Damage is done. RCG has way more classified action now than RCU, even on the jets classifieds. Have sold/purchased more than 10 items since April on RCG, NONE on RCU.

I am sure the site managers can see the number of items listed in comparison to the past. Those people didn't stop selling. they just migrated to other sites.

B

Since the changes here I have sold and bought one turbine..... On rcgroups..... There is very little being posted on rcu anymore and the search and category listings are still awful. You say more changes are coming in July.... kind of like trying to save a leg after the patient is dead at this point really.

I'd say that this website is on it's last legs. Forums have been getting less and less activity. I used to be able to spend a bunch of time here if I wanted on almost anything RC airplane related. It seems to me that things really started going downhill when the owners of this website got into a pissing match with Flying Giants. It got so bad that you could not even mention that website or heaven forbid, post a link. I think the Giant Scale Aerobatic forum is the first one I quit visiting.

Still, up until this Market Place fiasco, I came here everyday and started with the ads. Then went onto the forums which were gradually fading away when it came to participation and got removed from my favorites list. Since those changes, I've gotten down to where I only visited the Radio forum, this forum and the Pattern forum. I don't think there has been a new thread started in the Radio forum for almost a week so that's off my list. This forum has had a significant reduction in participation as has the Pattern forum.

So I spend a lot more time on RCGroups as others have mentioned and some on FG where as also noted, there are more Turbines showing up all the time. Sad to see the place go but when the Admin's won't accept what their "eyes" which they depend on for advertising, are telling them is wrong with the website, so they are no longer coming to the website.

JMHO....

You neglected to show how you are offering a low baller price. The OP is asking for $900 for a BRAND NEW Tx. I would ignore you too!
As for your comment.." is this what we want RCU to become? " LOL Do think that every person who ever posted and add on RCU replies? I've seen tons of people not reply on the OLD RCU Classified. https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...Y#post39690485

Your post is a bit ridiculous to say the least. + with a total of 16 post(ALL in this thread) Im sure you were a real contributor here (giant rolling eyes)

If you read carefully, I never made an offer on the DX20. I used this thread to show the ridiculous back and fourth that this site has become. Previously you made an offer and it was accepted or rejected. If you enjoy asking if a product is still available and you have time for this crap, I wish you luck as it is a free country with no malice intended. But if you really cared for this site you would agree that it now has little value.

Congrats! you now have 17 post.

Sorry you are taking my comments personally.

BTW nice scratch built on the WtJet. You must have spent a great deal of time on it. The pictures were nice and very informative. I am just tooling up right now to be able to scratch build my own planes. I have a lot to learn.

Sahag

Is there any way to post seller ratings after the add is gone after the sale. I can't find anything. After the add is gone there is no way to rate the seller.

Is the listing completely gone? You should be able to search for closed and sold listings, there's a filter for it.

The attachments are now gone, pictures are just embedded in the actual post now.

You can disable infinite scroll. Go into your User CP > Edit Options > and scroll down to "Thread Display Options" there will be a box where you can disable infinite scroll.

Ok I give up on the classifieds. There have been multiple items of interest that I want to look at only to click the item and get a message that it is an invalid link. This was explained as a new member cannot post to the classifieds. Except they can. They can create the ad and post it and its visible right up until somebody clicks on it. Then you cant see anything.

why bother letting it post at all if it cant be opened. This was an issue months ago and is yet another issue completely ignored.

The problem is probably that the ad needs to be moderated and hasn't been yet. We're working on fixing this issue to make sure that threads that need moderation do not end up in the marketplace.

agreed

the problem is that these issues have been going on for a year now and they arent being corrected. One only needs to go read the ads to see that sellers arent getting notifications about messages and potential buyers are being overlooked. This isn't a case of poor sellers it's a poor system of doing things. I brought up this very issue of ads that end up saying invalid link months ago. You say now that its likely a post that hasn't been moderated yet. If that is the case why is it taking weeks before they are looked at.
in the last 6 months I have bought 5 turbines and sold 2, not a single one has been done through RCU and this USED to be the place I looked first and preferred to deal with. There are sections in the classifieds that were always far busier than now. Its truthfully pretty evident that the admin here simply doesn't care. RCUniverse has quickly become RCUselessverse for many things that it used to excel in. Very disappointing.

Unfortunately I agree.

As a result of the changes the usage has dropped. Less usage means less inventory......... Less inventory means less usage........

I have purchased 2 airframes and a turbine in the last 90 days. I conducted all three of these transactions on other sites as well.

The only reason I'm even on RCU right now is because I got a post notification on this thread ....SMH

Are you using the full, desktop site on your Iphone or Ipad? If you're using the mobile, you should be able to avoid these issues.

My post got removed and I received a PM telling me not to offer better places on their site. I know this is a private site and therefore I understand they can management how they see fit...no argument there. One thing I didn't state in my post was that while I thought it was time to move on, I don't want to move on. I've been a member a long time. While I'm not a posting fiend here, I have enjoyed the site. I probably came on too strong, but I just hate to see it decline so much and continue to do so IMO. I don't wish to be banned, suspended, or otherwise, so this is the last I'll say on the subject. Sorry if I offended or crossed a line. I won't be that guy anymore. :D

What's sad is there was a time rcu didn't have to remove posts and send messages telling people they can't mention the other sites because rcu was already the best. Now they've made their changes and are feeling threatened by the other sites because they have to be able to see that the marketplace is failing compared to what it used to be. It's extremely disappointing.