Andy Stephenson Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 I just tripped over this one on the BMFA website. As from early February the new classifieds site is going live and the old site no longer available. Let's hope it's better than the one we have now because it was a real pain trying to get the picture selection to work properly or at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 I wonder if it will automatically remove ads that have SOLD on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme White Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Always found the way you clicked through pictures to be a pain. Hopfully it will have something better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 It's a faint hope, but fingers crossed they ban advertisers who think that an adequately descriptive title for a wanted ad is the single word - 'WANTED'. They are usually the same people who put 'wanted' ads in the for sale sections... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Griff Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Wanted Cox td09 RC carbs and silencers or parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilco Wingco Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Lets hope that the "conversion" to the new site is a damn site better than this one. The loss of old postings and the inability to connect existing links to information that was "lost" in the conversion is a real pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 Incidentally, the mod asked me if I wanted to correct the title of this thread but I thought no, lets leave it as it shows the appropriate amount of destain for how it it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Must be something in the air, as they say. BMFA classifieds is changing as well. BMFA Classifieds Maybe it's to create another layer of security against online fraud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Scott 2 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 26/01/2022 at 09:50, kevin b said: Must be something in the air, as they say. BMFA classifieds is changing as well. BMFA Classifieds Maybe it's to create another layer of security against online fraud. That was my first thought, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Berriman Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Well that's me out of searching for bargains I see I need to be a BMFA member to read them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Symons - BMFA Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, Keith Berriman said: Well that's me out of searching for bargains I see I need to be a BMFA member to read them No you don't you can still read the adverts. You need to be a member to post adverts and to reply using the inbuilt messaging system. If a person who posts the advert wants to provide contact details they can do in the body of the advert. Pretty much the same as it was before. Of course BMFA membership is excellent value for money so very worthwhile . ? https://bmfa.justgo.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Griff Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 You even get a free magazines ! How much is rcme these days ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Rich Griff said: You even get a free magazines ! How much is rcme these days ? That depends on if you buy it off the shelf, subscribe, or get the digital version. Here in Yorkshire we don't like to buy anything we can't touch, so subscription is the cheapest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Berriman Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Thanks for the update was I the first in see the new pages when there was nothing in there to sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Symons - BMFA Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Keith Berriman said: Thanks for the update was I the first in see the new pages when there was nothing in there to sell Could have been. There are now 26 adverts there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Just posted a “for sale” advert. It’s so much easier than the old site. Loading pictures was a simple click and choose which to post. You've done great work again Andy and everyone ! ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Yes - I've added one myself. Very easy and I suspect it may get quite busy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilco Wingco Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 25/01/2022 at 10:11, Wilco Wingco said: Lets hope that the "conversion" to the new site is a damn site better than this one. The loss of old postings and the inability to connect existing links to information that was "lost" in the conversion is a real pain. Shame I was proved right, total shambles the return to classified does not work properly, it loses the format you have chosen i.e list or grid, always returns to grid. Doesn't return to the position in the list that you left, always reverts to grid and top of list. Just like this site same problems and failings. Won't be using it to look for bargains. What happened to migrating users and passwords to the new system?. 20 year ago I migrate 4000 world wide users to a new I.T system with no problems. So much for progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Symons - BMFA Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 19 minutes ago, Wilco Wingco said: Shame I was proved right, total shambles the return to classified does not work properly, it loses the format you have chosen i.e list or grid, always returns to grid. Doesn't return to the position in the list that you left, always reverts to grid and top of list. Just like this site same problems and failings. Won't be using it to look for bargains. What happened to migrating users and passwords to the new system?. 20 year ago I migrate 4000 world wide users to a new I.T system with no problems. So much for progress. Sorry to read you are unimpressed, cannot please everyone though. Also I do not believe you have been proved right, opinions may vary though. There are a number of significant enhancements over the old system, picture uploading being one of them and the ability to renew adverts when they expire at the click of a button. Something there has been a clamour for. The site requires a default view of either grid or list view. Personally I prefer the grid view, but I'm not particularly wedded to it and it will be set based on feedback from site users. Nothing happened regarding migrating site users from the old to the new system. It was never part of the plan for a number of reasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just re-registered with the new Classifieds section, no probs, took a minute or so to complete. New site looks good and seems to be easy to navigate and to contact sellers. Don't get why some seem to think a photo of their item is unimportant and the annoying +P&P on top of the asking price. I always include P&P and if in the rare event the item can be collected personally will knock off the postage or agree a deal on the price. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison 2 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 19 hours ago, Andy Symons - BMFA said: Of course BMFA membership is excellent value for money so very worthwhile... Andy, when I offered the opinion here recently that the magazine isn't terribly good, and that I was a member chiefly for the insurance, it was pointed out to me that BMFA performs a valuable service at national level, fighting their corner on behalf of model aircraft flyers. This is a fair point, and I'm grateful. But I'd say BMFA is reasonable value - not "excellent". It would be better value without the magazine - and a reduced annual sub. On receipt of my mag copy, I flip through it when I have a moment, admire one or two pictures of models, then it's recycled. As a fairly new (returned) modeller I find almost nothing in it I want to read. I hasten to add that I hardly ever buy commercial mags like RCME! But that's because I hardly ever buy any magazines, barring The Spectator or sometimes The Economist... Shockingly expensive, and again, modelling mags have very little content relevant to my interests. Re the BMFA website, when I renew each year I find the site consistently rather weird, logging on via this strange third party - it's not the most intuitive site, somewhat clunky. rgds Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cooper Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I can view the adverts, BUT when using my Tablet, I cannot login. Using the links just gives me a white screen. Hopefully it's just a few teething problems, and will be working properly soon. There are no problems when using my main computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Symons - BMFA Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, Brian Cooper said: I can view the adverts, BUT when using my Tablet, I cannot login. Using the links just gives me a white screen. Hopefully it's just a few teething problems, and will be working properly soon. There are no problems when using my main computer. That doesn't look to be a classifieds issue. Check your email. Replied to your message. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Wilco Wingco said: it loses the format you have chosen i.e list or grid, always returns to grid. Doesn't return to the position in the list that you left, always reverts to grid and top of list I do agree that these 'missing' functions are a nuisance but the overall system is far, far better than the old one as is this forum! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RottenRow Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Wilco Wingco said: Doesn't return to the position in the list that you left, always reverts to grid and top of list. It does if you use your 'go backwards one page' (left arrow) button in your browser. Well it does with mine anyway (Firefox). Perhaps there is a technical benefit in using the 'Back to For Sale Listings' button, perhaps on different devices. The new site seems to work very well as far as I can tell. If uploading photos has been improved then that is a definite plus. It would be good to still have the location (county) on the thumbnails page as it is an easy way of skipping past larger (non-postable) sale items that are at the other end of the country. Also certain sellers can be instantly identified by their location. A small point though. Thanks Andy and BMFA for introducing the new version. If you are taking votes regarding the default viewing option, mine is for the list version. Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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