Burned on list

[Michael Riebs / Audi V8]

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From: "Mark L. Chang" <mchang at ee.washington.edu>
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> This prompts me to ask -- is there anything I can do on the Marketplace or
> Registry to make things better?

Didn't I see a section in the marketplace once, where we could all share our
experiences with sellers / buyers? Or was that on the "Vendor's List"? A
system like what E-bay has, with the positive and negative feedback seems to
work quite well there.

> Some thoughts would be to create some sort of "vouch" system in the
> registry. If you know a guy, and are registered, you can vouch for
> another person, give them "kudos" so to speak. Although not foolproof,
> it'll give people a way to guage reliability.

Not a bad solution either.

> Should I put some tips on Internet buying and trading on the site? Any
> pointers? How about everyone signing up at heatware.com? It's a buy/sell
> vouching forum that lots of people use.

How about simply suggesting that nothing is sent to a buyer, unless it's
either paid in advance (at which time the BUYER could get scr##ed), or that
if you are unfamiliar with the buyer / seller, just ship the parts C.O.D.
That'll eliminate any such problems!

Michael L. Riebs
Grand Rapids, Michigan

'90 V8Q
'98 A6QA

www.1stchoicegranite.com