I’m the most junior mod, so this is just a regular-level opinion:
I’ve often wondered about this myself. I would love if we found an approach to non-gear sales + trade that was uniquely lines.
the shifts in the Trade category weren’t GAS-specific – there were also considerations around how a constantly regenerating scroll of FS/FT threads would appear to someone who was visiting for the first time. how it’d make them feel about joining the conversations. whether they’d even get to them.
that said, I have more tapes/books/records than I have time, but I also have only kept this stuff around because I love their contents. it’d be rad to be able to pass some along to other folks in the community, like we would if we all lived in a small town and went to shows at the VFW.
I’d love to brainstorm ways to elevate it beyond “here’s a buncha tapes I wanna offload.” should there be a required blurb with any single item that’s posted, a la Books! What are you currently reading or just finished? ? that way, someone will likely only be able to thoughtfully post a few items at a time.
to avoid the “new post for each item” approach that sometimes happens, should anyone who wants to sell start a thread for their collection, so it’s all contained? that way, these sales would have a curatorial element that feels pretty lines-y.
from a “looking for” side, I also am jazzed about the idea of being able to ask if anyone has a copy of _____ that they’d be willing to part with.
if we open this up, does ‘Trade’ still work as a catch-all? or are there folks who wouldn’t want to see any gear trades, but might want to see postings for books? maybe tags would help? is that granularity helpful? edit: tytyty @jasonw22 for pointing out that the Trade pin says one active trade post…this would be my preferred approach.
either way, I have a second copy of the Wild Card tape that could use a good home 
