Talked to some young guys yesterday who bought my powder coat machine and they told me the old timers who got the mad skills don't advertise and if they want work done they have to spend alot of time digging through forums to get answers or help. That does not work the best as they are busy trying to grow a business.
I appreciate everyone here, but if you need to get work done quickly in your home town what are you to do? I guess you could try craigs list, but I really only like to business with others I know, like and trust. I don't know any of the vendors on craigslist.
I sold quite a few things here and most of the time things go smoothly. I think that is because people know me. On craigslist there is 25 emails back and forth. 20 emails on a $100 76 cb750f frame with title. So frustrating. You have to go through that process every time.
When I sold that powdercoat machine I was a member of another forum and people know who I am. I also took lots of pictures,video, and answered questions. What I am saying is when you are on a forum like this you are part of a community and it makes things much, much easier.
I would like to create a community to help people find world class designers, fabricators, and sellers of vintage motorcycle parts either on the net or in their home town. It is just a dream of mine to travel around the country and meet lots of interesting people and to be able to write about them and promote their products and services.
