b.zang

It's been quite a ride, reading all these posts. Admin, good to hear you are deciding against this.

IMHO, swaps and sales are two different things. When participating in a swap, we are clearly advised to be gracious. The need to be told that is somewhat appalling, but nevertheless, it's an important trait. If you can't live with what you might get, either don't participate, or create your own with carefully vetted participants.

Sales are something else. Don't ebay and etsy provide some kind of buyer protection? Maybe people should be selling through them, and simply posting a link at this site.

This is a quilting site, pure and simple. In fact, isn't it "The Quilter's Message Board"?

nellie

well admin you know whats best ,if its going to save you a lot of headach,s and trouble then you'r judgement is find by me ,any way i trust the people here ,i've brought so many wonderful things here and have always been happy with what i gotten from each seller

Barb M

admin, i think you've made a good decision. Remember on your other thread, you said the more tricks and gadgets that people have, the more they want? I seriously think adding more, leads to less, in the feeling of friendship on the board. Not only would it be a nightmare for you, but yes, feelings would get hurt and escalate, and there would be a lot of misunderstandings.

k3n

IMHO? Good decision! Thanks Admin. :-D

tigger5464

Administrator....I read through this thread and am happy with your decision to "nix" the idea. In my opinion, for instance, if I were to want to participate in a swap, and I were late a few days sending something my receiver would be able to post negative things even tho I did send the item. Thus giving me a bad rep when I don't deserve it. As it has been posted, life gets in the way sometimes.

I agree that this is a "family style" board and that is the main reason that I decided to join. I don't like ebay or those types of boards and don't participate in them. Kudos to those that do but I prefer not to. Just my two cents worth. Thanks for listening. Tigger

Ninnie

exactly what I was thinking. That this could be abused. Life sometimes happens and gets in the way. And I could see one person trying to get back at someone they didn't like
Doesn't seem like a god idea to me.

Mamagus

I've read all the posts and I can see "most" of the points raised have their merit. Personally I have shied away from the classified section as I really don't want to be cheated. I would appreciate a rating section there.

Tink's Mom

So happy that you decided to nix the feedback idea....I can see many problems popping up with this.
If someone is worried about should they purchase from someone else...why not see if they have sold before and PM the previous buyer....

Ninnie

glad to hear this isn't happening Your are one smart Gorilla Admin!

QBeth

Couldn't agree more! I was just about to say something similar. Make it the responsibility of the sellers to compile a list of "references;" i.e., buyers who wouldn't mind being PM'ed to vouch for the seller. If its a first time seller, just say so and people can still decide to risk buying or not.

Admin, I'm curious. What made you think of this? Is there a history of bad sellers, swappers, and such where the issue hasn't been resolved one way or another between the parties? Granted, I'm new here, but I don't recall seeing any threads complaining about "poor service" or whatever.