OK,
Test said he would start this thread but since there is a reluctance I did.
I hate dishonesty, especially when it comes to money. I don't come to a fashion forum to buy anything, I have tons of stuff I want to sell, but just cant really be bothered to list them here, ebay or anywhere for that matter,
that being said I do understand the value that is added to the forums when like minded persons can buy or sell items that there is a mutual interest in.
the real problem is, why would you bother to list an item, collect the payment for it and not deliver the goods ?, or even list an item that you dont even own? that's downright thievery, a voiloation of the buyers trust. something worthy of a damn beatdown
seems like some people are even listing items they dont even have to rip people off
We have a 100 post policy to be able to use the classifieds section and i've seen people speed to that number just to list stuff in the classifieds, just take the damn stuff to ebay or some other site that don,t have those regulations if you arent interested in other aspects of the forum.
So far some have given good ideas to others to protect themselves. Suggestions such as buying from credit cards etc.
we can all post Buyer safety/ protection measures here, so that others can be educated and protect themselves. but here are my recommendations.
Faust I think there should be more stringent measures for selling merchandise, maybe a six month membership or something, kind of drastic, but seemingly neccessary to drive away the crooks.
Maybe there should be a ban on people like blacksuit, baby etc who sold stuff on other sites and didnt deliver, if not an outright ban, at least a ban from the classifieds section.
Also, know who you are purchasing from, its good to get some level of feedback from other forum members before pulling the trigger on a purchase, its always better to miss out on a deal than to loose your money for nothing at all.
measures have to be taken to allow buyers to feel free in pulling the trigger on items without fear of losing their money............
Test said he would start this thread but since there is a reluctance I did.
I hate dishonesty, especially when it comes to money. I don't come to a fashion forum to buy anything, I have tons of stuff I want to sell, but just cant really be bothered to list them here, ebay or anywhere for that matter,
that being said I do understand the value that is added to the forums when like minded persons can buy or sell items that there is a mutual interest in.
the real problem is, why would you bother to list an item, collect the payment for it and not deliver the goods ?, or even list an item that you dont even own? that's downright thievery, a voiloation of the buyers trust. something worthy of a damn beatdown
seems like some people are even listing items they dont even have to rip people off
We have a 100 post policy to be able to use the classifieds section and i've seen people speed to that number just to list stuff in the classifieds, just take the damn stuff to ebay or some other site that don,t have those regulations if you arent interested in other aspects of the forum.
So far some have given good ideas to others to protect themselves. Suggestions such as buying from credit cards etc.
we can all post Buyer safety/ protection measures here, so that others can be educated and protect themselves. but here are my recommendations.
Faust I think there should be more stringent measures for selling merchandise, maybe a six month membership or something, kind of drastic, but seemingly neccessary to drive away the crooks.
Maybe there should be a ban on people like blacksuit, baby etc who sold stuff on other sites and didnt deliver, if not an outright ban, at least a ban from the classifieds section.
Also, know who you are purchasing from, its good to get some level of feedback from other forum members before pulling the trigger on a purchase, its always better to miss out on a deal than to loose your money for nothing at all.
measures have to be taken to allow buyers to feel free in pulling the trigger on items without fear of losing their money............
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