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Originally Posted by Bill of Rights  Ditto. I don't do much in the classifieds (mostly read, actually).
I'd think that the color system for names could be used also-after a fair jury (mods, with Fenway as judge; alternately mods with Lars as judge, Fenway as an appeal) reviews both sides' stories, a name can be marked in bright red for a negative "sales rep" or bright green for a positive "sales rep". Let the buyer be forewarned and make their own decision. If a person gets some predetermined number of negative sales rep, perhaps THEN ban them from Classifieds, but honestly, I think the market can pretty much "police" itself. I know that if I saw someone's name in bright red, I'd definitely go into any transaction with my eyes wide open if I pursued it at all.
The bottom line is that it's not Fenway's or Lars' or any mod's responsibility to ensure no one gets burned.
Blessings,
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I understand that Fenway wants to limit the number of people who get burned in the classifieds, but as some of the threads have shown, its not alway clear what a burn is. Some disagreements aren't that clear cut, and what pisses off one would-be-buyer, might seem fair to a handful of future sellers. Just
. As has been said, those who read the classifieds know who the jokers are, and wouldn't do business with them. As always, buyer beware. If you are willing to buy from someone who you do not know and have never met in person, you better be doing a search to look for their posts and previous transactions.
I appreciate Fenway's desire to keep the boards clean, but I must agree with Bill of Rights that the thing can/will/should police itself. Fenway, Lars, etc have plenty to do as it is.