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Old May 29, 2010 | 08:17 PM
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I’m not sure if this is the appropriate forum to post this message, but if it’s not in the correct place, it will get moved.

Notice that almost everyone selling on the Marketplace gives a price for what they are selling, and then say they will not ship the product. They say stuff like “local pick-up only,” ‘will drive to meet buyer,” etc.

Since the Marketplace broadcasts its sales to everywhere, I think providing a shipping price separate from the product’s price make sense. There is only about five zones for ground shipping, so why not take advantage of this when selling something?

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Old May 30, 2010 | 04:45 AM
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First off, people who are not willing to ship should really be listing in the Regional Marketplace or Regional forum. That was the main reason for including separate marketplaces under most regions.

I feel most sellers are going to be too lazy to figure out generic shipping rates from their location to other regions, if that's even possible. Hell, that may be the very reason that you have sellers that don't want to ship - the hassle of shipping rates, packing, then dealing with the risks of fraud, in-transit damage or loss, etc.
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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 03:31 PM
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The Marketplace need a revamp regardless... It could be much more organized. For example, Wheels and Tires needs to be broken down by size like g35driver.
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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 05:59 PM
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Can being more organized be more confusing?
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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by phreaktor
The Marketplace need a revamp regardless... It could be much more organized. For example, Wheels and Tires needs to be broken down by size like g35driver.
Originally Posted by sofa king
Can being more organized be more confusing?
Originally Posted by dave079
yes IMO
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I may be shopping for 18s, but am willing to buy 19s or 20s. so why make it harder to stumble across something that you may not have been looking for but end up wanting?
I think its fine as is. i feel like i can communicate with customers well, and that they are getting the info they need and can find it easily
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 06:48 AM
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g35driver is being simplified this week, they will no longer have all of those subforums.
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Robb M.
g35driver is being simplified this week, they will no longer have all of those subforums.
So what about fixing up our MP?
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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looks like those subforums hung around.
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