How about putting a non-premium advert search filter in?

[final_edition]

It would make life more easy!

[miniman]

You want to hide all the premium ads, or show ONLY premium ads?

If the former, suspect that would be a pretty poor business decision

[Silent1]

It's nuts the way it works, if they mixed in, or had a seperate 'top section' it would be better, searching for a £5-£15k car would be impossible as you'd have to go through both sets.

[final_edition]

I want to look at the most recent standard ads.
I cannot look at the standard ads without trawling through older premium/trade ads that I have already viewed.

[miniman]

final_edition said:

I cannot look at the standard ads without trawling through older premium/trade ads that I have already viewed.

Yes but the business model behind premium adverts relies on that being the case.

[Mr Will]

At the moment things are being made more difficult by the old style adverts which are still in the system.

These are being treated as premium adverts, but lack the 'premium advert' gray marker which makes them hard to distinguish from the standard adverts.

These should all have expired by the first week in august and once this has happened it should be much easier to spot where the premium adverts stop and the standard adverts start.

[Silent1]

Mr Will said:

At the moment things are being made more difficult by the old style adverts which are still in the system.

These are being treated as premium adverts, but lack the 'premium advert' gray marker which makes them hard to distinguish from the standard adverts.

These should all have expired by the first week in august and once this has happened it should be much easier to spot where the premium adverts stop and the standard adverts start.

So there's no plan to implement a 2 tier section with premium at the top in flashing lights and pauper at the bottom in a dimly lit backstreet arch?

[RacingPete]

Silent1 said:

So there's no plan to implement a 2 tier section with premium at the top in flashing lights and pauper at the bottom in a dimly lit backstreet arch?

We are monitoring the situation...

Ow, bloody splinters on this fence

[final_edition]

miniman said:

final_edition said:

I cannot look at the standard ads without trawling through older premium/trade ads that I have already viewed.

Yes but the business model behind premium adverts relies on that being the case.

I cannot understand why someone would pay for a premium advert to get more pics listed, when they could place an ad for free, using 3 photos, then email any interested purchasers further photos. Using the free advert option puts your ad into the middle of nowhere, so you might not have bothered at all.

I have recommended several people to advertise on PH as it was free. They hadn't heard of PH before and are now keen posters and visitors to the site.
Having to pay 7 pounds will undermine future visits to the site IMO.

[miniman]

final_edition said:

miniman said:

final_edition said:

I cannot look at the standard ads without trawling through older premium/trade ads that I have already viewed.

Yes but the business model behind premium adverts relies on that being the case.

I cannot understand why someone would pay for a premium advert to get more pics listed, when they could place an ad for free, using 3 photos, then email any interested purchasers further photos. Using the free advert option puts your ad into the middle of nowhere, so you might not have bothered at all.

I have recommended several people to advertise on PH as it was free. They hadn't heard of PH before and are now keen posters and visitors to the site.
Having to pay 7 pounds will undermine future visits to the site IMO.

But the £7 raises their ad above the others so in theory more people will look at it.

[Silent1]

RacingPete said:

Silent1 said:

So there's no plan to implement a 2 tier section with premium at the top in flashing lights and pauper at the bottom in a dimly lit backstreet arch?

We are monitoring the situation...

Ow, bloody splinters on this fence

You need a belt sander and a gate put it, saves all that nasty jumping from one side to the other.