Thread: Spares bank idea.

Originally Posted by gugi

If there is enough volume that efficient browsing requires further categories we can set such, but right now there are only a couple of WTB ads per month and splitting them into more categories will make looking through them harder, not easier.

Yeah, I was thinking along the same lines. The WTB would fulfill the need if there was more activity, but it isn't there. I posted an ad in WTB for stamped 1/4" bullseye washers without any success. There aren't many people who could have had those though. The OP mentioned what he needed in the workshop forum and there is already someone saying they have what he is looking for.

A database would be a lot of work and difficult to maintain. I wonder how well it would work just to have a "WTB Parts/Materials" thread sticky in the workshop forum where members can post what they are looking for. It would have to be cleared (or replaced) when it got too long though.

Cause there is the flip side to the potential buyer, which is whether it is worth the time for potential sellers to photograph and catalog spare parts. For me, totally not worth it. I have tons and value it at next to nothing. Sure, someone might want something, but chances are slim and market value is very low. Supply for a given part may be limited, but demand even more so.

That being said, if you want to list your spare parts for sale, you are free to create a FS ad. Maybe the mods would amend the "one item, one ad" rule to allow each member to have a single "parts" listing with all the parts they want. And let's hope no one would abuse that...

I can see local get togethers becoming swap meets as well, if people can act on the idea :}
Really the easiest way to go about it.