tazzracing1
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I agree with punishing the offending party, I'm new here a check the for sale section alot. The bad seller section would also be a great idea.
Doc I also would hate to see the FS section shut down as I have used it for several purchases and sales. The way I see it is it's not the admin and mods job to police the section, you guys have enough to do just keeping the board going. The only way I can see to keep it open is to put a big disclaimer sticky and warn everyone that they are on their own and S197Forum is not responsible for anything involved in the transactions. This would allow the honest members to still buy and sell but make all of us extra vigilant about the truthfulness of the sellers.
You can't keep the crooks and thieves out, it's just not possible, so to me the only choice is to either shut it down or completely disown the FS section.
On the supporting comment that seems a bit futile. Spend $10 to steal $100? Pretty profitable odds for someone so inclined.
I would hate to see anything happen to this section. I only joined this forum 3 months ago and have sold 3 items that i was not able to sell elsewhere. I only had 1 post at the time as well. They all sold very quickly and the buyers were great.
As to low ballers I don't see the problem. Just tell them no. I know i have seen parts in the past that i have made offers that are low. It's not that I am trying to screw anybody, it's that the part is usually a nice to have for me and it's not worth it to me to spend more at the time. I don't think anybody should take it personally unless the low baller is a dick. Although, I do take issue when lowballers try and use some bs logic as to why the part is only worth that.
People who buy should always know they are doing it at their own risk. It's the internet and you are counting on someone doing the right thing. It's not guaranteed.
....... we should try to enforce a post count and/or time limit. Whichever is longer. .....
Idea - post count/time limit before someone can post an ad
Comment - we just had a user that has been on the board since October 2007 with a post count of nearly 500 fuck someone. So just exactly how long should they be on the board and how high of a post count should they have before they are allowed to use the Classifieds?
Running a little behind today are ya?How about you have to have a certain amount of posts before buying or selling in the Classifieds?
Post your deals gone bad here STICKYMaybe set up a bad seller/bad buyer thread? Sometimes the iTrader doesn't tell the whole story.
The only way I can see to keep it open is to put a big disclaimer sticky and warn everyone that they are on their own and S197Forum is not responsible for anything involved in the transactions.
Maybe there should be a moderator who is assigned to just the FS section? this would allow the admins and mods to deal with other things. Just some ideas.
I agree^^ MAybe have one person assigned to just the classified's...
Now that you understand basically what happens, I ask again. What would this section moderator do to keep people from screwing someone?
So what exactly is this section moderator going to do? I don't quite think you guys understand.
Here is the "basic" scenario. User A posts a thread in the Classifieds. User B makes a deal with him. User B sends the money (however the hell he ends up doing it). User A either never replies back to User B once user B has sent the money, or User A sends something completely different than what he advertised (either wrong part, or missing parts from the package).
User B reports the transaction, gives negative iTrader feedback, and an automatic email is sent to all admins and mods. At that point... someone (usually either myself or Dave) will chase down the transaction, send a PM to the seller, and try to help mediate.
Now that you understand basically what happens, I ask again. What would this section moderator do to keep people from screwing someone?
What would this section moderator do to keep people from screwing someone?
.... and a hall of shame sticky
So what exactly is this section moderator going to do? I don't quite think you guys understand.
Here is the "basic" scenario. User A posts a thread in the Classifieds. User B makes a deal with him. User B sends the money (however the hell he ends up doing it). User A either never replies back to User B once user B has sent the money, or User A sends something completely different than what he advertised (either wrong part, or missing parts from the package).
User B reports the transaction, gives negative iTrader feedback, and an automatic email is sent to all admins and mods. At that point... someone (usually either myself or Dave) will chase down the transaction, send a PM to the seller, and try to help mediate.
Now that you understand basically what happens, I ask again. What would this section moderator do to keep people from screwing someone?
That would be just one more STICKY that people don't read