Swapping and selling

[starmac]

Just curious what all the fuss about over the newish rules.
A huge part of my casting and reloading stuff, plus lots of other somehow related gear was bought here. Most of it at better deals than I could easily find elswhere.
I do not buy near as much these days, but it has not been because it has gotten any worse, I still see some great deals there pretty much daily, I just have aquired most of the things I needed, and more than I have room for.
I may be of the minority, but see the reasons behind the new rules and support them.
Has it really affected your cast boolit experience, or is it just a, it has always been this way deal??

[pretzelxx]

Apparently I haven't been around long enough. I didn't even notice a change. Either that or I was too busy with my newborn. Any which way I'm still glad to be here!

[Bzcraig]

I understand the new rules make it inconvenient for those selling many items but rules are rules and I believe the new rules to be well intentioned and for the greater good of the site.

[jcwit]

Rules are rules????

Isn't that how we got in this mess regarding guns and rules and laws??

Yes I know a forum is not a government run enitiy.

[starmac]

Rules are rules????

Isn't that how we got in this mess regarding guns and rules and laws??

Yes I know a forum is not a government run enitiy.

Seems quite a stretch there, but I can see where you are coming from. My deal is this, I am only a member of 3 other forums, and the swapping and selling rules here are somewhat lax, compared to them, and FREE to the seller. 2 of the 3 other ones I belong to are not free, even to individual sales and are heavily monitored to keep sellers honest, as they are paid on the honor system. I have bought probably a hundred items or at least very close to it here, and have bought exactly one on all other forums combined, seems to me they are doing something right here for the average guy.

[jcwit]

Wow! A member of only 3 other forums.

I'm a avtive member of 10/15 forums and a member of around a hundred different forums. Everything from cars, treasure hunting, gardening, air rifles, match shooting, bench rest shooting, reloading, the list goes on.

[jcwit]

I've never bought anything here tho, usually go to the bay.

[starmac]

LOL I truly try to stay away from the BAY. lol
I didn't realise there was that many forums. I have visited quite a few other gun forums and read a lot, but never found another one that I had any desire to sign up to. I lied though, I have belonged to 5 forums, but am only somewhat active on 3. This one the most by far, a honda atv forum and a forestry forum. I really wouldn't know what to do with 100 forums.

[bangerjim]

I do not buy stuff on:

this forum (mabe a mold or 2 on a group buy, but all NEW)
other forums
evilbay
craig's lust
gun broker


Only brand new and local when ever possible. Some gently used items at local gun shows.

Makes life easy......not fees or shipping or rules to worry about! Not living in the boonies anymore like I used to sure makes finding what I want and need easy locally.

[starmac]

I buy what I can locally, but I wouldn't be in the casting game at all if I bought local. There is no place that handles molds at all, not sure why as sportsmans does sell casting pots and ladles. And die sets are limited locally.

[GoodOlBoy]

I have bought and sold many items on S&S forum. I have always had good dealings, maybe I am lucky. I stay away from evilbay, and I haven't bought anything from gunbroker in years. I don't understand the consternation over the new rules. If you need to sell hundreds of items then I would suggest becoming a vendor as they don't have the same restrictions. Besides which I have always found the dozens upon dozens of items laundry lists WAY to much of a headache to go through, particularly when the seller doesn't update what has and hasn't sold and you have to read through twenty five or thirty posts just to find out if the items you need/want are available still.

Just my 2 cents.

GoodOlBoy

[waynem34]

Bought my first and only star sizer off swap and sell.I have got lots of once fired brass and a few other things too. I guess I need to read the new rules, cause I didn't know anything had changed.

[garym1a2]

I have no problem with the new rules. Some people took advantage under the old rules and sold so much they should have gotten vendor status. Now the high volume sellers have to get vendor status.

[Love Life]

I have no problem with the new rules. Some people took advantage under the old rules and sold so much they should have gotten vendor status. Now the high volume sellers have to get vendor status.

As it should be.

[frkelly74]

No complaints here! I have bought , sold and traded quite a bit and to me , this site is good to go and I hope it stays that way.

[Love Life]

The swapping and selling rules will, over time, make the membership stronger.

You can actually see the reverse on SnipersHide. They used to have a 100 post rule in order to sell. That kept the membership strong. Now that they opened the gates to sell immediately, the place has filled up with mouth breathers who don't even gun.

[Lance Boyle]

I am not sure I ever sold anything here. I posted a for sale or two. I have bought more than half my molds here, used. I have also bought books and some shooting accessories. Only once was I kind of burned with buying stuff that was so worn out it didn't work anymore.

For CASUAL sales I think free is fine. If someone is posting a laundry list every month whether they consider themselves a vendor or an active swapper they probably should go with vendor status to avoid the appearance of taking advantage of the site owner.

As far as snipershide, they used to have a great site for a "discriminating" shooter. The focus was on precision shooter and precision reloading for mostly bolt action shooters. Now it's a messy place that I avoid. You go to their reloading section and you have to sift through the AR type shooters looking for an easy give it to me "precision" loads for the 16" .308 "platform". They watered down what they used to be so much I almost never go there anymore. Same thing for their sales forum.
I don't even have an account anymore since the change from the old owner to the corporate run site.

Things and people change, sometimes not for the better.

[MaryB]

I have bought a few things here but BrassMagnet seems to beat me to the good stuff!

[aspangler]

I have bought a few things here but BrassMagnet seems to beat me to the good stuff!

Glory be!!! I'm not alone!

[pretzelxx]

I actually like my used molds better than the ones I bought new.. Just saying, it's a good thing to know they work well before I get my noob hands on them.