Ride Mag Classifieds

[greatwhite]

I've never placed an ad in the ride mag - don't even know if you can, but I have folks calling me for bike bits that I sold weeks and sometimes months ago. I believe they fill it up with ads from the junkmail where I do advertise bike bits I want to sell, but by the time Ride mag goes to press, they are way out of date.

 

How many other people have experienced this? Especially buyers who waste phone calls only to find everything they call about is sold?

[KDEE]

Happens all the time. Junk Mail Classifieds are mostly a month out of date by the time the magazine hits the shelf and 2 months out of date if you buy it at the end of the cycle.

 

The editor has been questioned before about it... the answer was not enlightening..

[greatwhite]

I think they looking to 'pad' the publication. Pity they have to waste everybodies time by doing it

[flex]

I once saw a set of wheels that was sold on Hub appear in the back of Ride Mag like a month or two later... those ads are clearly out of date and as a result I pay little attention to them when reading the mag.

[greatwhite]

Like, say a set of wheels I sold here 2 months ago, that I was called about 3 times in the last 2 days.....