Regarding The New Classifieds / BSA / BST / Buy Sell Trade System

[kstaven]

Something weird there.We don't have silent edit capabilities on this platform.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I already went crazy! It is not so bad once you get used to it:-D

 

[bigdawg]

AMEN. As I regularly peruse the site, it's amazing to me how many are reading in the BST area. BUT if it continues the way it is currently, that will soon drop off. Everyone has Craig's list and essentially that's what it's become.

I've already contacted my two breeders for eggs for the Easter hatch and they were happy to just sell to me with e-mails and PMs.
Most of the reasons for purchasing GFMs and PFMs have been eliminated in the new platform. If I had to be distracted by adds I could do that. Perhaps the adds are much more revenue enhancing anyway.

Many PFMs I have interacted with will not be renewing simply because of the lack of bidding auctions.

thats why i upgraded to a gfm. just to try iy out bfefore i bought ppm. well guess what. i am done with byc. i cant even post a auction. all i get is the page telling me how to post one. i know how, the system wont let me.

 

[littlethorn]

I have to admit that the old auction format was mainly what I was doing here also though with buying not selling. (Hence the relatively long membership with a disproportionately low number of posts.) It made it possible to select the exact chicken that I might want for my flock which is tougher and more confusing with these craigslist type listings. If potential sellers are discouraged, then it will also definitely impact my enjoyment of the site.

I realize this may sound silly, but I am sure I am not the only person who keeps them as pets and enjoyed being able to pick out just the right birds for my aviary.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I keep getting error messages " There was a problem submitting this to the server please try again" or " could not render preview check your markup and try again"

 

[Happy Chooks]

We're looking into the classified issues for those of you getting error messages. bigdawg - are you getting the same error message at hot2pot?

 

[elevan]

If you could do a screen print of your error that would be really helpful.

Here are instructions on how to do screenshots if you need them: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-take-a-screenshot-the-easy-way

 

[DuckLady]

We are consolidating all the Q&A's for the BST system into one thread.

We will be closing all the different ones to avoid confusion and missed questions.

Please don't re-post your questions there as we are going through and moving them to the new thread.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/620276/bst-discussion

Thanks!