QUOTE: Jerry Springer @ Apr 21 2005, 09:36 AM
1. It offers me as a member a club(s) to buy which I otherwise
might not see
yes it does, but how would you deal with a person with 1 post as
opposed to 300 ?? I have had people purchase gear off me through
here who weren't members of ISG. Would you display more
caution, or less, depending on a post count ??
QUOTE: Jerry Springer @ Apr 21 2005, 09:36 AM
2. Once they are here it is a chance for us to convince them
stay and contribute
Not sure about this one, to some extent the sartt episode
highlighted how easy it is to have a crack at the members, while
the bad back bloke did the same.
No one is getting ripped off because guys like them get flamed
pretty quickly, ie, they leave a trail that can be followed
through ebay, other attempted sales etc. Do they add value ??
possibly novelty value, a release valve for the ones who enjoy
ripping heads off, but generally they just add aggression,
something this site could really operate nicely without.
Generally though, and I'm sure
J
could confirm, they don't stay to even achieve 5 posts, let
alone 20. Do their business and go.
I could come in here and post links to every item I have going,
but eventually everyone would tire of it and start to complain.
I/we choose not to do this out of respect for the site, and
because we know that once it starts everyone would be doing the
same.
I take your Suggo point onboard as well, I thought he had cred,
and if he had sold stuff I would have taken his post count as a
credible person. I suppose that comes back to the old chestnut of
"ruining it for everyone else"
.
Possibly thought could be given to a system that is employed by
tourspecgolf.com. They employ a feedback rating for their members
who sell gear, so the purchasers can bolster said feedback. I
believe this system also requires a small fee to be paid to the
site managers.
Pete