Companies based in California posting in business section

**Dhagey90** · January 1st, 2022, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by ROCK-IT3

He's a bit irritated because he is a PA-based business, and CA-based businesses are cutting into his market.

Yes, I'm a small local shop so I'm not interested in posting on a CA forum. I don't even care that they post, but its like 1/3 of the posts on the first page is from them. It's probably why no one bothers with that sub section of the forum. Its just spammed to hell.

**ROCK-IT3** · January 1st, 2022, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by Dhagey90

Yes, I'm a small local shop so I'm not interested in posting on a CA forum. I don't even care that they post, but its like 1/3 of the posts on the first page is from them. It's probably why no one bothers with that sub section of the forum. Its just spammed to hell.

You are right, I doubt many people click on the forum, but I usually click "New Posts", which shows new and bumped threads since my last visit, therefore those threads would show up if they were bumped. It is allowable to bump classified threads every seven days, so if they log in and bump all of their posts, they will move to the top. You can do the same.

**Dhagey90** · January 1st, 2022, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by ROCK-IT3

You are right, I doubt many people click on the forum, but I usually click "New Posts", which shows new and bumped threads since my last visit, therefore those threads would show up if they were bumped. It is allowable to bump classified threads every seven days, so if they log in and bump all of their posts, they will move to the top. You can do the same.

Good to know thanks. Need to move a stockpile of SKS's I forgot I had til now.

**KCJones** · January 1st, 2022, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by free

I don't remember what the cost is...$50/year, $100/year, something like that. Easy to spend that money given how much entertainment this place provides.

My thinking too.

Not really an incentive. The private forum gets like 2 posts/year.

True 'dat.

**icp4life162005** · January 2nd, 2022, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by free

I think it is more surprising there are a lot less "paid members" than one might think, given how much time some people spend on here.

I don't remember what the cost is...$50/year, $100/year, something like that. Easy to spend that money given how much entertainment this place provides.

Not really an incentive. The private forum gets like 2 posts/year.

Why pay for the cow, when you get the milk for free?

**icp4life162005** · January 2nd, 2022, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by Dhagey90

Good to know thanks. Need to move a stockpile of SKS's I forgot I had til now.

Don't hesitate to post in the classifieds here!

**free** · January 2nd, 2022, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by icp4life162005

Why pay for the cow, when you get the milk for free?

I think that's the Democratic Party motto.

**t1066** · January 2nd, 2022, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by KCJones

True 'dat.

Hmmm...

Originally Posted by icp4life162005

Why pay for the cow, when you get the milk for free?

Ahh, the tragedy of the commons.

**PAFOA Moderator 037** · January 2nd, 2022, 11:07 AM

The poster in question isn't violating any rules, and any commercial business regardless of where they are located is allowed to use the forum for that purpose. People do purchase firearm related items across state lines.

Limiting the section to PA only businesses seems to be anti-freedom and anti-capitalist.

I have also checked the OP's assertion of the "spamming" of the section. It appears there's quite a few other commercial businesses within PA that have been able to get their posts slipping into the "spam".

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