So What Do YOU Suggest I Do?

[67rstbkt]

well..the fact that people would have to provide this info would probably weed out the scammers from the real deals. 90% of the sellers on here are legit, so you would just be dealing with the other 10%. If theres an issue, than the person being ripped off could call on you for that info, if and when all other attempts have failed, and then that person could deal with it themselves. The privacy issues go out the window when somebody is getting ripped off...right? True, paypal is a definite deterent to fraud, but it isnt fool proof. There are some people dont use it or dont like to use it, which to me, should be a red flag itself....Ive bought several things on here and had almost zero issues...positive feedback is the best motivator and insurance for those who want to buy/sell on here...imo

bill, like you said, positive feedback is the best motivator. My thoughts on this are that if you are willing to take the risk buying from a questionable source, that should be on you. There is no fool-proof method here and asking GP403 to take that responsibility is not going to change anything other than make this harder than it needs to be. If you're not comfortable with the transaction or are suspicious, walk away from the deal.

As for the rest of the stuff, I say just enforce the rules we have now. If someone gets out of line, they get a warning, then a vacation. It's really only a handful of people that instigate around here anyways.

 

[bill]

well..the fact that people would have to provide this info would probably weed out the scammers from the real deals. 90% of the sellers on here are legit, so you would just be dealing with the other 10%. If theres an issue, than the person being ripped off could call on you for that info, if and when all other attempts have failed, and then that person could deal with it themselves. The privacy issues go out the window when somebody is getting ripped off...right? True, paypal is a definite deterent to fraud, but it isnt fool proof. There are some people dont use it or dont like to use it, which to me, should be a red flag itself....Ive bought several things on here and had almost zero issues...positive feedback is the best motivator and insurance for those who want to buy/sell on here...imo

Go back and read the part of my post you chose not to quote. It is a huge liability that I do not want. Not only that, why would a scammer give me their legitimate information? Am I supposed to run background checks on them, too? Think about what you're asking here and what it actually entails. Let's just say that this particular option is not happening.

Previous experience tells me that you know whats best for this site and things have worked well on here, so I guess I should let you do what you do and keep my suggestions to myself....

 

[GP403]

bump. Back to the subject of the "veterans" vs. "new guys" backlash.... Let's leave the whole "big wheels" thing on the floor, along with the "for sale" arguments.

 

[Dragonist]

How about an GBF Andriod app that notifies us on post? :wink:

+2 on this...also how about a andriod and Iphone chat app...I'll even buy it and I don't buy apps

 

[Wildmani]

Any thoughts on "regional forums"? I suggested earlier but it kinda got swallowed up by some other posts lol.

 

[beermonkey9417]

Many of these points have been covered before. Any way to make it required reading before new memberships are processed? Maybe a mandatory refresher for the rest of us too :lol: ?
http://gbodyforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=13207

agreed! x1,000,000,000!