icastle Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Some nice ideas here, and it's not outside of the realms of possibility in the future perhaps, but we have to be realistic. To sort the data into model types would require people to enter that information in the first place. It's hard enough just getting people to enter a sane valuation price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I'm perfectly happy to continue paying for posting ads After all, it helps support BC Re subdividing into price brackets For me, I like to browse anyhow, and banding basses into different brackets might mean I miss something I wouldn't have been thinking about So I'd personally rather it stays the same Except maybe the ability to filter out 4, 5, or 6 strings - depending on what I'm looking for..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Nah, keep it as it is and just scroll through. It's not hard and you can sometimes find some nice surprises that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Nope to subdivisions - there are too many as it is, and one man's 'upper budget' range is another man's 'lower mid-range' etc. Stuff will fall into the cracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Seconded... [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1415026552' post='2595780'] Nope to subdivisions - there are too many as it is, and one man's 'upper budget' range is another man's 'lower mid-range' etc. Stuff will fall into the cracks. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 [quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1415017899' post='2595611'] As a 5 string player I always find it a pain to have to look through all the 4 stringers. [/quote] Some people have unimaginably tough lives..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 If folks always included the term '5 string bass' in the description i would have thought the search engine at the top of the page would pull most of them out without having to go through all the 4's as well or doesn't it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 (edited) [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1415027323' post='2595801'] Some people have unimaginably tough lives..... [/quote] Hmm Edited November 3, 2014 by Pinball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 As a help for browsing, is it safe to assume that all are aware of the 'Custom' filter facility, to be seen in the black bar just above the very first post on the Marketplace pages..? One may restrict visibility to only 'Open' ads, thus hiding in one fell swoop all the 'Sold' ads. Just sayin', hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 It's pretty clear to me that if you don't want to browse a bunch of basses that are not what you are after, use the SEARCH function. I think the for sale section is brilliant, me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 [quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1415017899' post='2595611'] As a 5 string player I always find it a pain to have to look through all the 4 stringers. [/quote] ^this. Not bothered about the price bands though, it feeds the gas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1415027323' post='2595801'] Some people have unimaginably tough lives..... [/quote] 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 [quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1415017899' post='2595611'] As a 5 string player I always find it a pain to have to look through all the 4 stringers. [/quote] And [i]vice-versa[/i], of course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 The main change for me is that not too many sell nowadays. Plenty of tyre kickers but not many wanting to part with any cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1415033672' post='2595902'] If folks always included the term '5 string bass' in the description i would have thought the search engine at the top of the page would pull most of them out without having to go through all the 4's as well or doesn't it work? [/quote] Not really. The search function drills through the entire forum looking for '5 string'. Any mention of '5 string' (as in "I'd buy this in a shot if it was a 5 string") results in the topic being listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1415053148' post='2596249'] The search function drills through the entire forum looking for '5 string'. [/quote] Not if you're already in 'Basses for Sale' and you have your search section set to 'this forum', which I believe it defaults to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1415053789' post='2596269'] Not if you're already in 'Basses for Sale' and you have your search section set to 'this forum', which I believe it defaults to? [/quote] Quite so. But once one is in the 'Search Results' the default forum in the search box sneakily becomes 'all forums', thus necessitating a swift about-face to the 'For Sale' section before recommencing one's quest. This is one of the charming idiosyncrasies of the forum, along with the prof filter's inability to deal with the adjective 'sw*nky'. One wonders if the anti-swearing machine were programmed by Mr Derek Nimmo in his persona of The Reverend Mervyn Noote, chaplain to the bishop of St Ogg's [size=3][b]Bishop[/b]: Ah ha! You [i]finally[/i] got it to say c**tybollocks! Well done, Noote![/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Keep the suggestions coming in folks Interesting reading what the members [b]WANT [/b]from a classified section! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1415053789' post='2596269'] Not if you're already in 'Basses for Sale' and you have your search section set to 'this forum', which I believe it defaults to? [/quote] I just tried that using "5 string" and got this as the first page: FS Warwick $$ NT LTD 2007 Koa Top 4-string Dingwall Super J 4 string F/S....... ON HOLD PENDING Fodera Imperial 6 - Quilted Maple Top Letts 4 string singlecut passive fretless custom bass £400 Yamaha six string TRB JP Musicman Big Al 4 string £1150 posted Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 4 - string (white/maple). FS Warwick Rockbass Streamer Standard 5 String Sei Bass 5 string black beauty lower price £ 1000 SEI single cut Series 11 Melt, Ying Yang. Sale or Trade.... Fernandes Gravity deluxe 5 string £500.00, px or swaps Prosebass 5 string 33" singlecut defretted bass £250 Hohner The Jack Headless Bass -PRICE DROP Overwater Progress 6 String, AAA Flame Ash Top. Skjold Lion's Pride 5 string super Jazz £1525 Manne Custom Acoustibass 5 string (fretless) lined - Free... Lakland Joe Osborn 5 ACG RECURVE SC Classic 5 String - 9 Piece Wenge/Ash neck... Status Streamline 5-string fretless ACG custom J five string FS: Overwater Progress III Deluxe (4 String) A Brace of Status (Statuses, Statii?) Part 2... Fender 70's Precision MIJ, like new condition. Overwater Perception 5 - Scott Devine Special Alpher Mako Elite 4 Bass Guitar Custom hand built So out of 25 results I got: 4 string = 11 5 string = 11 6 string = 3 So, it works perfectly...ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1415109824' post='2596752'] So out of 25 results I got: 4 string = 11 5 string = 11 6 string = 3 So, it works perfectly...ish. [/quote] Well there you go. Some very nice basses in that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planer Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Keep it as-is. I like smooching through all the stuff I can't afford... Price in the thread title would be handy though, y'know, for when I plunder my Mrs' shoe fund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Daveo Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I think for the fee which is nothing anyway nowadays its great value,also get to look at basses i can never afford but dream about which is nice in an if i win the lottery kind of way.Now buy my stuff *shakes fist*.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1414962243' post='2595166'] Is it related to the introduction of fees? (I realise this discussion has probably been had already). The meat and potatoes stuff can often sell quite easily through free local adverts, so perhaps sellers are trying there first while the guys selling more specialised or higher end instruments see the benefits of advertising here rather more. [/quote] I've noted that there are fewer cheap basses on sale here since fees were introduced. If you're selling a bass for £50, then £7 is a fair chunk of that. Particularly since there's no guarantee of a sale. I'm not worried about there being fewer cheap basses here. There are still ebay/gumtree/etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1415129177' post='2597073'] If you're selling a bass for £50, then £7 is a fair chunk of that. [/quote] If you're selling a bass for £50, then you're not charged anything for the advert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1415147609' post='2597308'] If you're selling a bass for £50, then you're not charged anything for the advert. [/quote] I didn't know that. What is the cut-off price whereby people have to pay? It did seem to me that there are fewer cheap basses nowdays. Maybe if I went back and counted, the numbers of cheap ones might not have changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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