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14-08-2012
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Pay for Trade access? bad idea?
For some that don't know, I'll be putting more time into oOple next year - however it works out. And I want to constantly make it better.
The 'for sale' section is pretty popular and having experienced ebay recently - it reminds how stupidly high the fees they charge are. I wondered what people would think of paying something like £5 for a years access to post in this section (reply via PM, or browsing wouldn't be any different to how it is now) - this would be to: 1: stop scammers from posting stuff up and give added protection - they don't want to spend £5, and I'd still be checking new members even if they did. 2: keep things civil and have the seriously interested only from posting - rather than testing the waters etc. You'd still have to obey by the rules - mainly the 7 day rule of not reposting your advert (spamming) like a maniac. 3: let me give some tshirts and hoodies to the boys that help maintain the section and pay for the hosting and re-development of the website. I've always been happy for CLUBS to have either a specific advert thread or adverts in their own club forum for members of the club selling to other club members - this is only sensible and is up to the moderator of the club themselves to decide if they want that sort of thing in their section and how best to maintain it (a single thread would possibly be best - sticky'd to the top of the forum). It's just an idea - at the moment I like how popular it is and I absolutely don't want to drive people away and I don't think people should have to pay to advertise. It's been suggested and I thought I'd gauge reaction. Personally I'm not sure - the safety aspect and keeping it more sane (if people pay even a small fee they won't want to behave silly) are benefits - but I see a big drawback in what's essentially been a popular part of the site for years. I'm torn! Don't be afraid to say it's crap and you'll go elsewhere.  
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15-08-2012
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I think it's a brilliant idea. It will keep the sale section clean and safe.
I was maybe thinking you could have membership thing. So members pay like £10.00 a year and they get access to the oople chat room(i can see that getting popular!)or sale section,Oople reports/photos and they could custom their status thingy you know the senior member thing. My final idea was members could be entered into a oople raffle once every 6 months were you can win a oople shirt or decals,something small.Non members would still get normal access to the forum but without the things mentioned above. What do you think? Thanks.
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I'd happily pay. It's a good way of keeping the trouble makers out who only join these things to spoil it for others. True supporters of the site would all pay for access I'd have thought. If ultimately it benefits the running of the site and secures its future it can only be a good thing. I for one would be lost without it. Made some decent mates on here.
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15-08-2012
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I very much appreciate that this community in itself is free, and I think that really should stay that way.
However, for sales... well, there is allready money involved from two parties: I don't see harm in adding a third party (oOple) with a fee once a year. I would only use the fee for sellers though, not for buyers - I'd be put off by that because though I sometimes buy something from oOple, on average I don't spend a lot of money here (not yet anyway)  Oh, and am I right there was a 'Donate' button on the site a few years back?  I've been a member for a while now, and in the recent months/year I've been pretty active on oOple and I'm really having a great time here! For me, that's worth something, but it takes some time to find out. For me a month or so back it felt like I wanted to donate something... but I couldn't find a button like this! I know it's not the most efficient way of getting a monetary reward for all your input and effort for this community, but perhaps you could add that feature to the fees for the sales section? If someone is making a payment to you anyway, I think more people would be tempted to make a donation...And another few questions... First of all, I saw a thread of 'For Sale and Wanted (NL/BE only) in the Belgian forums... How will you keep those topics up (because they are very handy) yet keep all people from switching to those topics for their sales? Secondly, you see an ad-like topic in the wrong place every now and then... how will you handle that? People have to stick by the rules and you'd like to prevent people from taking a peek what life's like on/over the edge... However, you don't want to introduce military regimes to keep people in check (especially since oOple has such an easy going and fun atmosphere)... How do you keep things loose, informal and fun when there is actually money involved? 
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15-08-2012
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The trade section on racechat was well used until they started charging for access, now there is tumble weeds blowing through there.
Having said that tamiya club trade area is well used, but there the fees give you a hole lot more (showroom etc). Keep it free but make the donate button appear. Sparky
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15-08-2012
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I totally agree with this....in the spirit of the internet try to keep it free!!
If clubs held events with some profits from registration etc.. going from Oople, this may help to cover admin costs? Not sure how this relates to the economics of running a club though.. Scammers are a problem....maybe tighten more on the rules here....posting limit, pictures 100% essential otherwise post deleted. Though, if push came to shove, I would be happy to pay a fee.. Quote:
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