club policy for donkeys years. Much as I would love to say "how high" when you suddenly want me to jump this is just before Christmas and I have deadlines to meet. A club member has offered to spend a little time sorting out how we can do this but I have struggled to find the time so far to contact him.Patience is required......unless you want to pay my mortgage Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Hi MartinWhile you're here can you answer the question that I posed in the Sticky 'Guidelines' thread above?Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I guess that's a "No" then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 If some someone want to sell parts and clearly state that he is a dealer AND offer the same waranty as if you buy it trough their normal channel i don't see any problem and can't see no need for extra monitoring. Do not forget that the original post with parts didn't had a price on the items !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed White Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 There's a lot of comments on here ringing true with me. My preferred site to browse was always the old Blatchat. Any spare minute, I'd have a look. Always something new etc. The new site hasn't got that, for whatever reason. There's very rarely anything for sale. I've joined facebook, and found a variety of groups I'm now signed up to, so I browse that now. So, in effect, I pay almost £50 for a magazine. Its good, but would I walk in W H Smith and pay £4 a go for it. I doubt it, because I rarely do with any of them. So, if I can interact with 7 owners through FB, buy stuff and sell surplus bits through FB, get a faster response to any questions, do I really need the club. This might be the virtual age, or it might be the new site, but I think I'll probably not renew. Shame, couldn't imagine ever leaving; but now I can't really see a logical reason to stay?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 ED, i don't think Farcebook will offer discounts ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Hi EdThe face book thang is good but how do you feel about buying from someone on face book, possibly sharing your email address or phone number openly, with Blatchat you can do the private message thing and people within the 7 community are very trustworthy, unless I am missing something on Facebook.Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Well Phil , "unless I am missing something on Facebook." you are ;-) thats what Private messaging on FB is for, and as the people in the FB group are , in the majority members or ex members of L7C or at least Caterham owners I guess one would have the same levels of trust.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Did anything ever happen regarding getting a trade section on here or do we all have to sign up to FB (which is something I'm loathed to do) to get the best deals?Perhaps we could have an update from the MT please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin b Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 We are vey nearly there with a Traders Forum, just sorting out the guidelines and we'll be live Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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