Member WISH LIST idea.......proposal.

That's a beautiful thought BK.  maybe we could have a "swap meet"  area for these lists or something.

I am a musician and a site or two like this that I am familiar with ,has been sucessfully running for years

Swap meet...........that sounds even better.

BK

Sounds good - I'd be glad to participate.

i would participate. i have ecclectic tatstes so i have and want some weird stuff.

I think the original idea is a good one. As for a swap meet, my reading is that it's against the forum rules. I don't know what that means in terms of any enforcement, but i would guess that Aaron would prefer it not be a thread or a regular post.

I've seen people doing this around here for quite awhile, I have even helped out individuals who were looking for a specific part that I had and wasnt going to use. And others have done the same for me. I thnk a thread or section devoted to that is awesome. I know I've seen threads on other pages devoted to a similar kind of thing and it seems to work fine.

Ya, further thought on the Swap meet idea does spell its doom. I do think having a section for us to post items we are trying to find. Whether its kits or parts or whatever. Nothing to change hands, at least not swapping or buying, just  a way for us to help one another out.

Say your wanting to find a kit you really want but just haven't seen in a while. Perhaps I find one somewhere and decide to go ahead and pick it up and send it to you. That's it, nothing more. Just us feeding our own addictions and feeling good about it.

BK

What about something along the lines of "I'm looking for ______ and have _____ to trade"?

Cdn Colin

What about something along the lines of "I'm looking for ______ and have _____ to trade"?

 

Can't do the trade thingy, it's not allowed. So, it would be a "pay it forward" thread where we do super cool, nice things just because we feel like it.

BK

Yep did that recently. Bought a Trumpeter set of AV-8B Harriers (12). Only needed or had the patience for six of them.

It sounds like a great idea if Finescale would go for it. But what about shipping costs? Would it be okay to ask for reimbursement of them? I have quite a few kits I could part with but shipping could get expensive.

I would think that just a "I'm looking for.........." page would work, then the members can go to a PM communication to go from there.  Then all that is there is the first post and maybe a reply of "PM sent", and that is all that would be allowed and put in big print as a sticky.

I agree Goldhammer. The idea is we all have things we want or need and with all the extra sets of eyes out there looking someone is bound to see something that fits the bill. Then we can let each other know what we saw, where, etc.

Then if a member feels like being generous or kind to the other, great. If it only helps the other member locate something, they can relay that info to the member and they can follow up outside of the forums. Either way, we help each other out. That is the idea behind what I am thinking.

BK

This sounds cool, just a suggestion to maybe add a way for folks who may not want to " pay it forward" but would be willing to pass on information on an item someone is looking for. If one comes across the item, ask for as much information as possible about how an individual from another location might obtain it. Then pass that on to the searcher. I personally have a hard time receiving something simply cause I'm looking for it, however I REALLY do like the idea laid out above, not enough nice things happening these days and this is a refreshing idea.

That's the whole idea. Either way and both at the same time.

BK