Bt Whole Cars?

[carizma]

Hi guys,

was just wondering if you guys would consider starting a Business Trader whole cars section.

It would definitely be better for us, since most users seem to think of the Business Trader section as parts only.

Our posts get about 200 views in the BT section, while private seller posts of similar vehicles get in the 1000's.

I assume BT's aren't allowed to post in the private sellers section, even if they flag their post with a Business Trader heading or something?

We always try to follow the rules around here and support an orderly forum, so just wanted to run this by you guys and see what you thought.

If there was a BT whole cars forum, I assume you guys would see an increase in dealerships registering as BT as well....that's ok, we're not afraid of a little competition.

cheers,

david

[carizma]

can I bump this thread, since I haven't gotten a response yet?

Honestly, we have a 1993 R32 GTR up for $18,900 that's only gotten about 82 views in the BT section.....a similar post (R32 GTR) in the Private Sellers section has 800.

Please help us out with this.....I have to justify this monthly expense to my boss, and 82 views makes it difficult, 800 makes it much easier....

Cheers,

david

[PranK]

Hi david,

Sorry mate, I missed this thread.

Sounds like a good idea. We have been toying with new ideas for businesses lately and this might be good. I'd like to hear back from some of the traders on what they think we can do to improve on the classifieds area.

Christian

[carizma]

Hi Christian,

Yeah, I missed your reply as well, seems like this thread likes to slip through cracks.

nissansilvia.com has a good dealer car section, open only to their Business Traders as well.

One thing I noticed about the classifieds section:

Sometimes we'll be on here looking for a steering wheel or something, and it's pretty tough to navigate. Seems like forums are great for browsing, but finding a particular item can be a bit rough sometimes.

Not sure if this is technically capable, but it'd be awesome to somehow link this board (powered by Invision? phpBB? ) up with Zencart or a similar system. Pretty much like setting up a marketplace section of the forum that'll be easier to find specific parts, etc. It definitely looks like there are good bargains in the parts section, and we're probably missing a decent amount. If this isn't technically possible, maybe arranging parts into subcategories i.e. engine, interior, exterior, etc.???

just ideas,

thanks for the reply,

david @ carizma

Hi david,

Sorry mate, I missed this thread.

Sounds like a good idea. We have been toying with new ideas for businesses lately and this might be good. I'd like to hear back from some of the traders on what they think we can do to improve on the classifieds area.

Christian