Buy/Sell Forum Improvement

Would it be possible to delete threads on the buy/sell forum when the items are sold or bought? Do you follow me? I went through a bunch of threads where the items listed had been sold. Much wasted time on my part.

 Maybe it could be set up so that the buyer/seller could delete the item, kind of like Craigslist. Once you have sold the item you delete your own thread.

Kinda like this?.......I think it will really be a good thing.....if people can remember to do it.

Sam, for some reason those two links look exactly the same to me.

I guess that will do, if people elect to add the "Sold" next to their original post. Maybe when you or I see an item that was listed as for sale and has been sold we can "encourage" the person listing the item to make the note that it has been sold.

 

Yeah. That's my point.

 In a perfect (virtual) world the "for sale" and "wanted"  threads would be deleted as soon as they find a buyer/seller. It would clean up that element of the forum very nicely.

 Please don't think that my suggestion is in any way critical of what you do. I appreciate your (and all others who administer the forum) work tremendously. Thanks for everything.
 

Your link takes me to your last post in that thread where I see this:

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rocnroll Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 20 July 2005 Location: Tuscumbia, AL Online Status: Offline Posts: 4802	Post Options Post Reply Quote rocnroll Report Post    Quote  Reply Posted: Yesterday at 3:20pm
	Thanks Brian, I think that will really work out well if people will start doing it..
	'47 CJ2A PU '48 CJ2A 199772 '28 Ford Model A Phaeton "yeah its got a Hemi in it"

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Whereas my link takes me to the top of the thread where I see this:
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brian h Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 17 Jan. 2009 Location: california Online Status: Offline Posts: 38	Post Options Post Reply Quote brian h Report Post    Quote  Reply Topic: 11' brakes (Sold)     Posted: 08 Dec. 2009 at 12:18am
	pair of 11' brakes complete in working condition w/ about 3500 miles on them.  ( belive they are aftermarket) 2 tappered hubs,keys,dust sheild,axle seal and bolts included as shown in photo.  Used as rears on dana 44 offset axle 5 x 5 1/2  No parking brake located Vacaville CA 95687 $100.00 plus shipping or pick up  PayPal or check Shipping $22.00 in US  (2 $11.00 flat rate postal boxes)

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At the top of the thread, you see the edited topic.   At posts lower in the thread, you do not see the thread topic unless you scroll back up to the top.

(I added the dashed llines (-----------------------) to delineate the copied posts from my comments.)


Edited by samcj2a - 10 Jan. 2010 at 2:52pm

That's it.  

I think it's useful to keep the "sold" threads since it provides a little history even though we don't know with certainty any selling prices.