New Airsoft sales website

[Woosty]

Hi all, please have a look at my new website when you have a minute and please offer any ideas or tell me about any problems!

 

https://www.airsoftexchange.net

 

This is (afaik) the only auction style Airsoft site for the UK but you can also buy and sell as normal without using the auction feature.

 

The big different to the famous online auction site is that you won’t get sniped (pun intended) at the last minute as if a bid is placed within the last 30s, the timer will add on another 2mins so everyone should get a fair price and chance.

 

Please contact me via the site with any ideas for improvements you would like to see.

Social media releases coming soon as well.

 

Please share with as many people as you can as that is the only way that the site will gain traction 

 

Thanks all and I hope you have a good weekend of airsofting planned!

[johnnyj]

UKARA Compliance

Comprehensive UKARA verification system for both buyers and sellers. We ensure full legal compliance for RIF transactions while keeping two-tone replicas accessible to all users 18+.

 

bug of mine I use PASS and have done since we needed a defence.. 

I get using the shop system helps you but will put a lot of players with legal defence that's not UKARA. 

[Tommikka]

7 hours ago, Woosty said:

 

 

 

This is (afaik) the only auction style Airsoft site for the UK but you can also buy and sell as normal without using the auction feature.

 

 

You don’t appear to have conducted much research bearing in mind a site exists under airsoftauction.co.uk

[Tackle]

8 hours ago, Woosty said:

The big different to the famous online auction site is that you won’t get sniped (pun intended) at the last minute as if a bid is placed within the last 30s, the timer will add on another 2mins so everyone should get a fair price and chance.

Isn't that the whole point of auctions, you bid what you're prepared to pay & if you get pipped at the post, 'ces la vie.

The system you're implementing surely means that the end of the auction continually extends ?, that's going to get boring very quickly & the only beneficiary would be the seller.

That's the problem with the internet, every wannabe whizz kid wants to reinvent the wheel.

I think I'll pass👎

[Anonymoose]

8 hours ago, Woosty said:

The big different to the famous online auction site is that you won’t get sniped (pun intended) at the last minute as if a bid is placed within the last 30s, the timer will add on another 2mins so everyone should get a fair price and chance.

 

On sites like eBay the highest bidder always wins. Regardless of when the bid is entered the highest bidder will win. Your idea is largely pointless.

[Enid_Puceflange]

It’s how a lot of the police auction sites operate 

(johnpye) etc

Its not a new idea, but certainly a pain in the ass if you are buying as Tackle mentioned, it just drags out the agony

[Lyndication]

9 hours ago, Tackle said:

Isn't that the whole point of auctions, you bid what you're prepared to pay & if you get pipped at the post, 'ces la vie.

The system you're implementing surely means that the end of the auction continually extends ?, that's going to get boring very quickly & the only beneficiary would be the seller.

That's the problem with the internet, every wannabe whizz kid wants to reinvent the wheel.

I think I'll pass👎

 

Guessing the idea is to emulate real auctions, which go on as long as there's two or more people bidding on the lot. 

 

That said, yeah eBay covers that by auto bidding for you and allowing you to set an upper limit. Getting sniped just doesn't really happen unless the price exceeds your upper limit anyway. 

 

But then, can't sell RIFs on eBay, so maybe there's a niche there.