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In Topic: RIP Bert Heiserman
05 August 2013 - 11:25 AM
In Topic: Safest polish to use on hard rubber filigree pens?
05 May 2013 - 11:37 PM
In Topic: They're at it again over at the FPN..
05 May 2013 - 11:34 PM
funny, I was a pretty regular seller on FPN, I was wondering on how the rule changes would affect my sales. I would post the same sale on FPN, FPB, FPC, and Pentrace. Seems I would get a fair volume of sales from FPN.
However, I was not asked for input on the rule changes as a seller, so I did not entirely agree upon them. matter of fact, I had to reset my view on my laptop just to read the membership level buy ins.
Well, I had three sales since, without posting to FPN, and to tell the truth, the sales are just the same. It has had zero affect on my sales, the same people that bought before are still buying.
I was really weighing the benefits on buying a membership over there, but can't since the board has been up and down for weeks now, and quite frankly, I cannot see a benefit on paying $100-$360 a year to do something I can do just as well without the complicated rules.
I guess if you mess with a good thing, and mess with it further, eventually the people just stop going, the park example is perfect.
Best!
RIck
Most of the half way knowledgeable people visit a couple sale venues. My last sale came through FP Classifieds. I don't think I've sold anything through FPN in awhile. As a long time member there and a casual seller, I agree that it wasn't nice having huge changes like that take place without being asked about it.
In Topic: They're at it again over at the FPN..
04 May 2013 - 10:25 PM
I was also disappointed that when suggested, the "pro tray" post disappeared with the rest of the thread it was in, and a substitute post made in another thread was ignored. Even hobbyists don't generally sell pens in lots of "one or all only". The ability to declare a pen "too valuable" to sell in a non-paying account, without a well-established bar, is pretty arbitrary. There have to be better ways to assess a toll on true professionals without hitting the veteran hobbyist with a collection. Small tray sales are a staple of the hobby, whether it's at a show or online. The whole thing signals to me the approach is to press anyone who wants to sell anything to move into the paying area, which is a far cry from the original spirit of the board. I think it has a wealth of good information, if you know where to find it there, but is taking turns in the wrong direction.
In Topic: DC Supershow 2012!
15 August 2012 - 04:14 AM
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