[slim] How about a for sale section

2007-04-23 Thread Xorro
Just wondering if it would be worth having a for sale section on here (split by UK/USA/etc.) so people can sell spare SBs or QNAP devices, that sort of thing? -- Xorro Xorro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-21 Thread pfarrell
I agree, I think a separate for sale by owner section would be a good idea. I've got a Benchmark DAC-1 that I'd like to sell to a good home. "for sale" postings really don't belong in the existing sections. And I'd rather sell it to a smart, talented and good looking person on these forums than s

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-21 Thread haunyack
pfarrell;216249 Wrote: > I agree, I think a separate for sale by owner section would be a good > idea. > > I've got a Benchmark DAC-1 that I'd like to sell to a good home. "for > sale" postings really don't belong in the existing sections. And I'd > rather sell it to a smart, talented and good l

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-21 Thread JJZolx
>From a community standpoint, I think it's a good idea. It wouldn't harm sales in any way... If someone wants to sell a Squeezebox, they're going to sell it somehow. The forum would just make it convenient to community members. You'd need some fairly clear rules and there would be some inevitab

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-21 Thread Pat Farrell
JJZolx wrote: > I would suggest permitting the sale of anything audio, as well as > pretty much anything computer & networking related. Again, as a > convenience (service?) to community members. Want to sell a wireless > router that someone else could use? Perfect place for it. I'm not sure I a

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-22 Thread Robin Bowes
pfarrell wrote: > I agree, I think a separate for sale by owner section would be a good > idea. > > I've got a Benchmark DAC-1 that I'd like to sell to a good home. "for > sale" postings really don't belong in the existing sections. And I'd > rather sell it to a smart, talented and good looking pe

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-22 Thread slimkid
Robin Bowes;216310 Wrote: > pfarrell wrote: > > I agree, I think a separate for sale by owner section would be a > good > > idea. > > > > I've got a Benchmark DAC-1 that I'd like to sell to a good home. > "for > > sale" postings really don't belong in the existing sections. And I'd > > rather se

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-22 Thread Pat Farrell
Robin Bowes wrote: > Sorry Pat, I don't want a Banchmark DAC-1. :) Then it wouldn't be a good home at your place. But you have to admit that your reply is a tad OT. Do you want a for sale or not? What rules? ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimde

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-22 Thread tomjtx
A for sale forum could be divided into categories. Squeezebox Transporter Dacs Computer products for use with SB and TP eg. routers, servers etc. This could rule out speakers, cabling, amps etc. Seems workable to me. -- tomjtx -

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-22 Thread Robin Bowes
Pat Farrell wrote: > Robin Bowes wrote: >> Sorry Pat, I don't want a Banchmark DAC-1. :) > > Then it wouldn't be a good home at your place. > But you have to admit that your reply is a tad OT. > > Do you want a for sale or not? > What rules? It was an attempt at humour. You said: "...I'd rathe

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-22 Thread Pale Blue Ego
tomjtx;216343 Wrote: > > This could rule out speakers, cabling, amps etc. > What about SB-compatible speakers like Aego or AudioEngine? -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-22 Thread tomjtx
Pale Blue Ego;216396 Wrote: > What about SB-compatible speakers like Aego or AudioEngine? Actualy I wouldn't any audio related stuff, but the above should certainly be included. -- tomjtx tomjtx's Profile: http://forums.

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-23 Thread bephillips
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Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-23 Thread nicketynick
haunyack;216252 Wrote: > Me too. > Wanna buy some of my stuff? > > Seriously... I've been considering parting with some of my unused > electronics but am reticent to list on ebay. > > Transporter -> B&K Reference 200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. > RWA (Analog) SB3 -> Rotel RB 1070 -> B&W Matr

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-23 Thread mvalera
peejay;197184 Wrote: > I'd hate to see this forum turn into a market. This forum is for > discussion, not private enterprise. The internet is too clogged up now > with people trying to sell something to someone. Keep Slim Devices > forum free of that stuff, please. Agreed, Guys, selling your us

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-23 Thread haunyack
mvalera;216700 Wrote: > Agreed, > > Guys, selling your used stuff what this forum is about. ;) > > Mike Huh? Not sure I understand your contradictory statement or am I just a little thick right now? . -- haunyack Transporter -> B&K Reference 200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. RWA (Analog)

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-23 Thread JJZolx
peejay;197184 Wrote: > I'd hate to see this forum turn into a market. There are _multiple_ forums here. I don't bother reading the Spanish or the German or even the DIY forums. It would be the same with adding a classifieds forum. -- JJZolx Jim -

