The best airgun Classifieds is now live at Hard Air Magazine! As previously announced, the HAM Community Classifieds went live yesterday, 16 September 2024.
I’d like to thank HAM Community member PasadenaMike for being the first to trust us with his classified ad. He jumped right in immediately it was open. Thanks Mike!
So why does the HAM Community have the best airgun classifieds? Well, we’ve learned from the experience of other classifieds across the Internet. Then we digested that and took steps to avoid the problems others have faced – you know, basically scammers.
We also asked HAM Community members for their input. Then we acted on it.
The Best Airgun Classifieds – Selling
To access the Classifieds, go to the HAM Community Home Page. One option is to click directly on the “Classifieds” tab. That takes you straight to the HAM marketplace (above).
Alternatively you can click on the dropdown arrow at the side of the tab. This way you can select from a number of choices, including instructions for posting and our VITAL Safe Selling And Buying Guide.
It’s easy to post an ad in the HAM Classifieds. Just click on the red button in the “Want To Sell” screen (below).
As you can see, it’s necessary to redeem 100 HAM Airgun Points to place an ad. This is to discourage “drive by scammers” who do not want to actually contribute to our Community.
When looking at an interesting ad you have an interest in buying, simply click on the “Contact Seller” button at the foot of the ad (below).
That’s a quick link to immediately send a private, Personal Message (PM) to the seller. He or she can reply to you privately by the same means. Now, it’s all over to the two of you!
Of course, this means that buyers must also be registered HAM Community members who are logged-in. Again, this is for security.
In addition to PasadenaMike’s real ad, we also have a small number of “Test ads” in place. Take a look at these to see further examples of how the ads are displayed.
The Best Airgun Classifieds – Buying
Note that the next two screen shots are taken from the HAM Community “sandbox” test system. They show a vital and sophisticated part of the HAM Community Classifieds: the feedback system.
It’s shown at the right of the screen by the seller’s name. You can click on it to see positive and negative feedback on the seller – after that seller’s first sale and feedback is posted, of course!
There’s also a feedback dashboard that lists feedback by transaction and for both buyers and sellers. You can even check-out the transaction that led to the feedback.
This feedback system will be a key part of making the HAM Community Classifieds the best airgun classifieds – and the safest! We will be encouraging ALL buyers and sellers to participate as it’s a real way that everyone can help make our classifieds as safe as possible.
Enjoy :-)
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