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Trusted Sellers Sticky

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  • 12-01-2006 9:31pm
    #1
    J2DaC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 183 ✭✭


    I really think they should put up a thread in the FS forum that shows everyone that can be trusted as a seller. It would give people more confidence to purchasing items and would let sellers prove there name is trustworthy. This would be really easy to set up and would be well worth it. What do you think?
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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    I think people don't look at stickies as it is, let alone trawl through one to see if someones name is on it. Besides, on what criteria would such a thing be judged? FS hardly has a decent feedback system as it is.


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    J2DaC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 183 ✭✭J2DaC


    Whatcha mean trawl through the list? Ever hear of F3? Takes 2 seconds. And what feedback system has boards got? Ive never noticed it. :confused:


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    #4
    Nukem
    Registered Users Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭Nukem


    Point has been made before but the logistics of actually compiling all the info of sales would be huge - actually would love to see the stats of boards trading. Imagine its huge!


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    #5
    voxpop
    Registered Users Posts: 2,800 ✭✭✭voxpop


    who says who is trusted ? The ebay feedback system doesnt work , can boards do better ?


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    #6
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    J2DaC wrote:
    Whatcha mean trawl through the list? Ever hear of F3? Takes 2 seconds.
    I have, many haven't. Don't assume that everyone knows everything you do.

    Also, a forum thread like that would most likely run to many pages, so you would have to use the forum search function. This is something that non-regulars seem to do less that read stickies.
    J2DaC wrote:
    And what feedback system has boards got? Ive never noticed it.
    Case and point. There is no way to judge anyone, so the list would be nothing but hearsay at best.


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    #7
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Good idea in theory, just wouldn't work, not just that, but it'd be ignored largely.


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    #8
    BigCon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,836 ✭✭✭BigCon


    I just list everything I've bought/sold in my sig - people can make up their own minds after that...


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    WizZard
    Registered Users Posts: 6,762 ✭✭✭WizZard


    BigCon wrote:
    I just list everything I've bought/sold in my sig - people can make up their own minds after that...
    It only works for so long. It could get very unwieldy!

    There is a vBulletin trader ratings system addon, but it's a sitewide plugin and couldn't be confined to just the FS boards.

    Anyway, what's stopping you doing a search for that users posts/threads in the FS forums. Awkward, but it works.


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    extra_mints
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39 ✭extra_mints


    WizZard wrote:
    There is a vBulletin trader ratings system addon, but it's a sitewide plugin and couldn't be confined to just the FS boards.

    The iTrader system can be set to just the FS Boards.
    Description:
    iTrader for vB 3.5.x has evolved from Trader Ratings for vB 3.0.x which evolved from Buy/Sell/Trade User Rating System for vB 2.x. This is a rating system for when members buy / sell / trade items from each other (presumably on a FS section of your forum). It is somewhat based on the honor system since there is no automatic way to truly tell if they did engage in a transaction. iTrader came about because it was a pain to try and maintain a single thread listing good / bad traders and so far has worked out quite well.

    Features:
    Rate another member: Positive / Negative / Neutral
    Specify in each transaction: Buyer, Seller, or Trade
    Leave multiple comments about the deal
    Dates & IPs are all recorded to prevent abuse
    Specify a thread URL to the deal
    Advanced URL checking
    Display ratings over time
    Filter based on Buyer/Seller/Trade/or feedback they left for others
    Users can edit/delete ratings left for others (time based limitation)
    iTrader Admins can edit/delete anyone's ratings (just incase)
    PM notification when new rating or comment is left
    Per-usergroup permissions
    Lots of admin controllable options

    iTrader 201a.zip


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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    I'll bring that to Clouds attention. The admins are all a bit tied up right now, Regi is doing college and work, ecks as exams coming up and is studying, Cloud is sick, I'm moving house and god only know where Vex is. But I do agree and we are keen aware that we have a problem with FS in terms of its growth and sustainability. Its an area we want to explore further this year, in fact I think its more or less THE area we want to explore further this year. Its all a question of time...

    DeV.


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    steveland?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,842 ✭✭✭steveland?


    HavoK wrote:
    Good idea in theory, just wouldn't work, not just that, but it'd be ignored largely.
    Well how about a distrusted sellers sticky... if someone is stung they report it to the mods and they add it to the sticky...

    If someone ignores it then they have no comeback if they're stung by a dodgy dealer

    It'd work as a kind of temporary solution until a better system is put in place


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