How can you know items are sold?

Roy · Post by **Roy** » Wed 13 Jan, 2016 1:17 pm

Hello, I notice many times that an item is advertised for sale, then after a while a potential buyer will send a post such as 'is the item still for sale?'
I have wasted time only to be told that the item had been sold
Maybe it should be accepted etiquette that after an item is sold the seller should post something like: 'this item is now sold, thank you'. Just a thought.

Anyway, having been unable to find a used mountcutter (wouldn't trust most on ebay), I'm resigned to buying a new Keencut Ultimat Futura, although it's out of my budget really.
So if anyone has a quality, used mountcutter perhaps they would kindly let me know. I don't think a Fletcher would work for me because of where it will be situated and that the squaring arm, I believe, needs a screwdriver, allen key and wrench each time it's removed/put back on, whereas the Keencut arm just slots in and out

Thanks, Roy

Trinity · Post by **Trinity** » Wed 13 Jan, 2016 2:25 pm

By all means reject a Fletcher because of situation but not be cause of the squaring.
The instructions are simple and unless you bang it and need to check the machine looks after itself. You should always do periodic checks in any event, that goes for wall mounted cutters too.

millieri · Post by **millieri** » Thu 14 Jan, 2016 11:51 am

I think Roy is absolutely right about items remaining 'for sale' when they are often sold.

On most other forums, posters will mark an item as 'sold' when a sale is completed.

It should be the same here.

Beau · Post by **Beau** » Thu 14 Jan, 2016 3:20 pm

Yes a flag visible on the sales index page would be handy.

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Thu 14 Jan, 2016 4:26 pm

This idea has now been sold.

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Paul Hayward · Post by **Paul Hayward** » Thu 14 Jan, 2016 5:56 pm

its pretty easy to just update your add when a item is sold...and polite

Graysalchemy · Post by **Graysalchemy** » Fri 15 Jan, 2016 9:15 am

On a forum I mod anything in sales and wanted is deleted after a given amount of time.

It does make me wonder when you see something which was up for sale 2 yrs ago and someone posts to ask if it is still available....

Usually things sell within a few weeks and if they haven't then they get put on ebay.

A bit of common sense is all that is needed.

Steve N · Post by **Steve N** » Fri 15 Jan, 2016 1:28 pm

I think the same could apply when somebody has posted a "Wanted" add, when they get what they want, just add a post with "Bought one"

Graysalchemy · Post by **Graysalchemy** » Fri 15 Jan, 2016 3:55 pm

To true Steve.

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