Silk Road forums
Discussion => Silk Road discussion => Topic started by: mg101 on February 27, 2012, 08:12 am
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Ok,
I love the road. Been here a while now, the system works!
Spend 250-300 $US a month in 5-6 small buys (ballpark average, big variations)
I've lost more to scams than "lost in the mail" (slappy + jabberwockylover)
I want to see SR grow, but stay out of mainstream
I'm small time really, but been here long enough to have thought about a few things
(Also been doing this sort of thing on and off since 2400bps modems were fast)
SR has TWO big probs
1. certain vendors get too big (can fix WITHOUT stealth)
2. no protection from noobs (easy, restrictions on noobs)
Things to consider for sites like Silk Road
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No Stealth Mode - No Private or Selective Accounts EVER
- make HUGE vendors small with multi or split accounts, list smaller qty's, rollover @500 trans etc
- Items only appear if buyer meets minimum requirements (HUGE sellers ONLY)
- Lottery system? sorry Vendor, you on x% noob searches because noobs need to get points too
Improve Buyer Statistics
- 5 star ratings?
- Gold, Silver, Bronze level buyers?
- Noobs have to get feedback somehow too
Protect sellers from fake feedback
- Public Timestamps? (may have prevented VM issue)
- Scores only for Noobs. Feedback Comments not displayed until 3-5 good buys?
- Lottery II? Vendor hidden from noobs, items and ESTIMATE btc shown, system RANDOMLY places order?
Escrow is great, but has limitations
- 50% Refunds for all fails? Requiring admin support for anything else? Penalties for time wasters?
- 80s & 90s BBS Method? (send 50% - get package - send 50% - max loss for anyone = 50%)
- Warning messages before auto finals?
That's just a few from me, surely others have some ideas too???