Genuine Sellers List?

[Shady Pioneer]

Personally I think we need something. The idea of a certain amount of posts would be good.

[Mikester]

You should not be able to post in the classifieds till you have say 200 posts, therefor you would be commited.

Or maybe until you have been a member for so many days/months.

I duno, ideas.

they're trying that idea over on ukmkivs and it seems to be hit and miss

need 50 posts before you can VIEW them

think its 100 before you can place your ad up 

Viewing should be at 0 posts, as everyone can send money to a trusted member to buy really.

[MowatGTI]

Its a lot easier for a dodgy seller to shut up shop and run after they have been named and shamed. Then create another account.

Would it be better if a user had some sort of counter next to their name for selling items that the buyer is happy with.

Sort of like feedback?  But then, I suppose everyone is going to have to start off at 0.  So buyers might be reluctant to buy, so sellers might find it hard.


Not really explained myself well.

[Mikester]

I think ZSOC has some sort of itrader point system or something.

[Wayne]

The Vectra owners club have a rule where you have to be a member for more than 30 days plus 100 posts before you can seel an item they also have a trader feedback system.

I buy and sell and always supply my details and phone number if needed or asked for.

The only thing I would add is that a lot of people myself included have full time jobs so we might not be able to post straight away, I aim to post within 2 days of receiving cleared or paypal funds.

[topher]

No matter what measures we put in place, someone somewhere with enough determination will get around them. One of the chaps on here people are having trouble with has been registered for ages and has something like 200 posts. People get done over on ebay all the time by people with lots of feedback.

Just take care when buying stuff. It's all too easy just to paypal someone some dollah these days without getting proper contact info first.

[Diamond Hell]

Just hold a witch-hunt whenever someone's not happy, that's what I say.

SalemGTI.co.uk anyone?

[Ben Lessani]

Your being hunted DH 

[JC]

  when isnt he, 

[jv]

Need to put these things in perspective. The volume of successful trade done on here must be crazy. Buyer beware, check out who you are buying from etc etc. As toph says, whatever rules would be got around and in a way users would have perhaps excessive confidence in a seller if the requirements of posting sales on here was high.

I still think about spinning off the classifieds section into something else entirely that does have feedback ratings a-la ebay. Then I think what an utter waste of time as I would spend all day dealing with emails about 'bad sales'.