On the need for buyer/seller feedback

[rkittine]

It is great to have a thread like this, but I have found some to get cumbersome as more and more posts are added and you need to scroll through a long list looking for a seller or buyer's name to be listed.

On www.AccurateShooter.com there is a TRADE HISTORY attached to every user name so it is very easy to click on a users trade history and see all the input prior to doing a deal with that member.

Bob

[BehindBlueI's]

It is great to have a thread like this, but I have found some to get cumbersome as more and more posts are added and you need to scroll through a long list looking for a seller or buyer's name to be listed.

On www.AccurateShooter.com there is a TRADE HISTORY attached to every user name so it is very easy to click on a users trade history and see all the input prior to doing a deal with that member.

Bob

This thread is a week shy of 2 years old and is at 5 pages. I suspect we'll be fine.

[rkittine]

I guess that could mean that there are not a lot of good buyer / sellers here, there aren't many things bought or sold or people aren't bothering :o

In any case many sites do not have anything. So this is a great addition.

Bob

[blues]

I guess that could mean that there are not a lot of good buyer / sellers here, there aren't many things bought or sold or people aren't bothering :o

In any case many sites do not have anything. So this is a great addition.

Bob

Au contraire, we have a lot of great people here which is why we don't have the issues found on many other sites.

On bladeforums.com, where I've modded for over 20 years, they have trade reputation info below one's avatar. And while most folks are completely aboveboard, in a community that large there are bound to be some miscreants.

It's a rare thing to hear a negative word around these parts, and it's got a very personal culture...as opposed to one driven by automation.

[BehindBlueI's]

I went ahead and made this it's own thread.

PF is a smaller site, mostly by design, and you have to be a paid site supporter to list things for sale. Because of that we have a much lower "trade volume" then big sites and you're more likely to be dealing with a known person vs a stranger. As such, a trader feedback system is probably overkill, even if the software here would support it. Which I don't know if it will or not.

[rkittine]

I hope no one thought that I was being negative. I think that having some kind of seller / buyer rating is great.

Bob

[LittleLebowski]

I hope no one thought that I was being negative. I think that having some kind of seller / buyer rating is great.

Bob

We got your point, thanks. Try being here more than a day or two, and maybe you'll see what we're saying about the community.

[Casual Friday]

It is great to have a thread like this, but I have found some to get cumbersome as more and more posts are added and you need to scroll through a long list looking for a seller or buyer's name to be listed.

On www.AccurateShooter.com there is a TRADE HISTORY attached to every user name so it is very easy to click on a users trade history and see all the input prior to doing a deal with that member.

Bob

If www.accurateshooter.com is Manhattan, www.pistol-forum.com is Mayberry.

[Cookie Monster]

I don’t know many forums but I think few to none have a section called Karma that is just folks giving stuff to each other.

[Darth_Uno]

Doesn’t really work unless everybody does it.

On another (non-gun) forum I was on, they had a B/S/T Karma count, but I only got tagged for about 1/3 of my deals. That was a common complaint, that nobody used it as intended.

It was still all 100% positive, but only showed a fraction of my dealings.


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[blues]

Doesn’t really work unless everybody does it.

On another (non-gun) forum I was on, they had a B/S/T Karma count, but I only got tagged for about 1/3 of my deals. That was a common complaint, that nobody used it as intended.

It was still all 100% positive, but only showed a fraction of my dealings.


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Same on bladeforums. Sometimes the transactions weren't recorded by buyer or seller. Other times they were arranged via private message. I sold a couple of Bose knives that way, and it was strictly between me and the purchaser.

[Totem Polar]

I don’t know many forums but I think few to none have a section called Karma that is just folks giving stuff to each other.

I’m gonna go with this.

Plus, all the stuff that gets passed around without ever getting posted.

[Lester Polfus]

I don't think we need it, and if we do, it'll be time for me to peace out and move on.

I opened an account her just about 7 years ago, and it continues to amaze me this place seems to stay in the geek stage. (https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths)

Mods here are the shit.

[Cookie Monster]

I’m gonna go with this.

Plus, all the stuff that gets passed around without ever getting posted.

You need that 20lb ruck plate?

[JSGlock34]

I opened an account her just about 7 years ago, and it continues to amaze me this place seems to stay in the geek stage. (https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths)

Thanks for that article - I'm going to pass that around.

[Totem Polar]

You need that 20lb ruck plate?

Let me know next time y’all are headed this way. Sushi’s on me.

[orionz06]

Been there, done that, and been involved with someone scamming someone else outta $2500. I was the buyer of a scammed product. PayPal, police, and the forum all got involved. All parties had positive feedback until then. While I love the idea, and it works better for eBay and forums that are massive, it's not flawless and your very first sale might be the one where someone decides to play games. You're not better or worse off, so scrap all the extra work.