Classifieds and prices

[Pnwrider]

Is there a reason prices aren't required for posts in classifieds? Maybe this has been discussed before, but I would like to get feedback. Am I the only one with this pet peeve? 

[Ronnie]

I don't think it's a requirement to post prices. I notice most dealers don't post prices on the boats listed here. Maybe if people realized that the ad would more times than not be skipped over they might post their price. I rarely inquire about an ad with no price. I expect it to be priced too high and they think if I ask about it I may be on the hook for them. Hardly the case. 

[Pnwrider]

5 minutes ago, Ronnie said:

I don't think it's a requirement to post prices. I notice most dealers don't post prices on the boats listed here. Maybe if people realized that the ad would more times than not be skipped over they might post their price. I rarely inquire about an ad with no price. I expect it to be priced too high and they think if I ask about it I may be on the hook for them. Hardly the case. 

Right, my thoughts exactly. I was just curious if the admin would consider making it a requirement to post a price with an ad. I'm on several other forums that require prices and I personally like it that way... 

[Ronnie]

Not sure if the site software will allow this. That's a question for Wakegirl.

What would stop them from putting $1.00 for a price to get around the rule?

[Pnwrider]

43 minutes ago, Ronnie said:

What would stop them from putting $1.00 for a price to get around the rule?

Admin policing it (I'll volunteer ) 

[WakeGirl]

It is required. The thing is, dealers generally enter 0 in the amount field & under that condition it doesn't show up in the listing view (I haven't yet looked into why that is).

The thing that you have to remember about dealers is that they are bound by certain rules from Malibu. Even though we don't have or enforce rules like that here, we do need to keep it friendly for them to post inventory here.

Personally if it were me looking for a boat (& I've used this in the past), the no price thing screams dealer & I would adjust my search accordingly depending on whether or not I want to deal with that.