NVWOCI WVS Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 I've noticed in the past few months (perhaps since 'for-sale' and 'wanted' became separate) that the classified ads on the forum are getting fewer responses and less interest than they used to.Maybe it's just me, but I'm pretty sure I'm not imagining it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Possibly to do with the time of year, people are starting to hibernate as its getting close to winter and they arn't looking for new shiny bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted November 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Yeah, I guess so. Possibly to do with the general lack of spare money people have to throw at bikes at the moment due to the crappy economy too? Hadn't really thought about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2wtrials Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 ... and christmas is rapidly approaching. At least my Mortgage has just gone down by 1.5% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 I've noticed that. No one wants to swap their 24 for my Zona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 I tend to look in there less now they have been split into two seperate parts for some reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Or because everyone's so obssessed with weight now they have to have the new "SL" version of any part, and people's older non-"Light" parts aren't worth buying for them any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Even if you're trying to sell stuff which is brand new and the latest model/best you can get, nobody even takes any notice! It used to be really busy in that section of the forum, all of the time. It's definitely not the same 'hive of activity' it used to be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 It's definitely better split, and the whole idea of splitting it was to reduce the activity (not in general, but per subforum). The forsale section only has yesterdays 'last posters' so i think it's still moving quite quickly. The wanted section will always move slower than the forsale section because people want rid of their parts usually because they're desperate for cash.I just don't think the demand for second hand parts is a big as it used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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