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On the other hand the classifieds are very important in attracting new members and without new members this place would eventually die ( or at least become very, very poorly). If they want to they can reference other members, eBay feedback, do local cash deals or whatever. Unless it can be set up as an automated system it would also be a complete PIA to police. Speaking of which something like a minimum post count might give the impression that TheFB takes some responsibility for transactions which it simply doesn’t.
Anyway, as has been said it’s been raised a good few times before and never implemented so the OP is probably on a hiding to nothing.
I'm sure I've bought a few things via here from people with low post counts, no problems yet, but then on the whole 99% of people out there (or on here for sure) aren't out to scam you.
A healthy classified section needs to be as open to the general public as possible, if it's just a bunch of mates playing pass the parcel the prices plummet and it dies.
If in doubt about a noob you can always pay through a regular PayPal payment (covering the fees yourself, obviously) and get the protection that comes with it.
You don't have to buy something from someone with a low post count...
I digress.
I wouldn't be against having a minimum post level or minimum kudos level eg 10 post min and min 5 kudo points to avoid spammers.
Plus I think in other forums this quickly ends up with threads with a lot of "tagging along" or "totally agree" posts to start making up post counts.
I don't think there is any other way really than the old expression buyer beware.
In any classified transaction in any forum, there are no guarantees a scammer will always be a scammer.
Anyway, right now all members have the choice as to whether to trust a seller (or a buyer) or not. Imposing a minimum fret or post count removes that choice; I'm not in favour of that, because I'm a big proponent of personal responsibility...also, we don't guarantee sales in any way.
If we were to impose such a limit, it would have two effects:
1 - The limit would be, to all intents and purposes, arbitrarily-chosen - consider the problem of deciding how many posts or frets indicates that a person is trustworthy; they're completely unrelated measures. It's akin to deciding how good somebody is at playing guitar based on how fast they can run. There would then be folk who'd attempt to argue with us at great length about that limit.
2 - There would be some around who, upon having a bad trade, would blame us - we've put measures in place to say that somebody is trustworthy, and therefore if that fails they can hold us responsible. That ain't never gonna happen...we're not eBay.
So...nope.
Yes really!
check this one out.
http://www.watchuseek.com/
I agree that it doesn’t send the right message. I’ve only really been dicked around once on here and it certainly wasn’t by a newcomer with no posts!
People who respond quickly to PMs and generally have a ‘helpful’ demeanour are likely to come good.
People who go quiet on you, need chasing and try to arrange meetings in days you’ve specifically said you can’t do, are best avoided.
I’ve experienced these issues from someone with a decent post/fret count. If the individual question ever tried to do a deal with me again - I’d just say ‘no’.
The movements are lot more complex than " Rosewood or maple" and whilst most people can undo four screws and take a neck off a Strat try pulling this apart.
Someone could join up, post a query as to whether their vintage strat is worth £10k - post pictures of an obvious fake, get 100 lols and then spend the next 30 posts arguing the toss and calling everyone arses.
Suddenly they are 40 posts in and over 100 frets. Doesn't make them a reliable seller at all. Similarly Mr Reliable could decide to take up guitar and respond to a classifieds ad with no posts and no frets and go on to be the next @richardhomer
I could easily pull that apart.
It just wouldn't go back together again afterwards.
I am not a gigging guitarist and even though I have been playing guitar for over 20 years I have not done it seriously until the last 4 years or so. I am a gigging bass player and have been playing for close to 30 years and I bore you to death with jazz theory but apart from that I dont feel I have much to add so I hardly ever comment. I feel like there are so many knowledgeable people here giving great advise that my 2 cents are not really worth that much. Its like being a primary level kid sitting in on Uni lecture and being asked to comment on quantum theory.
Should that then exclude me from being able to trade or view the classifieds? Maybe, dont know but my point is that maybe there are quite a lot of lurkers like me that enjoy this forum greatly but are afraid to pipe up.
Fret counts and post aren't a viable indication of reliability.
Regular content and lots of frets, don't detract from someone being a monumental nob to deal with, cough*Ro_S*cough .