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-23 Thread haunyack
JJZolx;216702 Wrote: > There are _multiple_ forums here. I don't bother reading the Spanish or > the German or even the DIY forums. It would be the same with adding a > classifieds forum. +1 . -- haunyack Transporter -> B&K Reference 200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. RWA (Analog) SB3 ->

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-23 Thread mvalera
JJZolx;216702 Wrote: > There are _multiple_ forums here. I don't bother reading the Spanish or > the German or even the DIY forums. It would be the same with adding a > classifieds forum. This is one forum... it has multiple discussion areas. None of them will be dedicated to selling used it

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-23 Thread JJZolx
mvalera;216716 Wrote: > None of them will be dedicated to selling used items. Whatever's easiest. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimde

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-23 Thread haunyack
mvalera;216716 Wrote: > This is one forum... it has multiple discussion areas. > > None of them will be dedicated to selling used items. Is your word final on this subject? Discussion closed? . -- haunyack Transporter -> B&K Reference 200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. RWA (Analog) SB3 -

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-24 Thread amcluesent
>am beginning to feel corporate culture in these forum lately.< Yep, Logitech corporate lawyers will have killed the idea due to worries about liability for stolen goods, frauds etc. if they facilitate the trades. -- amcluesent --

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-24 Thread JJZolx
haunyack;216725 Wrote: > Is your word final on this subject? > Discussion closed? > > I am beginning to feel corporate culture in these forum lately. Whoa. It's their decision. Ease up. It's probably not an attractive proposition, running such a board. It's real work. In comparison, the re

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-24 Thread pfarrell
mvalera;216714 Wrote: > > Guys, selling your used stuff _is_not_ what this forum is about. boo hiss. Final and unrevokable official decision? -- pfarrell Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-24 Thread Pale Blue Ego
Nothing stopping anybody from creating a ForSale mailing list or website dedicated to Slim stuff, and putting a link in their sig. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-24 Thread haunyack
JJZolx;216744 Wrote: > Whoa. It's their decision. Ease up. > > It's probably not an attractive proposition, running such a board. > It's real work. In comparison, the rest of these forums require > virtually no maintenance. Although it would be a nice gesture to offer > the community such a

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-24 Thread mvalera
haunyack;216725 Wrote: > Is your word final on this subject? > Discussion closed? > > I am beginning to feel corporate culture in these forum lately. > Please remember that we are NOT your employees, we represent a good > portion of your Logitech/Slimdevices paycheck. > Don't treat us as your un

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-07-24 Thread mvalera
I'll discuss it further with Jim C when he returns, he's out till late next week, but fundamentally it's just not what this forum is about. This forum is meant to be a community built around discussing the use and development of our products, it's not a marketplace. -- mvalera Michael Valera

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-04-23 Thread Mark Lanctot
Sounds like a good idea but I'm wondering if it would cannibalize sales? Why buy a new one when you can buy a used one, and the bandwidth is paid for by the company that builds and sells the new ones on the same site. Yes, it would be nice to have a community away from eBay where you wouldn't hav

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-04-23 Thread amcluesent
Maybe a forum to announce items going on Ebay? -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34723 _

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-04-23 Thread Peter
Mark Lanctot wrote: > Sounds like a good idea but I'm wondering if it would cannibalize sales? > Why buy a new one when you can buy a used one, and the bandwidth is > paid for by the company that builds and sells the new ones on the same > site. > Bandwidth is cheap. Not that many 2nd hand SB's

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-04-24 Thread peejay
Peter;197073 Wrote: > Mark Lanctot wrote: > > Sounds like a good idea but I'm wondering if it would cannibalize > sales? > > Why buy a new one when you can buy a used one, and the bandwidth is > > paid for by the company that builds and sells the new ones on the > same > > site. > > > Bandwidt

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-04-24 Thread Peter
peejay wrote: > Peter;197073 Wrote: > >> Mark Lanctot wrote: >> >>> Sounds like a good idea but I'm wondering if it would cannibalize >>> >> sales? >> >>> Why buy a new one when you can buy a used one, and the bandwidth is >>> paid for by the company that builds and sells the n

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-04-24 Thread sc53
So far I've gotten 2 additional SB3's plus 2 or 3 upgraded power supplies from posts in the General Discussion forum. I was glad to see the posts! I already had a new SB3 but was curious about the power supply upgrades...now I know! -- sc53 --

Re: [slim] How about a for sale section

2007-04-24 Thread Mark Lanctot
peejay;197184 Wrote: > I'd hate to see this forum turn into a market. This forum is for > discussion, not private enterprise. The internet is too clogged up now > with people trying to sell something to someone. Keep Slim Devices > forum free of that stuff, please. A discreet "For Sale" subforum