E30 Marketplace

[defaultName]

Another idea:

why not keep an archive of sold E30s, and (if you can get them), the prices they sold for? This will be easy for ebay cars, impossible for CL cars, and possible for r3v cars. That way, the site can begin to map the value of E30s over time, which will be a very interesting statistic to look at.

Also, it is quite ambitious that you are going to troll CL to add the cars to your site. many E30s are added (and deleted) off CL every day, I can't see how you could possibly keep up.

Excellent idea.

Plus you never know - the CL buyer might make his way here and be willing to disclose the purchase price.

I am planning on doing that but I'm just working out the details on how to do it. It likely wouldn't be an archive but maybe a graph of some kind. People are often hesitant to disclose how much they sold a car for so I may just track asking prices because they somewhat (emphasis on the somewhat) reflect a cars value.

I updated my original post regarding the issues I'm having with Craigslist and I haven't come up with a solution yet. I could include a link to nation wide Craigslist results of cars posted within the last 24 hours which could then be filtered further to a smaller area by whoever clicks on it.

I actually stumbled across your site recently, definitely liked that I could find strictly e30's for sale. I like it alot! Maybe add a filter of some sort for regions and whatnot?

I would only be able to add a way to filter by area if I separate each car into a different post.

I like it. It would be nicer to be able to view/search all ads in one place instead of scrolling and clicking different posts. (Just as lazy as any other person on the computer)

And you missed my FS ad somehow. :(

Your car was actually posted before I started the site but if it's still for sale then I can add it to tomorrows list.

The site is set up currently so if a user visits everyday they only have to view one post and they will know about every E30 that was listed for sale that day. If you visit every few days or once a week then you would have to view a few different posts to see all of the cars listed since you last visited the site. I guess I made the assumption that most people check blogs daily so it wouldn't be an inconvenience.

What if I changed the main page to show the full post rather then a summary? So for example when you visit the site you will see "The List" for that day. And without having to click on it you could just scroll down and view all of the cars. Then when you reach the end "The List" from the previous day will be right below it so you could just continue to scroll. That might be a better option. If you actually view the site on a cell phone that is how it is set up so have a look and see if that is better.

Thanks for the feedback!

[defaultName]

What if I changed the main page to show the full post rather then a summary? So for example when you visit the site you will see "The List" for that day. And without having to click on it you could just scroll down and view all of the cars. Then when you reach the end "The List" from the previous day will be right below it so you could just continue to scroll. That might be a better option. If you actually view the site on a cell phone that is how it is set up so have a look and see if that is better.

Ok so I changed the site to do what I mentioned above. It seems to have caused a few issues but I'll fix them if the site stays this way.

Have a look and let me know if this improves things a little or not and I can change it back.

[Albuquerque30]

Yeah, the car's still for sale. I really like the idea as it'll help when I get back into an e30 down the road.

[defaultName]

The updated format is still up for today. Please have a look and let me know if this is a better or easier way to view the site.

I changed the format quickly so there are a few issues with the way it looks but they will be fixed if it stays this way.

Thanks!

[golde30]

Are you archiving all the sale ads? Would make a great resource for insurance claims, being as how many of us have $30K+ into these cars with a KBB value of $3K.

[illiano]

Great website/idea!

I realize it's in the early stages, and i mean this in the most constructive way, but maybe you could model your website off of http://www.mcoupebuyersguide.com

It's a lot more user-friendly, and you can then track e30 price trends and list them per mileage/region/condition etc.

[RawToast]

Amazing idea & site!

[mikeedler]

nice. very interesting to see what the crs are going for.

[defaultName]

Amazing idea & site!

nice. very interesting to see what the crs are going for.

Thanks!

Are you archiving all the sale ads? Would make a great resource for insurance claims, being as how many of us have $30K+ into these cars with a KBB value of $3K.

Every car listed will remain on the site and not be deleted. I am working on a way to make it easier for someone to search through old posts at the moment.

Great website/idea!

I realize it's in the early stages, and i mean this in the most constructive way, but maybe you could model your website off of http://www.mcoupebuyersguide.com

It's a lot more user-friendly, and you can then track e30 price trends and list them per mileage/region/condition etc.

I do like the way that site is set up and I could set mine up in a similar way. However the problem is that it takes much more time to list each car individually then it does to list them in one post.

It may not seem like a big deal but my site is updated every day as opposed to once a week. Also on that site there seems to be about 8 cars posted each week and some of them are repeats. On my site I list about 30 new E30's each day.

I do want to have each car separated, but I need to figure out a way that I can do it that would be both easy for a user to view them, and efficient time wise for me to list them.

Until I find that solution the best way to use my site is to check "The List" daily and that will allow you to see all newly listed cars for that day. You'll be up to date on what's available and then you can look further into any cars that you are interested in.

Thanks for the feedback I do appreciate it!

[bimma360]

Add the following code to your header:

<meta name="viewport" content="width=1020" />

You should be able to do this right from your dashboard under your theme settings, but if not you'll need to find your header php file and just plug it in from the back end. You can change the "width" to whatever you like, but 1020 will do the trick. Regular computer browsers will ignore that script, but what it allows is for your page to be displayed correctly on an ipad and iphone (although I see you are running a mobile script for displaying on an iphone).

To orginize your posts a little more you can try the following:

Instead of creating new posts, you can create different pages for different regions and then link each page on your menu at the top. When you want to add a new "list" or "post," simply edit the regional page you want and within post your new list at the top.

This shouldn't be too much different then what you are doing now, except now you have to take one extra step and add your list(s) to the correct regional pages.

I hope that makes sense. I know you are trying to avoid having to post each car individually, so hopefully this isnt too bad for ya.

[defaultName]

I wanted to give everyone a small update about the site.

Currently there is a submission form on the 'Information' page where someone can submit an E30 they have for sale. Up until now when I received submissions I would add those cars to 'The List'.

What I am now going to be doing is giving any car that is submitted its own individual post. I will also be moving the submission form to a separate page where it should be easier to find.

These aren't huge changes but they are the first of a few changes that I will be making over the next few weeks that I feel are needed to improve the site.

Thanks again for all of the support and suggestions!

[Pantless Spency]

just checked out your website and i like it! great idea man.

[defaultName]

I have a small update regarding the site.

As of today I am doing a separate post per car. This means there will not be a daily list anymore.

When you visit the site, you will see that each car has a picture and a description (year, model, body style, location, and price). To see the original ad for the car, just click on the picture or description and click on "View Original Ad".

Searching will now only bring up single post cars and not lists.

Finally, when I find an ad that does not have a picture then those posts will have the site logo as a picture. You can still click on it to view the original ad.

Have a look and let me know what you think!

[Farbin Kaiber]

I like. My issue before was looking through whole posts to see regions. I like this better now.

[SubDad]

:up: Great Site. Thank you very much!

I've been surfing for BC cars without finding any. On your site you have 4 in the top row. You might have made my spring expensive.