An idea for a new forum category

[Madmak]

Originally Posted by 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.

Hmmm, I'm not sure everyone understands how this type of forum really works.

In my experience in the other forum (a motorcycle forum) the category is fairly quiet with most threads being a title and a link, maybe a comment or two. There is no forum endorsement involved at all. It's really just to collectively take advantage of everyone's bargain hunting power and sharing it to benefit each other, not the seller. It has a "Hey, look what I found for sale. I don't need it but maybe you do?" kinda feel to it. Or sometimes a "You're not going to believe this!" type of post.

I've personally found it very useful but it may not be a fit for this audience or hobby. It's just an idea as these post do show up here, they just don't have a category.

The BK skimmer was just a unique Kijiji find that wasn't advertised on here. I didn't say it was a good deal but I do think it's a bit rare, it was the only used one listed in Canada at the time, eBay or Kijiji.