I see and understand the requests for the trade forum, but I don't think ECF is going to go for it. I was banished from the classifieds by CW based on the logic that once I drill and or modify an atty the Atty becomes my creation and therefore I am a supplier; OK, I get that much. But when you attempt to sell (MY) atty that according to CW is no longer a VA atty or any other clone or authentic there is an issue. It seems to be a classic have your cake and eat it too scenario. Double edged sword also comes to mind. I don't forsee an amiable solution on the horizon. I/we are in their sandbox and they create the rules. If it were up to me you could trade here on my forum, selling outright maybe not so much but you can't do that on Reo Trade nor Nicoticket Trade either. I believe part of it comes down to the fact that ReoMods and Nicoticket pay a lot more for there unlimited space than I pay for mine. Simple economics and I understand that part. What vexes me however is the fact that my customers have be ostracized from the Classifieds, by their logic the atty is a Chowderhead1972 or Catfish Atty Mods atty much like an RM2- RM6 which are also clones and readily accepted on the classifieds. Perhaps I need to assign them CAM numbers. I bet it still wouldn't make a difference.
I have created a culture where we are no longer treated as second class citizen in our choices of attys. Apparently the price of that culture is not having an open market like everyone else where you guys can sell your buyers remorseful proceeds.
How about this: if you have one of mine that you are looking to trade put it in your sig line in a way that is not directly marketing it. I would suggest using words like adopt, rehome, and audition but not for sale, trade offer, etc. the beauty of the Bottom fed world is that most of my PEEPs are much more mature and have the intelect to read between the lines to understand the unwritten message.
Wow! I typed all of that?