Planet 9

***DaveN007*** · #1 06-22-2009, 04:46 PM

I wanted to list it as "sold", since a member bought it, but my ad is gone.

What gives?

***Wolfie*** · #2 06-22-2009, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by DaveN007

I wanted to list it as "sold", since a member bought it, but my ad is gone.

What gives?

I've purchased 3 items from as many members in the classifieds. I've noticed that shortly thereafter the ad disappears... Just an observation.

Glad you were able to sell it!

Nitro8472 · #3 06-22-2009, 07:22 PM

Guess that's one of the new features bundled with PlanetPorsche. Mind Reading System V2.1

**bwass24** · #4 06-23-2009, 09:49 AM

After an item is marked SOLD it automatically disappears from the active listings within 24 hours.

suhkoi · #5 06-23-2009, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by bwass24

After an item is marked SOLD it automatically disappears from the active listings within 24 hours.

Dave didn't get the chance to list it as sold.

But that's okay.. "they" knew you wanted to.

**K-Man S** · #6 06-23-2009, 12:04 PM

Ads disappear for 1 of 3 reasons:

1) Item is marked as SOLD - once an item is marked as SOLD it will disappear from the active listings in about 24-36 hours depending upon the maintenance cycle.

2) Ad Expires - When ads are listed you choose a length of time to run the ad for, once that length of time passes the ad will disappear from the active listings. However, if you know the direct link to the ad you can return to the ad and edit it to re-list it for another period of time if it has not sold.

3) Ad Deleted by Admin/Moderator - Sometimes we have to delete ads because they are dupes, messed up ads, spam, whatever. When we do so, we notify the person who placed the ad. Additionally, if in a prior version of the software the ad did not have an expiration date we delete them after a period of time so as not to have a bunch of stale ads, and again we notify the person who listed the item.

I suspect that if Dave didn't mark it as Sold as in example #1, that his listing time expired as depicted in item #2.

Thanks for your support!

Oh and the Answer to Dave's question is that Dave himself deleted the ad by setting a listing time frame which had subsequently expired, meaning the system did what he asked it to do when he listed the ad.

Ah Technology...

***DaveN007*** · #7 06-23-2009, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by K-Man S

Ads disappear for 1 of 3 reasons:

1) Item is marked as SOLD - once an item is marked as SOLD it will disappear from the active listings in about 24-36 hours depending upon the maintenance cycle.

2) Ad Expires - When ads are listed you choose a length of time to run the ad for, once that length of time passes the ad will disappear from the active listings. However, if you know the direct link to the ad you can return to the ad and edit it to re-list it for another period of time if it has not sold.

3) Ad Deleted by Admin/Moderator - Sometimes we have to delete ads because they are dupes, messed up ads, spam, whatever. When we do so, we notify the person who placed the ad. Additionally, if in a prior version of the software the ad did not have an expiration date we delete them after a period of time so as not to have a bunch of stale ads, and again we notify the person who listed the item.

I suspect that if Dave didn't mark it as Sold as in example #1, that his listing time expired as depicted in item #2.

Thanks for your support!

Oh and the Answer to Dave's question is that Dave himself deleted the ad by setting a listing time frame which had subsequently expired, meaning the system did what he asked it to do when he listed the ad.

Ah Technology...

I just wanted the folks working in the classifieds department to feel good about another sale. I know that they love to ring that ship's bell when an item sells. Since Ken makes them work in the basement where the typesetters prepare forum posts, I know they could use the morale boost.

**K-Man S** · #8 06-23-2009, 02:06 PM

Shhhh or they are going to make me turn the electricity on down there again and right now they are doing just fine with those candles I had them make from leftover engine oil...

**bwass24** · #9 06-23-2009, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by K-Man S

Shhhh or they are going to make me turn the electricity on down there again and right now they are doing just fine with those candles I had them make from leftover engine oil...

HA! My secret tap into the electricity worked. We've been sitting here toiling away with Air Conditioning and you obviously haven't noticed the missing beer.