Hi all,

Having read the threads regarding "selling time" and "When do you have a deal?", I thought I would offer mu improvement suggestion. I sent this suggestion to J-C via PM back in May but never heard anything back.

One of the key issues is that there is no visibility with what is going on.

I am also a member of another, unrelated forum, called avforums.com. I have used many forums over the years but I have to say that the AVForums trading system/rules are by far and away the best I have come across. Everyone respects them and all trades are fair and transparent.

A lot of equipment is bought and sold on there ranges from $5 DVDs to $10,000 high end HiFi separates.

The rules are designed to encourage transparency, avoid bidding wars and guzumping.

All discussions are done on the thread, no PMs allowed until a deal has been agreed.

Basically, a seller posts an item for sale along with the asking price (ensuring they state if Postage is included or not). The first buyer to pay the asking price in the thread, gets the item.

If they offer less, the seller can choose to accept, reject or revise their price.

If they revise the price, the new price now applies. All this is done on the postings within the thread. No PMs are allowed until a sale has been agreed.

There is a bit more to it than this as the trading rules have developed to cover all manner of different scenarios. I have pasted them below.

I would be interested in your thoughts. Believe me, they work well. People are banned from the sales forum for a short period if they intentionally break the rules.