Perhaps limiting the number of wanted or for sale one person can have outstanding at one time may be better. Looks like there are some retailers now listing machines at retail prices and some potential customers that have over a dozen machines listed. Limiting the number of entries would reduce that.
Anyway, since the other thread was closed I thought I'd put that here. I agree with the other poster who says the market should also have a map. That would be very convienant.
Quoted from btrip:I say just take the wanted ads out completely.
If someone wants a game, they can look at what is for sale.
Or they can list wanted pins in their profile and can be notified when one is posted as for sale.
Not a bad idea. Of course, it is easy enough to search the sellers only. But I agree fully with your point . . . perhaps if someone posts a pin for sale they are auto linked to the people within a certain radius that have that pin in their wish list.
I respectfully disagree. Leave the wanted ads in. I know I am more willing to contact someone looking for a game than I am to post a fs ad. I may not have had a big interest in selling it, but after seeing a wanted ad, I may think about it and go, ok I can part with it. I'm guessing I'm not the only out there like that either. Just ignore the ads you're not interested in.
Another idea that someone suggested was to add a "quick button" to mark an item in your collection as being for trade or for sale without the hassle of creating an add and having to think about a price and such. That might be an idea?
Quoted from TigerLaw:I agree with the other poster who says the market should also have a map. That would be very convienant.
Have you checked this: http://pinside.com/pinball/market/map 
I think my suggestion would be to automatically eliminate ads, both FS & WTB, every 30 days.
I think that if it isn't sold in 30 days it probably won't be at that price, or it's been sold already.
Robert
Quoted from MrSanRamon:I think my suggestion would be to automatically eliminate ads, both FS & WTB, every 30 days.
I think that if it isn't sold in 30 days it probably won't be at that price, or it's been sold already.
Robert
+1
Quoted from MrSanRamon:I think that if it isn't sold in 30 days it probably won't be at that price, or it's been sold already.
Robert
Agreed. And the seller gets a message it has been deleted and they can decide to lower the price, or just repost etc etc,
Quoted from robin:Have you checked this: http://pinside.com/pinball/market/map [
Good feature!
The current system seems to work well (at least when I have used it). I also think the 30 day limit and quick button ideas would enhance the marketplace. I wouldn't get rid of the WTB ads though because its just another way to find a potential buyer.
Quoted from robin:Have you checked this: http://pinside.com/pinball/market/map
Wow! Nice feature! Exactly what I had in mind.
I found a bug with the map it feature. If there are multiple listings with the same city, then it will only show 1 at a time and this seems to change based on relative level of zooming (i.e. go the Madison WI and if zoomed out a bit then you will see the WTB by someone for a slugfest. but zoom in one level and then you will see the RCT I just added FS).
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