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What happened to all the used AP's?

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 11:03 am
by Bruce Martindale
Used to see a lot on Scotts site and others. Have seen none for months now.

What is happening? I have new shooters looking for good used guns

thanks

Re: What happened to all the used AP's?

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 11:13 am
by terrypchan
The same thing that always happens to used AP's. People sell them after the end of the indoor season and most people buy them up before the start of the next indoor season.

Most AP postings on TT only tend to last a very short time anyways -- if the price is reasonable. Short as in hours (for a great price) to a few weeks (for prices on the higher side).

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 1:11 pm
by yetanotherguest
So exactly when is the indoor season for air pistol?

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:06 pm
by Lee Jr
It starts about now and runs thru March/April.

Lee

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:49 pm
by funtoz
Lee Jr wrote:It starts about now and runs thru March/April.

Lee
Unless your range likes to run them in May and June, or they are part of PTO's in June, July, and August, or you live in the southern hemisphere... Most of the air pistols that Scott had for sale two years ago for great prices were CO2 guns that had been traded in on new PCP ones. The majority of that switchover has ended and it will probably be a little while before we see the early PCP guns show up as trades for the newest technology.

Bruce – post a want to buy in the 'for sale section' There is a trickle of guns all the time and getting a new shooter started may just shake one loose from someone's safe.

Larry

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:03 am
by pilkguns
keep a close watch on our used pages, often guns are posted and sold within 2-3 days and of course then off the web again. I am amazed at how fast they go, the last bunch I put up on Saturday night, most were sold via voice-mail or e-mail by noon on Sunday morning. Amazing to me, but I guess where else can you buy a used gun with a 6 month guarantee.

There should be some more up later today.

BTW, I am thinking of combining Shooters Lounge with the Buy Sell Trade section. what do you think about that>

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:13 am
by Ed Hall
BTW, I am thinking of combining Shooters Lounge with the Buy Sell Trade section. what do you think about that>
Hi Scott,

Unless it's a maintenance issue with the board, I like them separate. I check "Shooter's Lounge" and "Olympic Pistol" pretty regularly, but I'm only interested in Buying/Selling infrequently. When I see a particular gun listed in "Shooter's Lounge" I expect an information search rather than a sale announcement.

However, I'm for what ever makes it easier for you to maintain, and I appreciate your efforts in keeping a great site up for the global exchange of International Shooting material.

Thanks!

Take Care,
Ed Hall
http://www.airforceshooting.org/
http://www.starreloaders.com/edhall/

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:37 am
by IPshooter
pilkguns wrote: BTW, I am thinking of combining Shooters Lounge with the Buy Sell Trade section. what do you think about that>
I'd prefer to see them kept separate.

Thanks!

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:38 am
by crrmeyer
pilkguns wrote:BTW, I am thinking of combining Shooters Lounge with the Buy Sell Trade section. what do you think about that>
I would prefer to keep them separate. Judging from the number of hits a forsale ad gets in the first hour it is posted I do not think there is an exposure problem.

Charles

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:37 pm
by GOVTMODEL
pilkguns wrote:I am thinking of combining Shooters Lounge with the Buy Sell Trade section. what do you think about that>
Not many favorable thoughts. Keep them separate, please.

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:22 am
by TWP
pilkguns wrote:
BTW, I am thinking of combining Shooters Lounge with the Buy Sell Trade section. what do you think about that>
My preference would be to keep them seperate.

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:08 pm
by sparky
Please keep them separate.

Combining Shooters Lounge and Buy Sell Pages

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:30 am
by Lanning R. Hochhauser
Scott,
Please keep them separate.

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:49 am
by VladB
Scott,

Please keep them separate. And thanks for this place!

Vlad

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:48 pm
by SteveT
OK, I'll jump in as a devil's advocate. I don't mind if they are combined. I almost always use the "View Post Since Last Visit" feature, so I see everything new in one list, rather than going through each section and I don't think there so many Buy/Sell posts as to interfere with the general messages.

Steve T

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:23 pm
by Guest
It's by far easier to see what is for sale or wanted if it is listed in it's own category, as now. Otherwise the ads would end up getting lost in the clutter of other topics, and do both the poster and potential customer a disservice.

Why would you be considering such a move?

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:12 pm
by ColinC
As a member from outside the States, I would definitely like them separate. I don't frequent buy and sell on this site because I am overseas and realistically will never import a firearm from the States. (Not sure I can legally do it nowadays either.)
ColinC

Shooters lounge and buy and sell

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 6:18 pm
by Ernie Rodriguez
Please keep them separate.Thanks Ernie