[sdiy] Trades?

ColinMuirDorward colindorward at gmail.com
Wed Oct 28 22:07:46 CET 2020 

+1 for a separate trading at synth-diy.org list.

I think the question is if there is a critical mass to sustain it. It seems
a little premature to know. Could we let it live here for a moment, and see
where it goes?

It's also possible to try again at muffs. I posted there once before, and
people reacted negatively to the idea. I feel like the attitude was more
like, "why trade when I can sell it for a buck". Well...fair enough! Again,
if people start chiming in with interest in a new list, I think it would be
a nice parallel to the conversations here.

-1 for marketplace at synth-diy
IMHO the inability to make financial gains directly via the SDIY community
benefits the quality of its conversations.

Just my 2cents.

Colin



On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 1:50 PM Ben Stuyts <ben at stuyts.nl> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I let this discussion go for a while to see what kind of ideas would come
> out of it. I like the idea of trading modules, but this list is not the
> correct place for it. As others have stated, it might be better to take
> this to AH or Muff’s. I would not object to a message with a link to
> interesting diy-modules for trade over there (for now).
>
> Or, if there is enough interest, I can start another list here (trading@
> or perhaps more general: marketplace at synth-diy,org). Members would have
> to subscribe separately to that list, of course. Let me know what you think.
>
> And for the record, the sporadic messages here for tempco’s fill a very
> specific niche for hard to get parts. That service is very useful to the
> list members. All correspondence following that is strictly off-list.
> Trading modules on the other hand would generate lots of to-and-fro
> messages here. It would lower the signal to noise ratio considerably.
>
> Thanks,
> Ben (moderator)
>
>
> On 28 Oct 2020, at 21:20, Phillip Gallo <philgallo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well things change i guess.
> The list had a norm, maybe a gentlemen's agreement which i believe was the
> result of exposure to the horrid exchanges and capricious moderation that
> too often occurred on the Analog Heaven (not Analog Haven) List.
>
> It set the standard for how the SDIY list was not going to be.
>
> The folks on this list seem generally considerate and the degree of
> information exchanged is still a benchmark for how folks can interchange
> ideas and efforts.
> Once the trading starts what are the chances it won't overtake the list.
> Hard to know.   A companion sub-list for trading would probably be a better
> idea from my POV.
>
> regards,
> p
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 1:04 PM ColinMuirDorward <colindorward at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Just to be clear, Ian, you are only speaking about sales, correct? I
>> assume there is no opposition to trades.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 12:01 PM Quincas Moreira <quincas at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I didn't know that Ian, sorry. Just out of curiosity, why is selling
>>> discouraged? I've seen posts for Tempcos before, and the AH list has for
>>> sale posts regularly...
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 12:48 PM Ian Fritz <ijfritz at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Absolutely not! It's always been a rule here to forbid comnmercial
>>>> traffic. Let's keep it that way. There's a good subforum at Muff's for
>>>> buy/sell/trade.
>>>>
>>>> Ian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/28/2020 11:58 AM, Quincas Moreira wrote:
>>>> > Hey all, great initiative! I would include sales too, as well as
>>>> trades,
>>>> > in case somebody wants something and has nothing to give in return.
>>>> > I have quite a few modules available myself, as not everything I
>>>> build
>>>> > for my channel I actually end up using. I'll make a list and photos
>>>> > soon. Yeah, photos everyone! An abstract description is good but
>>>> seeing
>>>> > the thing is helpful as well.
>>>> > Cheers!
>>>> >
>>>> > On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 7:25 AM Jacob Watters <jacobwatters at gmail.com
>>>> > <mailto:jacobwatters at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >     This is a great idea. I have a bunch of prototypes of a filter at
>>>> >     various stages. They all have minor little issues that will be
>>>> >     worked out in the final version, but they work well despite the
>>>> >     issues. For example, I made up ten versions of the filter with two
>>>> >     different types of resonance that can be switched with a toggle
>>>> (one
>>>> >     has clipping diodes and some other stuff in the feedback path that
>>>> >     changes the characteristics of the resonance). The range is off on
>>>> >     the one type of resonance (self oscillates at 9 o'clock). It works
>>>> >     perfectly fine with the one resonance type, and the other works
>>>> too,
>>>> >     but the range on the pot is limited.
>>>> >
>>>> >     I don't know what I will do with all of these. I will keep at
>>>> least
>>>> >     one, but that is 9 others that will just sit on a shelf. I can't
>>>> >     really sell them when they don't work the way I intended.
>>>> >
>>>> >     I would be open to trading for other people's DIY extras or buggy
>>>> >     prototypes.
>>>> >
>>>> >     Please send a direct message if you are interested. I am also in
>>>> Canada.
>>>> >
>>>> >     *Jacob Watters*
>>>> >     JacobWatters.com <http://jacobwatters.com/>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >     On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 12:36 AM ColinMuirDorward
>>>> >     <colindorward at gmail.com <mailto:colindorward at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >         Does anybody want to trade eurorack or other self-built stuff?
>>>> >         I'm not worried about dollar value, it just seems crazy to not
>>>> >         trade these things since it's only 20% harder to build 2x as
>>>> >         many modules.
>>>> >         I'm open to ideas, offers, or explanations as to why this is a
>>>> >         bad idea!
>>>> >         I'm in Canada, but IMO, shipping worldwide isn't out of the
>>>> >         question.
>>>> >         Cheers,
>>>> >         Colin
>>>> >
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