Gun Loads Auction Site

[Gunload Master]

Would anyone be intrested in a Gun Loads hosted Auction place?
Basically a place where you can buy or sell your guns, boolits, molds, ANYTHING having to do with shooting / hunting..?

Basically it would be an ebay type auction place, but it would be pretty much free to do it. I think I would charge a really small fee for items that sell.. Something like 2%. Just to help pay for the auction software.

Anywho, whats your thoughts on this idea?

[StarMetal]

YOu mean like gunbroker.com, or gunsamerica.com, etc? Sound like a good idea to me.

Joe

[Scrounger]

I'm all for that. Count me in.

[waksupi]

Willy, I think I would make a set amount for a fee, say 10 cents for items under five bucks, a quarter for items under ten, maybe 3-5 bucks for items over a hundred, 20 for things over a thousand. something along that line. Just make it a set amount. People could send money to you ahead, and have an account. No need to do extensive book work at first, I'm sure. As long as the program doesn't cost much, costs are met, and no individual proves to be a consistant deadbeat, it should be pretty good. Hopefully, it would raise enough to comfortably fund the server costs. And to tell you the truth? I don't have any objections of you making some money off of it. Need a partner, for start up costs? I don't have a lot of funds, but who knows where this could lead in the future? Let me know.

Also, I don't believe I would limit the types of items being auctioned, aside from the porn stuff. Lots of us have all kindsa weird crap we would like to get rid of. And there are lots of other weirdos, here, who will think that particular item, needs added to thier collection. Heck, we may be able to buy a Buckshotmobile, right from the site!

[StarMetal]

Ric,

It could lead to Willywakis-guns.com

Joe

[floodgate]

GLM:

I like it; let's give it a try.

floodgate

[44woody]

I'am in sounds like a good place to sale stuff :castmine: 44Woody

[Explorer1]

I think we all have stuff laying around that needs a new home, and stuff stored at someone else's place that really ought to be at mine. Not to mention a site that is gun firendly, unlike fleabay.

[SharpsShooter]

I like the idea, but think it should be firearms related items only. There are plenty of other places on the net to get rid of the weird watchamacallits that we all accumulate.

SS

[waksupi]

Ebay is really the only other place to sell widgets, and I'd prefer to not have to deal with them. I guess I could have an off topic gun sale!

[woody1]

Ebay is really the only other place to sell widgets, and I'd prefer to not have to deal with them. I guess I could have an off topic gun sale!
I've got some old pie tins to sell. Gran'ma used to use 'them and she'd roll out the pie dough with the rolling pin that she hit gran'pa with 'cause he was out with his drinking buddies. But wait! He was drinking to celebrate shooting the big buck he shot and he was prob'ly using cast bullets. That's gun related and on topic isn't it? Regards, Woody

[SharpsShooter]

Ebay is really the only other place to sell widgets, and I'd prefer to not have to deal with them. I guess I could have an off topic gun sale!


That's a good arguement Ric. I refuse to deal with evil bay, sooooo, Yeah, an "Off Topic" area would likely satisfy both issues.


SS

[KCSO]

As I already posted on another thread i wouldn't mind giving a percentage of anything sold here to the site. I would surely transfer all my Gunbroker items here. This isn't much but if 10-20 dollars a month will help more power to you.

[DOUBLEJK]

Great Idea....Do it n I'm in...

[mike in co]

i'm in....stuff needs to be "recycled"......lol

[nighthunter]

I'd be willing to give it a try. Too much junk on E-Bone for me. The less I have to sort the better.
Nighthunter

[dragonrider]

Sounds good to me, I'm in too.

[Gunload Master]

Sounds like it's a go. I will get to working on getting one setup...

[Scrounger]

One big improvment you need to make that Ebay won't: Ban the people who lie about their listings, sell stuff they don't actually have in stock, and try to steal with enormous shipping fees.

[DLCTEX]

I've been wishing for a place besides anti-gun ebay to buy and sell, count me in!

[357maximum]

Those high shipping costs actually screw ebay not you iffin you are paying attention to it. The cost for said auction is based on the winning bid, not the total cost of the item+shipping. When I sold a bunch of gunparts for an old compadre a few years ago I used that technique. 10 + 20 = 30 25+5 also= 30

Now if you do not notice s/h ouch that would leave a guy sore for sure..


I am done with fleabay, and it's demon spawn pal. So I am all for an auction site here, souds perfect to me, as long as it is not something you have to go THROUGH to get here.

