Quote from: BenJesuit on March 08, 2012, 10:05 pmQuote from: Fah-Q on March 08, 2012, 09:22 pmI'm a buyer and i do not like this feedback system one bit. This only obscures the true performance of a vendor. This also makes it easier for vendors to run scams. Before buyers were able to see if a vendor was finalizing early and when you see three or four pages of finalizing early, it was easy to see when something was up with the vendor. Now a vendor can easily run FE scam for much longer without being noticed. I now have to stick with vendors I am familiar with and will be very weary about trying out new fendors because it oscures the true perfomance of a vendor. I think this new feedback system stinks and needs to be changed back !You're absolutely right. But at the same time, I get DPR's desire to increase security for himself and for vendors. So now we have a vacuum of information that needs to be filled. Let's assume DPR hears you all but because of other concerns, the desire to protect outweighs the desire to please. That means, WE must come up with something that protects the buyers - fills the vacuum of information. I'm with you. I'm not venturing out and looking for new vendors with this new system in place. I'm sticking with the tried and true. But what if we used the forums to discuss the reliability of vendors? Sure, there's some shilling that could occur. But if established members of SR can vouch for a vendor that is certainly going to carry significantly more weight than a noob who signs up to post how great a vendor is. I think rather than bug DPR and complain, we need to appreciate his and the vendor's needs for increased security and let us get proactive and petition the mods to give us a vendor section of the forum with vendor specific threads where we can share experiences with a particular vendor's prices, shipping, and quality and service.I mean after all, if there's no vendors, there's no SR. So what ever has to be done to protect them, so be it.Agreed. There is a happy medium somewhere and we as a community need to figure it out.As a vendor, I don't support this because it hurts buyers. This is not out of some philanthropic desire in my massive, throbbing heart to help others. This is rooted in self-interest. There is now a higher chance you can be scammed, which means there are going to be less happy, regularly spending buyers perusing my listings. I've got your back, but it's because I want you to be high as fuck off of my product. (It's awesome how markets make my entrepreneurial drive for profit become a lauded attribute... ;) )