With the recent upgrades the forum has gone through, we have added a variety of Topic Prefixes which the vast majority of members (new and old) do not seem to be aware of. If you can take the time to familiarize yourself with them, there will be benefits for all members.
There is no longer a need to leave all Classifieds postings simple as "Wanted" or "For Sale" and to add a lengthy description in the Topic Title, they now have different classifications. For the most part, all For Sale and Wanted sections have the same selection, there are some areas that may be missing one or 2, the main difference is the wording of "FOR SALE - xxxx" versus "WANTED - xxxx".
The WANTED section Prefixes for the time being are a feature only available to Premium members.
When posting your thread, there is a drop-down menu with all the Prefixes for that specific section. I was unable to get the entire list of all Prefixes available for each section to show in one window pane, please read further down the list the next time you create a thread, as there are more to choose from. The appearance of the drop-down menus has changed since the recent forum software upgrades, but the selections remain the same.
As an example, you would not have to spell it out like the old way
Prefix: "FOR SALE" Topic Title: "MX7000 halogen lightbar" as it would be redundant.
If you chose the Prefix "FOR SALE - Lightbar", you could make the Topic Title "Code 3 MX7000".
Clicking on the Prefix will search/sort ALL threads with that same prefix, in ALL of the Classifieds sections.
Don't forget that when you sell items, to create a final posting in your thread stating it was sold/traded, and to whom. Afterwards, you can change your Topic Prefix to "SOLD" (or a Wanted thread to "FOUND"), and lock it.
For Sale/Trade: Warning Equipment
For Sale/Trade: Non-Warning
For Sale/Trade: Vintage
For Sale: Other/Off-Site
There were also 2 sections added, For Sale: Parts & Wanted: Parts. Please browse through the section description to see what items belong in there, versus the other Classifieds sections.
For Sale/Trade: Parts
If anyone has any Technical Issues with the new format, you can
The new rules for the Classifieds sections are linked here below:
Any other issues, concerns, or assistance required, please utilize our
Some more links for newer members as well:
ELB Site Rules
There is no longer a need to leave all Classifieds postings simple as "Wanted" or "For Sale" and to add a lengthy description in the Topic Title, they now have different classifications. For the most part, all For Sale and Wanted sections have the same selection, there are some areas that may be missing one or 2, the main difference is the wording of "FOR SALE - xxxx" versus "WANTED - xxxx".
The WANTED section Prefixes for the time being are a feature only available to Premium members.
When posting your thread, there is a drop-down menu with all the Prefixes for that specific section. I was unable to get the entire list of all Prefixes available for each section to show in one window pane, please read further down the list the next time you create a thread, as there are more to choose from. The appearance of the drop-down menus has changed since the recent forum software upgrades, but the selections remain the same.
As an example, you would not have to spell it out like the old way
Prefix: "FOR SALE" Topic Title: "MX7000 halogen lightbar" as it would be redundant.
If you chose the Prefix "FOR SALE - Lightbar", you could make the Topic Title "Code 3 MX7000".
Clicking on the Prefix will search/sort ALL threads with that same prefix, in ALL of the Classifieds sections.
Don't forget that when you sell items, to create a final posting in your thread stating it was sold/traded, and to whom. Afterwards, you can change your Topic Prefix to "SOLD" (or a Wanted thread to "FOUND"), and lock it.
For Sale/Trade: Warning Equipment
For Sale/Trade: Non-Warning
For Sale/Trade: Vintage
For Sale: Other/Off-Site
There were also 2 sections added, For Sale: Parts & Wanted: Parts. Please browse through the section description to see what items belong in there, versus the other Classifieds sections.
For Sale/Trade: Parts
If anyone has any Technical Issues with the new format, you can
The new rules for the Classifieds sections are linked here below:
Any other issues, concerns, or assistance required, please utilize our
Some more links for newer members as well:
ELB Site Rules
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