Trading post???

[AppleQueso]

clutter imo is just a part of trading boards. there's no real way to avoid it. Ebay threads, etc, etc.
 
Like I said, I'm cool with it, so long as it's effectively moderated. Rules against bumping, etiquette, etc. We'd need some kind of feedback system and all kinds of stuff.

Besides, we're pretty closely affiliated with a lot of other retro gaming type sites (CAG for one), and most of those have forums with a trading board. I'd suggest that if we do one, we look to those as a model on how to operate it.

[tiktektak]

Proper moderation of such a board seems like a perfect job for our good ol' forum mods.

[AppleQueso]

I honestly wouldn't have the time to handle something like that personally. Getting rid of spambot posts here and there is one thing, making sure people play nice in a trading board is quite another.

I have a full time job and whatnot after all.

[juan0tron]

I wouldn't mind keeping after a trading thread. Any ideas on a system for doing so?

[Doom]

A real feedback system just won't happen. We could have a trading forum, but that's about it. I will not make any rules for such a forum. If someone else would like to try, go ahead.

[irvgotti452]

None of that fancy feedback system is needed just willing traders. Keep it simple, ill trade this for that deal or no deal? Lol easy

[Nintendo-Atari-Sega-Nerd]

well my games are mainly:
SNES:
Super mario world

Atari 2600:
Swordquest Earthworld (x2)
Asteroids
Popeye

Colecovision
Donkey Kong

Xbox
Madden 07

PC
Flight Simulator 2004 A Century of Flight
Battlefield 2 & the Expantion

Nintendo Game Cube System

also since I live in a big town I can get lots of PS2, Gamecubes and Xbox games for cheap if you need some on those consoles

[SonicAdvDX]

Okay, I have something. XD A first-print copy of Strider 2 for PSX.

More info: http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=4512.0

[AppleQueso]

I just want some way that we can protect our users from bad traders, etc, who might try and rip them off

[Arseen]

If I were to exchange / sell stuff for most of the members I would require they pay or send their stuff first. The are some members I might consider taking my chances either by sending at the same time or very rare occasions send/pay first.

So I would say that less trusted ones (especially newbies) should send their stuff/pay first to the counterpart.

[Nintendo-Atari-Sega-Nerd]

If I were to exchange / sell stuff for most of the members I would require they pay or send their stuff first. The are some members I might consider taking my chances either by sending at the same time or very rare occasions send/pay first.

So I would say that less trusted ones (especially newbies) should send their stuff/pay first to the counterpart.

This seams like a good way of going, so what if the person is in a lower class, he send first, if you're in a lower class you send it first and on equal class they send at the same time? My I'm okay with that, I'm ready to trust guy such as Shenske, Applequeso, Snowcone, Zombiewolf, tiktektak... because they have a high level of ranking,but I wouldn't trust newbies to send them stuff first.

[AppleQueso]

post limit requirements before you can make trade threads? etc.

You could easily just lift the rules straight off of another forum's trading board. the idea of a free-for-all trading board just doesn't settle well with me, plus we'll have assloads of folks just coming in to drop off their ebay links, which is something that frankly annoys the hell out of me.

[Arseen]

post limit requirements before you can make trade threads? etc.

This would just lead to semi-pointless posting to boost the score.

[juan0tron]

Yeah no ebay links. Either post here or post on ebay. Not both. Don't use forums to give your stuff enough publicity to boost your bid higher.

[AppleQueso]

post limit requirements before you can make trade threads? etc.

This would just lead to semi-pointless posting to boost the score.

In my experience that doesn't really happen as often as you'd expect. It'd weed out a lot of folks trying to create accounts just to spam their crap on the trading board. The fact that they have to make say, 15-30 posts beforehand would deter a lot of them to begin with.