sangheraent Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Ok guys I know facebook is the future and people are starting to stop selling on the forums but I personally have stopped buying from facebook. I have had some good transactions and bad but overall the part that scares me and has led to me cutting it out is the fact that there is no reputation on somebody's name. On a forum I can see buddy has 125 posts been a member for 8 years basically telling me this guy most likely a respected member of the community but on facebook everything can be fake and I cant judge shit from their family pictures. Worst of all banshees are the cheapest way to go fast so we end up with the bottom of the barrel buyers and sellers and shit hits the fan regularly. I just wanted to put that out there and hope that I can convince some people to post more in the forum section. I dont care if people post in both that's your decision I just want to deal with credible and reputable people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayesully810 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 I agree. Im done on Fb. I made a parts page to buy and sell and that was it. But im done with that now too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 I post in both. Most stuff sells on the forum first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawa110 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Forum. I don’t search facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerline Performance Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 As a business, Facebook is an easy tool to use to cross post 1 item over many different pages. Lately I've really pumped the brakes a many of the pages though. Facebook has become a tool for the public to gain access to a direct line to me, any day, at any time. Which seems like a great idea... Until its Sunday and I'm trying to enjoy some family time or nap it out on the couch with the dogs and my phone wont stop. It has become a double edge sword that i constantly cut myself with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayesully810 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 27 minutes ago, Powerline Performance said: As a business, Facebook is an easy tool to use to cross post 1 item over many different pages. Lately I've really pumped the brakes a many of the pages though. Facebook has become a tool for the public to gain access to a direct line to me, any day, at any time. Which seems like a great idea... Until its Sunday and I'm trying to enjoy some family time or nap it out on the couch with the dogs and my phone wont stop. It has become a double edge sword that i constantly cut myself with... sunday- turn phone off completely until monday morning, thats what I do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeper06 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Shame on you, you should be in shop. lol I hear ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerline Performance Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Just now, Ayesully810 said: sunday- turn phone off completely until monday morning, thats what I do I'm getting there... I spent a whole Sunday a couple weekends ago with my phone on "do not disturb" it was blissful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerline Performance Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Shame on you, you should be in shop. lol I hear ya Lol! You sound like 3/4 of my customers! My wife really likes it when I attempt to pay attention to her and not business on my day off. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry's Shee Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 At least on here I recognize names that have been around as long as I have. Are people so full of Tide pods they can't Google something? I don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerline Performance Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 At least on here I recognize names that have been around as long as I have. Are people so full of Tide pods they can't Google something? I don't get it. I have people that call me daily at the shop to ask questions Google or Siri could answer in 10 seconds. You are not alone in you wonderment. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippin'n'Runnin Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 I have some small stuff to sell and my phone sucks and I'm computer illiterate and its hard for me to post pics lol,so I haven't posted them on here. But it's easy for me to post them on the Facebook site. It sucks tho because all i get is idiots. Last week I posted a nice set of stock carbs TORS delete with new uni pods and some dumbass hits me up about them then says they are jetted too rich for his set up, like he can't fuckin change them lol. Has me go dig out some other jets tho and spare needles, then never gets back to me and two days later I see him posting In search of stock carbs for sale..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 If you get the Tapatalk app, you can post pics here direct from your phone. It's just as easy, if not easier than FB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerline Performance Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 The only upside to Facebook selling, well for me anyways, is I can reach a huge audience very quickly. Prime example, I just posted a set of dune port cylinder I just finished up, with pistons and fresh bore to my facebook business page. Then I shared it to 3 other pages. in a half hour they were sold to one of my local customers who couldn't pass up the bargain, and now I'm having conversations with 2 other guys who want to send me core cylinders to do up for them. This... of course, is a abnormal occurrence... Most of the time when I post stuff up like this people kick the shit out of the tires, or tell me my price is too high. Then they tell me about their cousins, neighbors, uncles, dogs, grandfather who builds the baddest banshee motors on the planet. And proceed to send me pictures of them rebuilding a motor on a tire in some back alley somewhere. soooo.... I got luck tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayesully810 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Powerline Performance said: The only upside to Facebook selling, well for me anyways, is I can reach a huge audience very quickly. Prime example, I just posted a set of dune port cylinder I just finished up, with pistons and fresh bore to my facebook business page. Then I shared it to 3 other pages. in a half hour they were sold to one of my local customers who couldn't pass up the bargain, and now I'm having conversations with 2 other guys who want to send me core cylinders to do up for them. This... of course, is a abnormal occurrence... Most of the time when I post stuff up like this people kick the shit out of the tires, or tell me my price is too high. Then they tell me about their cousins, neighbors, uncles, dogs, grandfather who builds the baddest banshee motors on the planet. And proceed to send me pictures of them rebuilding a motor on a tire in some back alley somewhere. soooo.... I got luck tonight sweet don. turn that phone off on sundays trust me. its good ever watch the matrix? time to unplug lol Edited March 3, 2018 by Ayesully810 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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