Marketplace integrity

[titus75]

I'm not sure if this is proper forum or not but: Are there any safguards to making sure the itrader ratings are genuine? Whats to stop someone from using multiple logins or having a buddy post fake feedback to boost their trades? I am, maybe incorrectly, putting alot of stock into those ratings when I'm looking at dealing with someone. It seems like members with less than perfect ratings sometimes get shut out when they post or at least thats how it seems to me.

[bender152]

Nope. I could give you itrader feedback right now if I wanted to.

Of course, would it even be worth the trouble for someone to forge itrader feedback? Once they get one or two bad reviews, everyone will be weary of them.

In order for it to be worthwhile, they have to build up a good amount of feedback, then try to run some scam. (i.e. 15 ACOG's for sale, $400 each.)

I rely on a few things:
- itrader feedback
- join date
- itrader feedback of the members he dealt with

As a rule of thumb, I don't buy high priced items from people with low feedback unless they are local and I can meet them in person.

[titus75]

Gotcha, trust only goes so far.......

[Vanilla Gorilla]

I also look at post count if the member seems to be fairly active then I would assume he or she is legit so far I have yet to find any scammers rule of thumb though if it looks like a deal is too good to be true odds are it is

[mike_the_wino]

I have bought a few items from there with no issues but I only buy new items. Private party gun prices are too high for me.

[Vanilla Gorilla]

I have bought a few items from there with no issues but I only buy new items. Private party gun prices are too high for me.

The gun section has some good deals if you watch out I bought a new 870 for 200 and dude paid the dros on it for me but the deals don't last long I have only done one ppt that wasn't ftf tho

[ChrisTKHarris]

Aren't you required to post the ad URL?

[Vanilla Gorilla]

Aren't you required to post the ad URL?

Yeah but I think the op is asking what if you and a friend or friends made a fake thread or real thread and just used it to give fake itrader feedback

[bender152]

Aren't you required to post the ad URL?

You can post any URL you want there.

[ChrisTKHarris]

Either way, users can ALWAYS trust me.

[five.five-six]

I also look at post count if the member seems to be fairly active then I would assume he or she is legit so far I have yet to find any scammers rule of thumb though if it looks like a deal is too good to be true odds are it is

that is just one thing to consider, there are plenty of doushbags around here with 9,900 - 10,000 posts, you can only trust someone that has at least 12,000 posts

[Vanilla Gorilla]

that is just one thing to consider, there are plenty of doushbags around here with 9,900 - 10,000 posts, you can only trust someone that has at least 12,000 posts

Don't trust them d-bags with 9900-10000 posts

[titus75]

lol 556, just over 12,000 rite?

[Vanilla Gorilla]

Give me a month and I will have 556 passed up too

[titus75]

.............just a couple months on the forums and I've already got my very own thread stalker....(sigh)