[RugerFan]

I'm for it as well. Let the bidding begin!

[Gunload Master]

I bought the software tonight. It's going to take some time to customize it.

[David R]

There is no place I would feel more comfortable dealing in those items than here.

David

[waksupi]

Yep, the high shipping cost, was generally a CYA deal. It made a guarantee return for the seller, and screwed Ebay from thier auctioning fees. If you were one who didn't read the "fine print", yup, you could pay more than expected. I generally would state in my auctions I was making sure I was covering expenses, so people were forewarned. I had no idea what many things would cost to ship, and had more than one unpleasant surprise at the PO. Ended up in the hole, a couple of times.

[Ringer]

Would participation be limited to list members? The present setup allows buying, selling, and trading among list members at realistic prices, not some of the exorbitant e-bay prices such as $ 87.00 for 50 38-55 cases. Otherwise a good idea.

[imashooter2]

Would participation be limited to list members? The present setup allows buying, selling, and trading among list members at realistic prices, not some of the exorbitant e-bay prices such as $ 87.00 for 50 38-55 cases. Otherwise a good idea.

Well, joining the forum is pretty easy, so you may as well consider it open to the world. It'll be an auction, so the item will be viewable for a period of time and the price will be the most a bidder is willing to pay. That automatically eliminates the smoking deals where one of the members posts something at a low price and the fastest typer snaps it up.

Good for sellers, good for the board, not so good for the buyers. Sacrifices have to be made. If it helps ensure this boards survival, I'm for it.

[Gunload Master]

Does anyone want to help me test out the new auction software? I will PM you the information.
Thanks.

[OldBob]

Would be happy to help if I can. Looking forward to "shopping" here instead of eBay........

[Four Fingers of Death]

Great idea, trouble is, the guys here know what everything is worth :-)
Mick.

[Nazgul]

Knowing what items are worth keeps the prices real. Go for it.

[trooperdan]

Hey GM, I'd be glad to help you with whatever I can do to set up the auction software.

[Doughty]

GM,

I will help.

[Herb in Pa]

GM.....I'd be happy to help with the test

[steveb]

I will help

[OldBob]

Auction software seems to work fine, easy to follow, nice "eye candy" and you can sell anything to the folks on there !:-D :-D

[Gunload Master]

The overall look I hope will change to better suit our needs. I am trying to get that figured out right now.

[Doughty]

Steveb,

It's apparent that you have more imaginary money than me. I concede.

[Jon K]

Is there a shipping calculator link available in the software(USPS & UPS)?

I'm all for it. I sell quit a bit on ebay, and lately between ebay and paypal, on average it costs me 11-13% not including any miscalculation in shipping.

Ringer,
When there is no 38-55 brass available and the estimated production run is Jan 2007, people who can afford it will pay "whatever the market will bear". Just like real estate market.
I needed more 38-55 brass for a levergun I just bought and had to form it from 30-30 rather than compete in the bidding wars, not just ebay check the other auctions too, it's gone crazy.

Jon

[Gunload Master]

A quick note before you go over there.

When you register, you have to check your e-mail to confirm your e-mail address. If you do not, your account is not active. If you don't get an e-mail, chances are it's stuck in your SPAM filters, So PLEASE check that as well.

All law's apply when buying / selling firearms.

If you see something that could be improved, please let me know. The more ideas, the better we can all make this become. Also, let me know more categories you might want to see.

Also, you can post auctions for FREE for at least a month. All special things like bold listing, front page listing, all those, require a small fee. If you think the fees are too bad, let me know and I can work them down.

Happy buying and selling.

http://auction.gunloads.com

[Gunload Master]

I will try and get a shipping calculator up and running

[steveb]

Steveb,

It's apparent that you have more imaginary money than me. I concede.

Vic, I made a bid but it didnt show up on my screen. I've seen that pistol with me own two eyes but dont have that much cash!:roll:

[steveb]

Also is this still in the test phase?? I noticed mine and others auctions are not on there now?

[Gunload Master]

No it went live. Did you get my PM?

[Gunload Master]

For MSN Customers:

If you're using MSN Hotmail:
1. Click Options.
2. On the left side of the page, click Mail, and then click Junk E-Mail Protection.
3. Click Safe List.
4. Type an address or domain (a domain is the part of an e-mail address that follows the @ sign) from which you always want to receive messages, and then click Add.

Domain name is gunloads.com or @gunloads.com

Let me know how it works.