Ive not posted much but when ive put items in the for sale section i normally give my ebay id out or a phone number for people to get me on or link it to my clubs web page ( www.southlakesmodelcarclub.com) . If people arnt to sure if there going to get scamed dont buys the golden rule .

who'll be the first to try this out then?

certainly very few of the people expecting to sell stuff on there now!

I was hoping a Mod would have something to say and maybe bring it in if people agreed - Just seems a lot of weird stuff has gone on recently so i thought this would be a quick way to resolve it.

I like the idea of the username in the picture and shall be using it when I next post in the sales section, the only thing I would add is the date as well so you know it isn't a 2 year old picture...

Mark

OK so I've set wheels in motion but know rules as yet

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45997

As well as Username and Date, think it would be a good idea to also add "Oople.com for sale section" as well. Otherwise someone could use a recent picture from a different forum (which has has those details within the picture) and create a new user profile using the same name, but on Oople.

So it'll look like this:

______________________
Oople.com for sale section
Nige
10th May 2010
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Would this do?

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthre...699#post375699
(Sale post)

Image

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture....pictureid=3089

Don't have the time to photo all the parts individually.

But I do think the custom photo (name etc in photo) is a good idea.

Most of the parts on the list can be seen in the photo, so hopefully that proves to any one looking to buy them that I do actually have the parts.

MiCk B. :-)

your a star

1st one I believe :thumbsup:

but it's a little difficult to see your name

so I used paint to do the attachment you see below

Good idea but still open to abuse. Remeber Tom heath the scammer on many forums. If hammerhead had not spotted it he could have ripped someone off again even though he used a photo of the item.
http://www.oople.com/forums/showthre...033#post374033

No matter what is done, the system is open to abuse. It's just a question of making it a little bit harder so the lazy scammers (and they are, otherwise they'd get a job like the rest of us) give in.
IMO the solution is min 10 posts (easy to check then if they're relevant or junk), 6 month membership and a total ban on paypal gift.

Agree with the gift ban. It was ok at first but now it removes any comeback you have though paypal. I believe paypal can only refund you if the seller has funds in their accounts.
Maybe be also if seller has no previous feedback they can post a name of someone on oople who can verify them as a genuine seller.

if the buyer pays as a gift THERE IS NO COME BACK full stop as paypal will say you paid as a gift to that person if you wanted security then pay our fees but thats not full proof either as only item on ebay will be fully protected as paypal can see the item and desrcription and also they have the seller id on there system then you have protection then

I agree with the Admin taking full details of the Seller. Doing it similar to MSUK seems good to me. Also certainly the paypal gift ban is a good idea, obviously people who know each other can do that, but for those who don't no paypal gifting.

A thing that concerns me a little though is what if the site is hacked/hijacked/whatever you want to call it? a lot of personal info would be in the hands of the dirty little crims.

Ultimately i'll agree with whatever makes the site safer to use. Thats what its all about.

Editing a Photo with MS paint etc isn't really any use, as you could do that to any photo you find on the net.....

I think having a piece of paper / card with your username on, next to the Item is the safest way - Or you could even place the item in front of your PC monitor with your welcome page up on the screen if that makes sense? I've seen people do that on this other forum and it works really well!

i think the photo of item with user id and date is good, even better add contact number or email address. it just goes a little way towards putting people posting dodgy items off. with items i have bought off the forum i have got a phone number off the seller and spoken to them before buying, which they have been happy with,perhaps this could be recommended as well

Yeah good idea with an Email address / phone number - It just needs a sticky note at the top of the For Sale section saying:

"****Does your USERNAME appear in your PICTURE? If not your thread will be REMOVED**** "

just proving a point

I think anyone can tell you've just edited it on a computer though, a piece of paper with the username written on it works fine - but what you've done is a bit obvious i'd say - it just needs to be kept simple.

If people have an issue with doing this, it would suggest they aren't the sort of person to buy from really..... It's no different to putting pics and stuff on Ebay - it's a better way to sell a product anyway!

it only obivious if a person has seen the original piccy to start with if not then it could be taken as the genuine article there is no sure fast way to stop the scams