  
| Author: | MikeS  | | Posted: | Jan 28, 2011 09:25 | | Subject: | Re: Credit Card required to sell on BrickLink | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
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| I'd have to vote "No".
You know when you see the same issues over and over, year after year, you are
starting to become a bit of an "old timer" (joined in 2001). This is one of
those issues that always comes around.
I believe that one of the arguments against this is that Admin does NOT want
to get into the Credit Card business, or be responsible for verifying peoples
information. They offer this venue for us, and in return they get a tiny commission
of sales for use of their system.
There will ALWAYS be scammers that will find a way around ANY system or check.
There is nothing you can do if a good seller or buyer decides to "go bad".
It's a risk everyone takes.
People just need to use common sense. Don't buy the $800 classic set for $200
from the new 0FB buyer! How many times to people NOT listen to the ".. if it
looks too good to be true.." advice.
I'm sure Admin has enough issues to deal with - without doing background checks,
running credit cards, etc.
Police ourselves and use your brains!
MikeS
BRICKMART
In Suggestions, locutis writes:
| | BrickLink should setup a system where a seller would need to have a credit card
to sell on BL, and BL charges the seller a small amount (say $5) to setup the
store, and activate it, and verify the seller's information that is on BL against
the credit card.
The $5 would offset any costs associated with checking names/addresses. Once
BL has a card # and a charge on it, they can verify the name and address to the
card, and they know that they are dealing with a real person, at a real address.
Or, maybe make this an option, and have a store icon that shows that the seller
is verified.
Or, perhaps make this a requirement only if the seller wishes to sell high value
products, or lots of items valued at a high value.
I would gladly do this for my store, to show that I'm legit and serious about
selling.
Locutis
Resistance is futile.
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Message is in Reply To:  Credit Card required to sell on BrickLink - Locutis (69)  | BrickLink should setup a system where a seller would need to have a credit card to sell on BL, and BL charges the seller a small amount (say $5) to setup the store, and activate [...]
(163 months ago, Jan 28, 2011, to Suggestions) |
37 Messages in this Thread: Msg 1 - Locutis (69) 163 months ago Jan 28, 2011 to Suggestions
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Msg 4 - Stone_Goblin (4053) 163 months ago Jan 28, 2011 to Suggestions
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Msg 6 - Stone_Goblin (4053) 163 months ago Jan 28, 2011 to Suggestions
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Msg 12 - BLUSER_228233 (114) 163 months ago Jan 28, 2011 to Suggestions
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Msg 15 - Locutis (69) 163 months ago Jan 28, 2011 to Suggestions
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Msg 18 « - MikeS (799) 163 months ago Jan 28, 2011 to Suggestions
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