Nickeleye wrote:

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Kijiji is going through the classic car section and removing all the parts posts. My ads were deleted and there's some parts I was watching that have disappeared now too.

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I buy and sell a LOT on Kijiji and I can honestly say that I would never have seen any of your parts ads posted if you haven't been posting them in the parts section ... if I'm looking for car parts and not a complete car, I go to the car parts section, regardless of the age of the part I am looking for.  Works just fine for me so far  

To me, posting parts in a "complete cars" category would be like posting an electric guitar in the "home electronics" category rather than the "musical instruments" category ... you might find a buyer but wouldn't you expect to have better luck posting in a category that more accurately reflects the item you are attempting to sell?

 

Sorry, can't join you battle as I don't see the benefit ... best of luck though

 

 

 

Interesting .    I never though of looking for parts in any other spot than used .    always learning . 

"parts" and "cars" are two different things. I applaud Kijiji for doing this. There's nothing worse than looking for something in a category and having to go through screen after screen of ****. Its bad enough that of ten items on a screen the first five are always the same because they're "paid" ads.

 

The same BS happens on Ebay - you go into Ebay "motors" to look for a part or car and half the fricken ads are fricken Hotwheels cars !!

-- Edited by gkent on Monday 25th of December 2017 12:15:07 PM

My ad also has been deleted even though in ad if anyone bothered to get past the title... would have seen that I had my car up for a possible trade.... So now i posted in with all the other tires.... If you're looking for wide whitewall tires? grab a hot drink and and start scrolling and flippin' pages.
I posted in classic cars so they would be seen by people looking for or owning the older cars.....Now well? someone may stumble across them.

-- Edited by 30-S6 on Tuesday 26th of December 2017 09:35:48 PM

Why do you think they have all the stuff at the check out at any store..... so when you see it when you're standing in line and say Ya I do need a Bar-B-Q lighter and a deck of cards..... See same principle... people need to see items then they find they need them.....

Marketing 101.

People are lazy, they don't want to look for anything.... put it in their face and you'll sell more product.

30-S6 wrote:

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Why do you think they have all the stuff at the check out at any store..... so when you see it when you're standing in line and say Ya I do need a Bar-B-Q lighter and a deck of cards..... See same principle... people need to see items then they find they need them.....

Marketing 101.

People are lazy, they don't want to look for anything.... put it in their face and you'll sell more product.

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I located your ad. 

 

And the text from your ad ... "Four G78-15 and Two H78-15 wide whitewall bias tires.... warn but not bald all 6 for $300. -would trade for Two 215/75r15 wide whitewall radials".

 

 

Here's what I'm seeing (regardless of which column you posted this in) ... the cover pic you are using is of a car (apparently yours) with wide whites on it yet you are just selling the tires themselves ... I'd personally post the pic of the tires as the cover photo THEN post the second pic as a "this is what they look like on a car" demonstration photo.

Now, the pic of the actual tires does nothing to show how much tread there really is left on them and the description "wOrn but not bald" doesn't help anything either and there is no mention as to the age of these tires.  You could probably benefit from a close-up of each of the tires that may also include the coin-in-the-tread or an actual measurement of the tread that remains.  Being in North Bay your target audience (locally) is probably very small and with the lack of specifics or visuals regarding the true condition of the tires, I doubt too many would be willing to drive any great distance just to get a better look at the tires in hopes that they are acceptable to the potential buyer.

Basically saying this ... I don't think it you will see any benefit to posting in the "vintage cars" section over the "parts and tires" as anyone looking for wide whites WILL find your ad in the parts section but may not show any interest due to the lack of info in your ad regarding the true condition of them. 

I spotted an ad for tires I could use.  Talked the guy down from $200 to $100 before I even left my house.  Drove roughly 45 minutes to find cracked and rotted junk ... I walked away.  I am now quite hesitant to deal with used tires if I am not SHOWN their true condition through pictures.

 

Not trying to insult you, just offering my opinion on your ad and what I think you can do that "may" help them sell.

 

 

No, I am not looking for wide whites.

Feel free to contact admin and have my post removed if you are uncomfortable with it being here, I just wanted to show that your ad can easily be found by someone looking for wide whites, in the parts and tires category. Which suggests to me that posting in the incorrect category is quite possibly a waste of time regardless of whether or not more people see it. More people seeing it shouldn't really be the target here ... people looking to buy something as specific as wide whites should be your target and they (again, my opinion) are most likely doing their searches in the parts and tires section and may never even see your ad if it isn't posted in the parts and tires column. I doubt very much that wide whites work the way gum, tape and potato chips work at the Canadian Tire cashier counter ... either someone is looking for them or they aren't is what I would expect.

Once I found your ad, I thought I'd take a minute to make some suggestions regarding changes to your ad that may help you sell them (based simply on my own observations, point of view, and Kijiji experience).


Let me be clear on this though ... I don't care where you post your ad as it doesn't affect me one way or the other, I just don't see the point of posting in the wrong category ... I understand what you are saying "more people see it, better my chances are", I just don't agree with you.

Cheers and best of luck with the sale.