Is there a For Sale Forum on this board?

andy957 · Post by **andy957** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:21 pm

Hi, I'm interested in selling my flute, wondering if there is an appropriate forum on the FMB somewhere for that (couldn't seem to find one). Many thanks, as always.

etgohomeok · Post by **etgohomeok** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:26 pm

Yep, it's right here:

http://www.ebay.com

andy957 · Post by **andy957** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:30 pm

etgohomeok wrote:Yep, it's right here:

http://www.ebay.com

That's not what I asked.

etgohomeok · Post by **etgohomeok** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:36 pm

Alright then, let's answer your question. Let's see, we're looking for "Instrument Sales." Let's see if we can find a match...

...nope.

vampav8trix · Post by **vampav8trix** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:23 pm

You can place an add for free on

www.usedflutes.com

Beware of the massive amount of spam. I would only accept paypal for payment if you do this. It will protect you and your flute.

sidekicker · Post by **sidekicker** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:24 pm

Hi Andy --

This particular message board, for as long as I've been around here, has generally frowned upon it being utilized as a sales outlet. I'm not exactly sure why, but the moderator of the site is perhaps the best one from whom to get a definitive answer. You might shoot a PM in that direction.

My guess is the answer is no. And the reason is probably that here we try to share experiences in the flute world, and communicate on issues pertaining to those experiences (the subtitle to this site is "a revolution in flute education"). If this board were opened to general sales, then we would likely be flooded by dozens of topic entries that eventually would swallow up the issue conversations we try to have here. Also, there are plenty of other online outlets for selling instruments.

Hope this helps. And good luck.

SK

andy957 · Post by **andy957** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:51 pm

sidekicker wrote:Hi Andy --

This particular message board, for as long as I've been around here, has generally frowned upon it being utilized as a sales outlet. I'm not exactly sure why, but the moderator of the site is perhaps the best one from whom to get a definitive answer. You might shoot a PM in that direction.

Thanks. Someone should tell etgohomeok to please stop spamming this board.

andy957 · Post by **andy957** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:51 pm

etgohomeok wrote:Alright then, let's answer your question. Let's see, we're looking for "Instrument Sales." Let's see if we can find a match...

...nope.

You should be banned from this site.

etgohomeok · Post by **etgohomeok** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:24 am

You're probably right. But I'm not, so I figure I might as well keep contributing my sarcastic sense of humor.

Phineas · Post by **Phineas** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:12 am

ET

I thought it was funny. A little over the top, but funny. However, I think our guest Andy took it as an insult.

Phineas

sidekicker · Post by **sidekicker** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:25 am

I'll be the wet blanket here and say that we probably should treat our fellow posters who ask serious questions better than this.

I'm certainly not opposed to humour, but -- to me at least -- being helpful to others on this board comes before drawing attention to our own brand of sarcasm. What may be "sarcasm" to one person, can be rude, offensive, and even hurtful to someone else.

This board, I always thought, had higher standards of conduct than this.

SK

etgohomeok · Post by **etgohomeok** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 1:35 pm

Well in that case, sorry to OP if I offended you.

But when I posted the link to ebay.com, I was actually being serious. If you want to sell your flute, that's the best place to do it.

fluteguy18 · Post by **fluteguy18** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 2:29 pm

Wow.....

I've been out of town for a while, and my goodness....

People are getting snarky! Not only this thread, but a few others.... my my my.