New and Enhanced

[Blocker]

I've got a couple ideas floating around to add to our site here, but most of all I would like to hear from you (all of you) on what you would like to see on our website and forums?

Just to get the idea juices flowing, would you like to have more articles? Maybe a listing of restoration and parts suppliers? Would you like to be able to customize your own forum colours instead of the orange, do you want to choose your own colour layout?

Have you seen stuff on other websites or forums that you think we could do better here.

Should we have an online trading store or anything else that is useful and also a bit of fun. We have a great core of people here, and I would love to see many many more being regular members.

Once we get some ideas, I'll have a look over them and see what I can do.

[jennie285]

Sounds great all of the above.....on line trading between each other do you mean?

Thanks for setting all this up BTW....

[Blocker]

....on line trading between each other do you mean?

Whatever you can think of. But initially yes, maybe a forum section where all selling trading is done with other members... when sales are good (or bad) reputation can be given (or taken away).

Up to you what your imagination can come up with

[mook]

i would love to have a medium to be able to sell on mysandman and maybe to extend further than mysandman.. don't know how though. Ebay fees are way to high and i would much rather sell to someone that isn't a pain in the bum.

Also Mysandman on I Phone would be awesome! then ill buy an i phone. lol

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I'll Start Jennie
I will swap a GTS Dash yellow needle and WORKING clock for a nice GTS Steering wheel.

[jennie285]

I would love that but I don't have a steering wheel, we need both ours :lol:

We should however have a sh..tload of extra stuff left over from vans shortly though...

[Robbo]

Yeah, buy & sell is a great idea, as has been mentioned. Then you would not have to be concerned about being screwed on e bay, as mook said.

[Blocker]

You guys know there is a buy sell section on the forums, and many use it.
What can we 'do' to make it different and better?

Remember eBay has 1,000 software engineers designing their website - mySandman still hasn't paid the fees to the last guy. :Texas:

Be specific and get your brain juices flowing, how can this site best server the Sandman community (other than updating and correcting errors on our website).

[jennie285]

i would love to have a medium to be able to sell on mysandman and maybe to extend further than mysandman.. don't know how though. Ebay fees are way to high and i would much rather sell to someone that isn't a pain in the bum.

Also Mysandman on I Phone would be awesome! then ill buy an i phone. lol

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I'll Start Jennie
I will swap a GTS Dash yellow needle and WORKING clock for a nice GTS Steering wheel.

We are now in the possession of a pretty good sandman (GTS) steering wheel, it is a HX so if you still are intrested in the dash swap thing, for hit let us know.....

[GNW1974]

I've got a couple ideas floating around to add to our site here, but most of all I would like to hear from you (all of you) on what you would like to see on our website and forums?

Just to get the idea juices flowing, would you like to have more articles? Maybe a listing of restoration and parts suppliers? Would you like to be able to customize your own forum colours instead of the orange, do you want to choose your own colour layout?

Have you seen stuff on other websites or forums that you think we could do better here.

Should we have an online trading store or anything else that is useful and also a bit of fun. We have a great core of people here, and I would love to see many many more being regular members.

Once we get some ideas, I'll have a look over them and see what I can do.

I would really find a database of suppliers really helpful as I am new to the restoration business. I did start up a spreadsheet of bits and pieces but it is hard to know what is value, etc from websites. Then a rating system would be helpful for each supplier as this would weed out the opportunists and poor quality suppliers and less likley to be ripped off or spend too much by being ingnorant to the fact. Quality suppliers would never need to worry as their reuptation would speak for itself anyway. It would also encourage manufacturers to improve quality as I see many comments on this forum about quality issues and their sales would drop if they have adverse comments as true restorers will always gravitate to the best for their car.

I also see many members saying I've got this or that available, maybe again a central register could be valuable, putting it out there what is lying around unused and of value to other restorers.

Then to really put it on the map only make this information available to regisstered members and for a small fee to cover development costs etc. I personally would be more than happy to pay for a quality service that helps speed up the restoration process.

[Blocker]

*New Update*

The forum has been upgraded with a fancy schmancie editor!

You'll notice a new row of icons when you post a message - I wont detail them here for you, I'll let you work it all out, but one thing some oldies will like! The editor now Autosaves every 60 seconds.
I'd also encourage you to use the 'Rate This Thread' option at the bottom of a thread - it helps people fins good stuff on here :weights: