I have been visiting various m-l forums for more than a decade now.
Like most of us, I probably spend time on these forums as much to "Window Shop", as for any other reason that I visit.
When I view someone's FOR SALE add, the first thing I notice, after any incorrect written information about the offer, are LOUSY, BLURRY, DARK, INDISTINCT, POORLY LIT, BAD BACKGROUNDS, TOO FEW IMAGES, OR NONE AT ALL!!!!!!!!
If the true purpose of a FOR SALE add, is to sell an item online, then quite a few posters here do not seem to have their hearts in the job.
First impressions on a job interview are critical, and the same applies to an online FOR SALE add. PERIOD.
I am about as technologically challenged as any man walking this planet. But, if I REALLY wanted the best chance of selling my gun here then I would take the time TO LEARN how to pick a proper background material that would best highlight my gun, arrange the lighting do that there were no shadows & no glare, and take sufficient images to show EVERYTHING about the weapon that I know is going to be asked about it.
Todays cell phones have sufficiently sophisticated cameras in them, that there is NO EXCUSE for bad images. Except not caring enough to post them. Stating online that you don't know how to post images is lame. There is plenty of help to be had from the moderators of any forum to show how to post images.
Stating online that you can't take good images shows that you don't care enough to provide the potential purchaser of your gun, with the information necessary to make an informed decision .
That information includes both clear images, and all the written data about the gun that YOU KNOW.
Type of military arm?
Type of trade gun?
School of longrifle?
Maker of barrel?
Length of barrel?
Straight octagon?
Swamped octagon?
Octagon-Round?
Caliber?
Bore diameter?
Groove diameter?
Type of grooves?
Rate of twist? (gain twist?)
Flintlock or percussion?
Maker of lock?
Maker of trigger(s)?
Maker of any special parts?
Engraver?
Maker of gun?
Weight of gun?
Length of gun?
Length of pull?
Drop at comb?
Drop at heel?
Width of the butt?
Height of the butt?
In short, ANYTHING that might aid in completing your sale.
If you have a FOR SALE add here, and your gun is not selling, then at the top of the list is probably poor images, too few images, no images, or not enough data. Or some combination of the four.
If this seems like a PET PEEVE of mine, that's because it is. I wan't EVERYBODY to sell their guns. It's just hard to.make a sale if people are struggling to see, or understand, what YOU ARE TRYING TO SELL!!!!
Of course, your gun might not sell just because no one wants to buy it. Nothing much you can do except repost at a later date. But, it sure won't help if ANY of the above applies to your online add.
Like most of us, I probably spend time on these forums as much to "Window Shop", as for any other reason that I visit.
When I view someone's FOR SALE add, the first thing I notice, after any incorrect written information about the offer, are LOUSY, BLURRY, DARK, INDISTINCT, POORLY LIT, BAD BACKGROUNDS, TOO FEW IMAGES, OR NONE AT ALL!!!!!!!!
If the true purpose of a FOR SALE add, is to sell an item online, then quite a few posters here do not seem to have their hearts in the job.
First impressions on a job interview are critical, and the same applies to an online FOR SALE add. PERIOD.
I am about as technologically challenged as any man walking this planet. But, if I REALLY wanted the best chance of selling my gun here then I would take the time TO LEARN how to pick a proper background material that would best highlight my gun, arrange the lighting do that there were no shadows & no glare, and take sufficient images to show EVERYTHING about the weapon that I know is going to be asked about it.
Todays cell phones have sufficiently sophisticated cameras in them, that there is NO EXCUSE for bad images. Except not caring enough to post them. Stating online that you don't know how to post images is lame. There is plenty of help to be had from the moderators of any forum to show how to post images.
Stating online that you can't take good images shows that you don't care enough to provide the potential purchaser of your gun, with the information necessary to make an informed decision .
That information includes both clear images, and all the written data about the gun that YOU KNOW.
Type of military arm?
Type of trade gun?
School of longrifle?
Maker of barrel?
Length of barrel?
Straight octagon?
Swamped octagon?
Octagon-Round?
Caliber?
Bore diameter?
Groove diameter?
Type of grooves?
Rate of twist? (gain twist?)
Flintlock or percussion?
Maker of lock?
Maker of trigger(s)?
Maker of any special parts?
Engraver?
Maker of gun?
Weight of gun?
Length of gun?
Length of pull?
Drop at comb?
Drop at heel?
Width of the butt?
Height of the butt?
In short, ANYTHING that might aid in completing your sale.
If you have a FOR SALE add here, and your gun is not selling, then at the top of the list is probably poor images, too few images, no images, or not enough data. Or some combination of the four.
If this seems like a PET PEEVE of mine, that's because it is. I wan't EVERYBODY to sell their guns. It's just hard to.make a sale if people are struggling to see, or understand, what YOU ARE TRYING TO SELL!!!!
Of course, your gun might not sell just because no one wants to buy it. Nothing much you can do except repost at a later date. But, it sure won't help if ANY of the above applies to your online add.
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