(Lack of) item locations in subject lines! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2019, 10:39:11 am
content: A bit of a minor rant...Up to the last few months, people were almost universally including item locations in the subject line. Looking down the posts at the moment, it's pretty hard to fine anyone doing it any more. It looks like less than 25%!This is a international forum. It takes about 2 seconds to put a FS , ,   or whatever in the subject line.It's really pretty annoying to have to read through all the details, price etc. only to find on the last line that the item is on the other side of the world.People are typically interested in stuff in their own backyards due to postage/shipping costs. If they're really interested in a more distant item then it won't put then off and they will enter into discussions anyway./rant

author: Andy Watson
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2019, 10:57:56 am
content: Quote from: Gyro on October 02, 2019, 10:39:11 am... or not even specified (full stop).

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2019, 11:05:30 am
content: its more annoying when everything is right and the last line, ship to or pick up from my next door only. yes this is international forum, if you want to sell to your citizen only, i'm sure there's local online shop in your place, or just hang a poster in front of your house. so it "must" be... for what? item/poster current location? to where it can go? or from where it can come? (for buyer) so for example, item:for sale in UK, ship to worldwide FSfor sale in US, ship to japan only FSfor sale in europe, ship to UK only FSwanted in UK willing to buy from USA only WANTED

author: Zucca
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 02, 2019, 11:31:31 am
content: I personally do not agree.1) I always click where I see some device which could be interesting for me, regardless of country in title.2) Title space is limitedso:It should be mandatory to put the price in the title, or at least OBO (=not cool in my eyes) or FREE, this is so more important than the country or location area.Title space is better invested in price and detailed description, rather than in country code.If the seller is able to ship to entire planet earth (why not in 2019?): the two country letters are pretty much a waste of space.If the seller do not want to ship worldwide only then the two letters reporting the shipping area makes sense.Seller should moreover list the shipping cost in main areas: local country, EU, US.I am based in EU, Germany but I often have sold stuff oversea because I was contacted by USA guys.So if you want it and the price is right, the extra shipping/import costs are 90% not a big deal.That said I always put   in the title, but everytime I feel it is something suboptimal./startmyrant(Lack of) Price in subject lines!/endmyrant

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2019, 03:38:48 pm
content: Quote from: zucca on October 02, 2019, 11:31:31 amMaybe just Price plus international shipping cost then. If you can't afford it then you don't need to look at what it is.

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2019, 04:12:19 pm
content: I look anyway, but yes, location would be useful in the title.Price, not really an issue forme, often I look at sales and wants just 'because' and pretty pictures but I can see why some people might want that

author: artag
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 02, 2019, 06:10:32 pm
content: In an earlier version of the forum software, the poster's location (flag icon) appeared in the left hand column. I found this very helpful in the forsale section.