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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 1233084, member: 13307&quot;]So, taking into account the fact that I wasn&#039;t around for &quot;the way it used to be&quot; and have only really attempted to post items for sale in the Classifieds 3-4 times, I would have to say that the idea of allowing a more open option sounds quite a bit more attractive.&nbsp; I never made a direct sale from the classifieds and I have no real way of knowing whether or not the items I currently have listed on eBay are on the radar of CoinTalk users or not.&nbsp; Plus, after my initial 5 listings (one Classified posting) I have since added more items on eBay - but I have to contact a moderator to adjust/replace my ad to reflect that.&nbsp; It&#039;s not that much additional work for me...but I&#039;m not sure how much work it would be for you.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I feel that a seller/buyer/trader rating system would be helpful, but with improved standards over HOW an auction is listed (an in-focus picture is one pet peeve) or descriptions of whether or not a coin has been cleaned or not.&nbsp; Of course, policing this might just be as much work as the current method...perhaps the users would have some say in it?&nbsp; (i.e., the worse a seller or item listing is, the lower it will be rated by browsing users, and items or sellers under a certain threshold would lose privileges or be placed on a sort of probation until they meet standards again.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I feel like the issue of trust in transactions is important - but how do you back up a transaction guarantee in an online society without the financial backing of a major corporation?&nbsp; At what level does your responsibility fall under?&nbsp; Are you like Craigslist, where you are basically on your own as a seller and buyer (caveat emptor) or somewhere in between?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Just my thoughts.&nbsp; I like the idea of selling here, though.&nbsp; I hate paying 12% off the top of every sale, being required to use PayPal, and having the system weighted 85% on the side of the buyer.&nbsp; Plus, I hate how EVERY concern I have brought to eBay has been systematically ignored - and I only bring things to them when I KNOW I&#039;m in the right.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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