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Discussion => Silk Road discussion => Topic started by: firehose on December 29, 2012, 02:54 am

Title: vendors with more fans then transactions.
Post by: firehose on December 29, 2012, 02:54 am
what does everyone make if that?
Title: Re: vendors with more fans then transactions.
Post by: Red Rama on December 29, 2012, 02:59 am
They probably created a bunch of dummy accounts to make their vendor page look better. I'd be cautious about buying from vendors like that, there are plenty of reliable vendors with a well established transaction history. Number of fans isn't a real good indicator of vendor quality anyway, their feedback is what you need to look at.
Title: Re: vendors with more fans then transactions.
Post by: acider on December 29, 2012, 03:08 am
I don't think anyone will waste so much time making dummy accounts just to become fan.
If they make dummy accounts i m sure they ll make dummy transactions too.
Buyers become "fans" usually to have them on their watchlist on their main page and check them out occasionally.  I have more "favourite" vendors than I have bought from actually.
Title: Re: vendors with more fans then transactions.
Post by: wretched on December 29, 2012, 03:20 am
I "fan" any vendor that I am thinking of using because it puts their vendor link on my main page so I don't have to search for them.
Title: Re: vendors with more fans then transactions.
Post by: BruceCampbell on December 29, 2012, 03:22 am
It doesn't mean anything. If anything a vendor would fake transactions.
Title: Re: vendors with more fans then transactions.
Post by: firehose on December 29, 2012, 03:41 am
i see know thanks for the info
Title: Re: vendors with more fans then transactions.
Post by: kitkat82 on December 29, 2012, 04:00 am
I also have a bunch of vendors who I become a fan of.  It is a lot easier than bookmarking a listing you might be interested in buying in the future When I go back to my bookmarks most of them no longer work and I have to go through and delete them all.
Title: Re: vendors with more fans then transactions.
Post by: Stray Cat on December 29, 2012, 04:11 am
I bookmark vendors i have researched & want to buy from. the search feature is really slow & useless
Title: Re: vendors with more fans then transactions.
Post by: Harmful Hits on December 29, 2012, 05:38 am
I have numerous vendors on my favorites that I have not made a purchase from. I find it difficult to search for vendors at times. Flavriting vendors is almost habit as I can go back to look at their offerings quickly.
Title: Re: vendors with more fans then transactions.
Post by: morphineman on December 29, 2012, 08:13 am
hopefully the vendors are not selling to theses people off sr, adding favorites to see products and exchanging off sr. that is a no no .
Title: Re: vendors with more fans then transactions.
Post by: Shroomeister on December 29, 2012, 09:13 am
I "fan" any vendor that I am thinking of using because it puts their vendor link on my main page so I don't have to search for them.

This.

It may even be a vendor I just wanna "keep an eye on"
Title: Re: vendors with more fans then transactions.
Post by: PlutoPete on December 29, 2012, 01:01 pm
Yip, I fan quite a few new vendors just so i can keep an eye on them :)