Arcade related website project - Community Feedback Needed

[forty4420]

The project is located @ www.arcadefind.com

I have been working this site for a little while now, that I hope to launch soon. It's a bit of a mix between a classifieds site as well a link directory with a little rss news feeding tossed in for fun..
The idea is that you the user can:

1. Find & sell your arcade equipment (everything from vintage stand ups to consoles).
2. List your website & or favorite websites to the link directory.
3. If you are producer of news you can also get your news posted to the site as well...
4. This is where you come in...

I need ideas..Complaints..Thoughts..Anything..   You are the type of people that will be useing the site so you will be the ones best to tell me what is missing. BTW If you site or feed is already on the site & you wanted it updated or removed just send me a pm or something... I'm very open to anyfeed back I can get so fire away.. Also be sure to submit a web link or a test ad.. I'm setting it to let ads be posted without permissions for a while to help with beta testing....


EDIT: Forgot to set it to free posting for a few....It's on now...

[forty4420]

Any ideas guys? I'm starting to think maybe the site really sucks due to the huge responce...If thats the case let me know...Tell me what you would like to see or not see..I'd like this site workout since there really isn't any/many dedicated arcade classifieds sites...Seemed like a good idea at the time anyway..

Anything?

[javeryh]

It's a good idea but may already be covered by the Buy/Sell forum over at KLOV.  You can get pretty much anything there if you look hard enough.  I do like your map feature and I'm sure there is lots you can do better than just a forum.  I don't know.  Publicity is the hardest part - for it to work you need a lot of users.  I do know that I'm already interested in your gutted Pac-Man for $50!  Too bad I have no room for it. 

[forty4420]

It's a good idea but may already be covered by the Buy/Sell forum over at KLOV.  You can get pretty much anything there if you look hard enough.  I do like your map feature and I'm sure there is lots you can do better than just a forum.  I don't know.  Publicity is the hardest part - for it to work you need a lot of users.  I do know that I'm already interested in your gutted Pac-Man for $50!  Too bad I have no room for it. 

  Yes clearly there are a few different outlets to buy & sell arcades. Most of them being site like this & as you pointed out KLOV. They are both great sites & between the two you can find just about anything arcade related.
  This is exactly why I was hoping I might have found a middle ground by not only sticking to just Full Size arcades, but adding in consoles and such as well.  I'm hoping the mix will bring users from all types of arcading.. With the right users the site could be the next craigslist for players to find games & such.. I hope to have a relationship of sorts with other related sites that might be used for traffic sharing/advertizing..
  There comes another problem...cost..Since the site clearly wont be generating an income, I will have to pay out for anything like google ad's etc.. So I'm really hoping to get some type of banner swaping program or something of the like..

[syph007]

The only comment I have is that I hate sites with black backgrounds, so I'd never go there.  Bothers my eyes, not sure if that's just me or not though.

[forty4420]

The only comment I have is that I hate sites with black backgrounds, so I'd never go there.  Bothers my eyes, not sure if that's just me or not though.

I can setup other themes & prob even allow the user to pick what they want to use...I'll keep my eye out for something I like in lite colors as well..