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Re: Purchase from a forum member.

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:59 pm
by AEA
WildBill wrote:
Rex B wrote:I've bought a lot of things from forum members here. Some of those deals involved a lot of trust of each other and even 3rd parties to make it happen.
Never been anything less that pleased. I've have slightly less stellar transaction on other gun forums, but as a rule, anyone who spends a lot of time on a mainstream forum like this will be a standup person.
It is said you can judge a person by the company he keeps. That's a pretty good reference for this forum.
:iagree: Well said Rex B!
Well, ya'll must be talking about me since I have sold to both of you! :biggrinjester:

Re: Purchase from a forum member.

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:01 am
by WildBill
AEA wrote:
WildBill wrote:
Rex B wrote:I've bought a lot of things from forum members here. Some of those deals involved a lot of trust of each other and even 3rd parties to make it happen.
Never been anything less that pleased. I've have slightly less stellar transaction on other gun forums, but as a rule, anyone who spends a lot of time on a mainstream forum like this will be a standup person.
It is said you can judge a person by the company he keeps. That's a pretty good reference for this forum.
:iagree: Well said Rex B!
Well, ya'll must be talking about me since I have sold to both of you! :biggrinjester:
:iagree: You are one of the good guys. :clapping:

Re: Purchase from a forum member.

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:23 am
by Kythas
WildBill wrote:
Craig8d8 wrote::iagree: but still like individual feedback. Can't hurt huh?
Usually the thread is locked after a sale, but maybe the Mods could allow some feedback to be added after the transaction is complete.
Or maybe a feedback page on the member profile, kind of like how eBay has.

Re: Purchase from a forum member.

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:27 am
by WildBill
Kythas wrote:
WildBill wrote:
Craig8d8 wrote::iagree: but still like individual feedback. Can't hurt huh?
Usually the thread is locked after a sale, but maybe the Mods could allow some feedback to be added after the transaction is complete.
Or maybe a feedback page on the member profile, kind of like how eBay has.
I see your point, but the Market section of the forum is for members who occasionally sell an item. The forum rules clearly state that the forum in not a commercial website.

Re: Purchase from a forum member.

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:06 am
by Texas10X
Perhaps there could be a sticky thread somewhere on the forum called "Good guys/gals report" or "Kudos" or something like that for people to highlight any kind of good feedback that doesn't really fit anywhere else. It could be for a sale, a class, a special effort... whatever. ...A positive re-enforcement thread.

Just a thought....

Re: Purchase from a forum member.

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:40 pm
by 03Lightningrocks
I have made a couple sells on the forum and both went well. It did cross my mind both times to be careful about where we meet. Public places with many people is usually best.

Re: Purchase from a forum member.

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:16 pm
by Ameer
03Lightningrocks wrote:I have made a couple sells on the forum and both went well. It did cross my mind both times to be careful about where we meet. Public places with many people is usually best.
I did one in a school parking lot.

Re: Purchase from a forum member.

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:33 am
by SRH78
I am also a member on some softball forums where there is a lot of buying, selling, and trading, especially of bats. The way they do it is they have a forum specifically for feedback. After a deal, you simply post a thread in that forum and state in the title what type of feedback you are leaving. When you want to see someone's feedback, you just search that forum for the person's name and all their feedback threads come up and you can see from simply looking at the title if it is positive or not. You can also read the thread if you want details.

Re: Purchase from a forum member.

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:08 am
by MadMonkey
Ameer wrote:
03Lightningrocks wrote:I have made a couple sells on the forum and both went well. It did cross my mind both times to be careful about where we meet. Public places with many people is usually best.
I did one in a school parking lot.
That's a new one "rlol"

I've dealt with a few people on here and it's worked out well. I tend to meet in mall parking lots or other large areas, in the daylight, where there are people around but far enough away they don't freak out of they see a gun stock going into a car.

No complaints here :thumbs2: