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Suggestion for buying and selling on the site

I would like to see a system based more on the way Ebay does things. When you back out on a deal on ebay you get bad feedback and eventual removal from the site.

Could we have something you click on that finalizes the deal and confirms the purchase? There could even be a make offer box and if accepted it would insert the name of the buyer.

I have noticed a growing number of people saying that they want it and then you never hear from them again or one step further and they say they will send payment and never do.

This makes it hard because it can cause you to loose other potential buyers. An ad does its best when it is brand new and you loose sales when you tell everyone the sale is pending and it falls through.

We need something that signafies a purchase. Something we can add feedback to if the person says they want it and then back out.

What do you think?
perfectimage

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perfectimage OP
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I think though we could pull it off if there was an icon to click that says I will buy this item. Once its clicked it would dissapear because the item would be sold. It would garentee the sale to the one that clicks it.

You could take it one step further like ebay and only be able to leave feedback for the people that clicked the icon and vice versa. Then it wouldnt be up to the individual to judge whether it was a transaction. This would also stop someone from inflating there own feedback.

You could of course still email with questions and maybe even have an icon that says make offer. The seller would then either accept or deny. If accepted then again the icon would dissapear.

This would also cut down on the false offers because of the repercusions of the action.

Its not a perfect system but I think with a little thought it would work.
perfectimage OP
406 posts
 
I am suprised at the unanimous opinion against this. I would think the more structure the site has the better it will be for everyone.

Audiogon is offering a unique oppertunity to let the members guide them in the lay out of this site. If you dont like this idea tell them why. You may see potential pitfalls that we dont see. If it is something specific tell us what it is and we can work on making it better for everyone.

I liked the lay out but I would change one thing. When making offers it has to be a percentage of the asking price. There should be some way to offer trades. I have received many offers to trade different equipment that I have up for sale. I like this idea and we should have a system that still allows this.
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