Went back and forth several times about posting - but decided that I needed to get it off my chest.
If you are reading this I want to make several points clear about this post:
1. Look at my join date. I am not some new member joining just to rant. I have been with ODT from back in the days when it was still GeorgiaGunTrader (or whatever it was called - had a kid 15 months ago and have since lost my memory).
2. This is NOT a compliant against ODT. I visit this site several times an hour. I'm addicted. One of the best communities out there.
3. I have met some of the coolest, most down-to-earth people via this site.
With that out of the way - on to the observation. I remember in the early days when members used to post in the various classified sections with trade interests that said "no crossbows, black powder, or nazi memorabilia". Beyond that we used to PM each other and gauge interest with different trade ideas. I have gone through my share of guns, and many of the trades that I executed were for guns that I hadn't even considered; still own some of those guns today.
I have recently observed that this site is slowly transitioning from theoutdoorsTRADER to theoutdoorsSELLER. I am not going to get into the whole issue of people calling something with 12,000 rds down the pipe LNIB and all that. For me part of the excitement and experience was getting a PM and not knowing what potential exciting trade offer you'd see. Now I (jokingly) fear for my life to even offer a trade on some posts.
Anyways - just my observation, your mileage may vary.
If you are reading this I want to make several points clear about this post:
1. Look at my join date. I am not some new member joining just to rant. I have been with ODT from back in the days when it was still GeorgiaGunTrader (or whatever it was called - had a kid 15 months ago and have since lost my memory).
2. This is NOT a compliant against ODT. I visit this site several times an hour. I'm addicted. One of the best communities out there.
3. I have met some of the coolest, most down-to-earth people via this site.
With that out of the way - on to the observation. I remember in the early days when members used to post in the various classified sections with trade interests that said "no crossbows, black powder, or nazi memorabilia". Beyond that we used to PM each other and gauge interest with different trade ideas. I have gone through my share of guns, and many of the trades that I executed were for guns that I hadn't even considered; still own some of those guns today.
I have recently observed that this site is slowly transitioning from theoutdoorsTRADER to theoutdoorsSELLER. I am not going to get into the whole issue of people calling something with 12,000 rds down the pipe LNIB and all that. For me part of the excitement and experience was getting a PM and not knowing what potential exciting trade offer you'd see. Now I (jokingly) fear for my life to even offer a trade on some posts.
Anyways - just my observation, your mileage may vary.
If you are cash low, SELL what you'd otherwise trade. You'll have many more interested parties. 
