Hi all! This isn’t really meant to be much of a debate since I am sort of down the middle about it, but has anyone else noticed that a majority of the classified instrument section is now postings by retailers? In one sense, I think it is fantastic because the whole idea is the love for the mandolin and getting it out there in as many hands as possible, right? It makes us all very aware in one space of all the fine instruments available at these amazing shops. Having them all collected and available to view in one space is great, otherwise we may not have had the opportunity to see them as conveniently. So, thank you to the cafe for this. My only concern is that a lot of these dealers post 10-25, and maybe more instruments, at any one time. It seems to saturate the classifieds a bit making it hard for us non retail sellers, who sometimes sell one thing at a time. I see the advantage and disadvantage to having this many retailers in one classified posting so many instruments at a time - especially since each contributes a % to the cafe. That’s the beauty of them being part of the community and such amazing contributors to the cafe. Okay, so here is what I'm wondering: Would a retail classified category help separate the retailers from private sales and prevent a sense of saturation to the classifieds? Again, I love this website and would be crazy without it. I also looove being able to go on here and see all the mandolins available. That’s the thing - these retailers have the best photos of these available instruments. I’d love to hear some thoughts on this. Does anyone feel having retailers and private sales in the same category makes it harder to sell for the littler man?
Thanks,
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This was typed on an iPhone so excuse all of the typos. It was too small worry about good grammar. :-)
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