E30 Marketplace

[Balleristic31]

Guess there will be even less chance of swooping a cl steal e30 now :(

But in all seriousness I like the idea of the site and hope it continues to grow!

[TurboJake]

found this,
why 9k?

http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/3383820530.html

Because people are insane.

[illest318i]

Just checked it out and wow the site is awesome!

[Dj Buttchug]

this is a really cool idea OP. props to you

[K1CKBAC]

Love the site, I'll be using it alot.

[nando]

found this,
why 9k?

http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/3383820530.html

a clean, stock, non fucked up ix with decently low miles.

there were 857 1991 model year ix's, not 454. :p

[defaultName]

just sharing thoughts- i'm between web gigs right now and my brain needs a little of this kind of exercise.

No problem I do appreciate the feedback. I will keep it in mind!

[decay]

I actually went through a few versions of the site before settling on this one.

The first was a classifieds site exactly like you described. An ad for each car, searchable, etc. The issue was that the site was bland and boring and not really user friendly. It was difficult to just "browse" through the new cars for that day.

The second was still a blog but I would create a separate post for each car I found rather then combining them into one post. This was good because through tagging a user could search very specifically (even right down to the colour) for the exact car they wanted. The issue was that there were so many new E30's listed each day that cars would get buried easily and you had to go through pages of posts to see them all.

...

If there is enough interest or demand for a different format however then I can work on it.

a db-driven site like your first iteration could still support the "blog" format you wound up with here-

default view: X most recently posted vehicles, by timestamp
"featured" view: X most recently posted "feature/bubble/unique" cars, by timestamp

then have a search feature in a sidebar that lets people filter by whatever flags you choose to support (featured/color/transmission/etc), and that solves the issues you found in your 2nd iteration.

that way your scalability is only limited by how many cars a day you're willing to submit in that format (or you can let sellers enter their own cars, with ads submitted for your moderation before they're displayed).

just sharing thoughts- i'm between web gigs right now and my brain needs a little of this kind of exercise.

[defaultName]

found this,
why 9k?

http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/3383820530.html

It does seem to be in above average condition. :)

[defaultName]

the word "marketplace" made me think of a searchable site like AutoTrader, and not a blog like BaT/GCFS.

if you like that format, cool, but to read it i'd expect to see uniquely-modified/bubble-preserved/etc cars. throw in all the bone-stock/bolt-on&respray specials out there and i'd like to see some way to filter (distance would be a start).

I actually went through a few versions of the site before settling on this one.

The first was a classifieds site exactly like you described. An ad for each car, searchable, etc. The issue was that the site was bland and boring and not really user friendly. It was difficult to just "browse" through the new cars for that day.

The second was still a blog but I would create a separate post for each car I found rather then combining them into one post. This was good because through tagging a user could search very specifically (even right down to the colour) for the exact car they wanted. The issue was that there were so many new E30's listed each day that cars would get buried easily and you had to go through pages of posts to see them all.

I feel that this version works the best overall for a few reasons. If you visit the site daily then you can see all of the newly listed cars in one post (and maybe one feature). You can also quickly see important info about them and one picture to get an idea of how it looks. Then you can click on the ones you really like. Also if you are looking for a car in a specific state then it should only take a few seconds to skim through to see if there are any available.

Regarding uniquely-modified/bubble-preserved/etc when I do find those cars then I will likely do a feature on them.

If there is enough interest or demand for a different format however then I can work on it.

Default, is it you that's running this?

awesome effort!

Yessir! Thanks!

[Pl3wA]

found this,
why 9k?

http://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/3383820530.html

[defaultName]

So this information will be obvious? I don't see it.

If you look at any post called "The List" then you should see something similar to the attached image.

USA is at the top and Canada is towards the bottom. The line above each photo has info about the car and is also a link to more information.

[Mr. Burns]

Default, is it you that's running this?

awesome effort!

[nebulous123]

So this information will be obvious? I don't see it.

I don't know how much easier he could have made it. At the top of "The List" it says clear as day USA. Then he lists the cars with the details. Might want to get your vision checked.

[decay]

the word "marketplace" made me think of a searchable site like AutoTrader, and not a blog like BaT/GCFS.

if you like that format, cool, but to read it i'd expect to see uniquely-modified/bubble-preserved/etc cars. throw in all the bone-stock/bolt-on&respray specials out there and i'd like to see some way to filter (distance would be a start).