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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: FIDBMG on July 16, 2013, 10:07 pm
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Since I have to keep posting to get to 50, I might as well put out solid topics.
First off - how many of you realize and/or agree that the feedback system used is entirely inaccurate and doesn't allow for buyers to put their honest feedback.
If you want to complain about the absolute downswing in vendor quality and precautions, start right here. Giving somebody a 3/5 for using shitty stealth, lying about shipping, and being short by 10% is grounds for blacklisting. How in the name of god do we expect any of the sub 97 ranked vendors to have accurate descriptions of their service?
Actually - how many of the vendors period do you think have accurately ranked accounts? I'd love to see the chart showing # of vendors on one axis and the average rank on the other.
Most voting systems throw out the bottom and top scores, or at least a majority of them....SR has no option to do anything but give a 1 or a 5.
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Feedback Fraud happens, obviously.
Your best bet for accurate information is here on the forums. > rumormill
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More than you know...I've had what happens to be 1 confirmed vendor buy to trash my page and what a link someone sends me as another. Both considered to be stand up guys or %100 legit and trustworthy. Definitely need a new rating system.
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Never rely on vendor page feedback. People just mess with shit there. Especially don't trust those "THIS IS A GOOD QUALITY77!!" product reviews. And don't mess with trusted vendors' feedback rating. Their fans get really hurt and yell at you. Don't panic. Don't do anything. Hide or run away.
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It would be awesome if there were a few standardized ratings for things like stealth, communication, quality etc. in addition to the comment box and we could see a more detailed feedback report than the cluster fuck overall rating.
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Further thinking: a anonymous weighted overall rating based on number of transactions/money spent the buyer has -- the more you use SR, the more valuable your opinion is. That might make the overall scores a bit more reliable, but would open up new ways to game the ratings.