Vendors posting merchandise in this section now?

I have posted in the Vendors section successfully in the past...
I have read of other vendors saying they suddenly can no longer make a new thread in that section...
A week ago I tried to make a new thread in that section and I wasn't allowed,, maybe improper permission ???
Something is definitely going on with that section....

Teddy

From what I've heard, under the new ownership, you have to request access to it, and, perhaps, pay a fee.

Nate

We also have do not have permission to post in the vendor section. So as was feared from the get go, this change of ownership is all about the money.

onebadhawk said:

I have posted in the Vendors section successfully in the past...
I have read of other vendors saying they suddenly can no longer make a new thread in that section...
A week ago I tried to make a new thread in that section and I wasn't allowed,, maybe improper permission ???
Something is definitely going on with that section....

Teddy

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I have had a few dealings with the new ownership and have had no problems..
Seemed a pleasure to deal with to me...
I do believe he / they made some technical changes that were quite difficult to jive out
and are still coming back to bite them in the arss..
I think that is where this comes from,,
one day you have permission,, the next you don't ,, then you do again..
I'm not certain of course,,
but I think it's an issue where one thing is changed and it affects many things down the line..

I think they changed one thing maybe they shouldn't have and it keeps making other things not work when other changes are made....

Teddy

The changes to the Vendors forum are intentional. You need to buy a Vendor sponsership and you get to post in the Vendors section and get a free banner ad. I wish it were still free but I understand the concept that paying for ads that put money in your pocket is fair, unless you are a charity and giving away free stuff....

TRF is not a "labor of love" anymore. Its now got to cover its costs and recoup the huge "windfall" bequeathed to the previous owner...:wink:

Yes, you have to be a registered (i.e. paid) member and you have to request access to the Vendors section. It's only a few bucks a month, it's the cheapest marketing tool you're going to get anywhere on the planet.

Uncle Mikes Rocket Shack said:

We also have do not have permission to post in the vendor section. So as was feared from the get go, this change of ownership is all about the money.

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Yep, I guess we both saw the same inevitabilities...

$300 a year. I tried for the last several years to get a paid banner ad with no luck. Kinda skeptical at this point.

I just LOVE the new way of being able to post to the vendors section... NOT! :eyeroll:

So if I have a post that's directed at any particular vendor... I can forget it... :eyeroll:

It appears that way.

K'Tesh said:

I just LOVE the new way of being able to post to the vendors section... NOT! :eyeroll:

So if I have a post that's directed at any particular vendor... I can forget it... :eyeroll:

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Uncle Mikes Rocket Shack said:

We also have do not have permission to post in the vendor section. So as was feared from the get go, this change of ownership is all about the money.

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Was there ever any doubt?

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