henward Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 ok, been browsing trademe and figured out, peoples view of 'huge tank' or 'very large tank' is somewhat skewed! i figured, to avoid all issues, i recommended to trademe to categorise tanks to LITRES ranges. eg: 100 to 200 200 to 300 etc. anyways, if enough people submit that suggestion, it will happen:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Good idea. I get really annoyed at people labeling tanks MASSIVE or HUGE when they're like 50L... :digH: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfishybuisness Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Good idea. I get really annoyed at people labeling tanks MASSIVE or HUGE when they're like 50L... :digH: Exactly my view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 I can see a major flaw in this plan, it will make finding a new big tank too easy. :cofn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 great, so lets do it everyone! i suggested they jsut sent me a thanks for suggesting response, but i think if more people do it, its practical too! i am sick and tired of looking for 'massive tanks' and its not ll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwan Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 I see your point, but then you'll get all the people that will guestimate as they won't know how to work out litreage. Should thin a lot of those 'massive' tanks out though, good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 I've seen some really massive tanks listed but then it turns out the seller has mixed their mm with cms :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellymeat Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 i was just thinking they could do it on the length. It annoys me to what peoples views o a huge or large tank is. To me a huge tank is like over 800 ltr And a large is over 300 ltr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 yeah, but it will narrow down at least, even if you account that 50% of the population is stupid, its still a better hit rate:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 yeah, but it will narrow down at least, even if you account that 50% of the population is stupid, its still a better hit rate:D I think you need an IQ higher than 100 to provide the volume of a tank unless you've keep the wrapping. And the number of people who advertise their tanks with no measurements ( can't find ruler ), or pictures ( sorry, camera is broken ) ... and those that can't measure the glass thickness ... It would be best TM had a template for tanks as they do for houses; that's what I would push for. And the volume appears in the advert title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 good idea, i've been wishing they did that :thup: was browsing a few weeks before I managed to find the right one the other day, and i've still got a watchlist full. Two have identical 'large tank' titles, but one is 900L and one is 160L lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 That would take all the fun out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 there is nothing fun trollng through crud on TM! lol i want it? i wanna get it... NOW! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 great idea, i have suggested it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Maybe they should sort the fish out into sizes also, would put a stop to "massive oscar" when its only a juvenile. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karina Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 ok, been browsing trademe and figured out, peoples view of 'huge tank' or 'very large tank' is somewhat skewed! i figured, to avoid all issues, i recommended to trademe to categorise tanks to LITRES ranges. eg: 100 to 200 200 to 300 etc. anyways, if enough people submit that suggestion, it will happen:D I was just thinking of this too a couple of nights ago. Even if you search for large you still get the 90 x 30 x 30's :roll: Don't have all night to sift out the crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 Unfortunately trademe just doesn't care. They've worked themselves into a situation where they are a household name, and there are pretty much no competitors so they can be as incompetent as possible with practically no repercussions. What are people going to do? Move to sella? Good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 It's not good business if they do not respond to customer feedback. I'm sure adding a few more categories isn't a big deal of work. And To be honest I've had quite good experiences with TradeMe customer support :thup: Plus it is getting to the stage of, if they can find it, they can buy it, therefore more income. But if they can't find it, they cant buy it and less in comparison income. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 they responded to me, will be interesting to see if any changes are made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 It's not good business if they do not respond to customer feedback. Sure it is, if you are a monopoly. Just look at telecom. The government had to step in and regulate them. Sure trademe isn't on the same level but the same rules apply. they responded to me, will be interesting to see if any changes are made. Indeed will be watching this one :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Generally people that have no serious fish keep addiction will list their tanks as "huge" or "very large" when in reality they are only 100- 150L It makes me laugh when you see people advertising "huge tanks" they put no measurements in the auction, and you can tell its more like a 30L at most. On the other hand fish freaks like ourselves stand out like a sore thumb on TM :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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