Silk Road forums
Discussion => Silk Road discussion => Topic started by: Supernaut on November 25, 2011, 08:54 pm
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I feel like I must be overlooking something obvious, but I don't see any way to view the basic buyer stats (when joined, # transactions and those stats), I only see ways to send a PM.
Can someone point me in the right direction here?? Thanks..
SN
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click account tab, and on the right, you will see a link to buyer stats. I believe it is right under feedback
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@PharmaKarma - No, any account that has bought has buy stats under Account, right hand side in the little box. 'Buyers Statistics'. Us Vendors just also have 'View Feedback'
Peace,
DigitalAlch
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Buyer stats are worthless and here's why:
What scammers like 'williamgates' do is just finalize early without asking you to, and make it seem like the deal went well and completed, then a week later starts complaining and making demands lest he ruin your feedback. That way it stays out of the resolution process and he doesn't have to worry about having a refund on his stats. With me, I opened my big mouth and let slip that I no longer had his DCN, which just made it easier for him.
Another problem is that the buyer will demand that you cancel the order instead of him sending it to resolution. If you make the rookie mistake I did of obliging, you've refunded him and it doesn't show as a refund on his stats.
This site HAS TO HAVE buyer feedback for it to live up to its promise. Ebay has buyer feedback, so should SR.
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While I don't agree they are worthless there value is suspect, and I have to agree buyer feedback is the way to go.
Peace,
DigitalAlch
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I don't know if this is what you mean by buyer feedback, but seller's should definitely be able to leave comments on their experience with buyers, it would definitely make scamming a little harder
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I don't know if this is what you mean by buyer feedback, but seller's should definitely be able to leave comments on their experience with buyers, it would definitely make scamming a little harder
The only thing with that is you'd be seeing ebay all over again. A seller gets mad that someone gives him a bad rating, retaliates in kind. Or someone is having issues with an order, they have an argument and the seller threatens to give the buyer a bad rating. It'd enable scammers to fly by a little longer under the radar it seems...scare people into not saying anything.
If you stay in-escrow you're covered for most things as it is. I'm not really sure what the proper fix would be for feedback extortion, since everyone is told to finalize when they receive the product and leave feedback later...couldn't really have a cut-off date because it may be a month later before the customer tries the product.