An Itrader Step by Step

[Pygmalion]

Hope this helps. Feel free to add suggestions, corrections, etc.

To leave feedback for someone who has left feedback for you:
1. From just about anywhere on Bladeforums, left click on the “User CP” selection from the menu bar. (The menu bar is the light blue stripe near the top of the page, with “User CP” at the far left side). You should now be at your Control Panel.
2. Now left click on “itrader”, located at the very bottom left side of the page on the control panel menu under the heading “Miscellaneous”. You will now be at your itrader page.
3. Next, look for the feedback you are trying to leave return feedback for. In that row, go to the “Details” column, and left click on the icon at the left in that column (it looks like a little yellow piece of paper). This will take you to the form you need to leave feedback for that person. The Url will already be filled in.
4. Go through and fill in the necessary blanks and leave the feedback.


To locate a url, so that you can initiate feedback:
1. Locate the thread you want to rate. You can do this by left clicking on the “Search” selection on the menu bar (It’s the 6th selection from the left – the selections are, from left to right, User CP, FAQ, Members List, Calendar, New Posts, Search, Quick Links, and Log Out. A menu box will appear.
2. Now click on “Advanced Search” at the bottom of the menu box. This brings up the Search Forums page.
3. In the section “Search by User Name”, put your user name in the user name box. Directly under that in the “Search Options” section of the page, is a menu box entitled “Search in forum(s).
4. Scroll down about ¾ of the way and select “Busse/SwampRat/Scrapyard knives for sale.
5. Now left click on “Search now” at the bottom of the page. This will bring up all threads in the “Busse/SwampRat/Scrapyard knives for sale” that you have posted in.
6. Locate the thread you are trying to rate. Position your cursor over the link to the thread and right click on the link. This will bring up a menu box.
7. Left click on “copy shortcut”. The Url is now stored in your clipboard.
8. Now you can right click in the blank where you want to put the url. This brings up another menu.
9. Left click on “paste”. The url should now be in the blank.

 

[wired45]

Thank you so much I'm sure this is going to help alot of us out . Gerry

 

[Bravado]

I don't mean to rain on your parade but I hate iTrader! It's too much like fleabays system where just because you leave positive feedback for someone it's expected in return! I think the system that's already in place GBU does a fine job as is!

 

[Pygmalion]

I don't mean to rain on your parade but I hate iTrader! It's too much like fleabays system where just because you leave positive feedback for someone it's expected in return! I think the system that's already in place GBU does a fine job as is!

I'm like the Science Channel, I neither confirm nor deny the validity of the views presented by iTrader!

 

[Bravado]

I'm like the Science Channel, I neither confirm nor deny the validity of the views presented by iTrader!

Understood which is why iTrader can't be trusted for now at least, for example there are people like yourself that have a higher iTrader value than me so at first glance to some mainly noobs you have a longer positive trading history than me on this forum when in actuallity you may not.
I think it's obvious it does put the noob on an even playing field with the Vet who has been around for awhile with significant positive feedback but can we trust it? Only time will tell.

 

[Grimspoon]

i don't look at it as a "who's better than who" indicator, but a "who's gonna screw me over and who's not" indicator.

Hopefully nobody is getting positive ratrings for transactions that would normally be considered neutral or negative.

 

[Bravado]

i don't look at it as a "who's better than who" indicator, but a "who's gonna screw me over and who's not" indicator.

Hopefully nobody is getting positive ratrings for transactions that would normally be considered neutral or negative.

Correct it should be a basic indicator of who's less likely to screw you over which is exactly why in my opinion not everyone should be on a level playing field! And you should get only whatever positive feedback that you earn.

 

[Pygmalion]

the itrader is only as accurate as the people are truthful. I personally rate based on the quality of the actions of the person I am dealing with.
If you are one who has been on this forum for a long time and had many deals, it may seem like an advantage goes to newer members, but that is only a temporary condition. As with any new program, or idea, it must become established to be as accurate as it can be. In a years time I don't this will be an issue.

 

[Bravado]

the itrader is only as accurate as the people are truthful. I personally rate based on the quality of the actions of the person I am dealing with.
If you are one who has been on this forum for a long time and had many deals, it may seem like an advantage goes to newer members, but that is only a temporary condition. As with any new program, or idea, it must become established to be as accurate as it can be. In a years time I don't this will be an issue.

Agreed..........

 

[Pygmalion]

i don't look at it as a "who's better than who" indicator, but a "who's gonna screw me over and who's not" indicator.

Hopefully nobody is getting positive ratrings for transactions that would normally be considered neutral or negative.

I think most poeple don't look and see who has traded longer. At least when I look at the ratings, I look at the recent trades. I don't care what someone did last year. Most people who get screwed do so by people who were doing fine last year. A persons past is not neccessarily a good indicator of the present, IMHO.
In fact, it would suit me if sales older than, say 4 months, were dropped off.

 

[Tony G]

.... fact, it would suit me if sales older than, say 4 months, were dropped off.

That would be a good idea.:thumbup:

But I have to agree that iTrader was not necessary nor a good idea.
.

 

[Bravado]

I think most poeple don't look and see who has traded longer. At least when I look at the ratings, I look at the recent trades. I don't care what someone did last year. Most people who get screwed do so by people who were doing fine last year. A persons past is not neccessarily a good indicator of the present, IMHO.
In fact, it would suit me if sales older than, say 4 months, were dropped off.

I disagree! I think you're more likely to get burned by someone who has less time with minimal positive feeback than someone who has been here for awhile with a lot of positive feedback regardless of time frame. In general they have more to loose if they do a bad deal.

 

[Bravado]

In fact, it would suit me if sales older than, say 4 months, were dropped off.

Geeze c'mon not even Fleabay does that!

 

[Pygmalion]

I disagree! I think you're more likely to get burned by someone who has less time with minimal positive feeback than someone who has been here for awhile with a lot of positive feedback regardless of time frame. In general they have more to loose if they do a bad deal.

I see your point and for the most part, I agree. I guess I am big on not judging people by their past, but after thinking more about it, someone with a bad past has reason to change, thus we see reformed people; but people with a good past are not trying to change (let's hope not, anyway).
I see where iTrader may not give those who have been here the accurate representation they deserve, but in time it will.
It cannot give credit for the past like we would like, but this time next year I think we will see people with the number of deals well into the hundreds. Then it will be a little more dependable.
I think wanting to go back more than a year may involve a little vanity.

 

[Yager]

thanks Pygmalion!

 

[Guyon]

there are people like yourself that have a higher iTrader value than me so at first glance to some mainly noobs you have a longer positive trading history than me on this forum

You're obviously unreliable.

 

[Uncle_Jarvis]

apparently Pygmalion is more reliable than Bravado because he has a higher iTrader rating
the raw data does not lie !

 

[Grimspoon]

The number is just an indicator of transactions made. It's not untill you look at the actual comments made will you see how reliable the person is.

Looking at the number of transactions the person made as an indicator of reliability is like looking at the person's post count as an indicator of the quality of posts they made. It doesn't really make sense.

I'm on another forum which deals mainly in arcade hardware with a well established itrader rating system. The records go back a long time, lots of people have massive numbers next to their name but even some of the well established traders who have mass transactions have a bad reputation because of a few mis-steps or shady decisions. This is also the type of crowd those forums draw. Lately a lot of people see it as a place to attempt a scam or make a quick buck.

I don't think BF draws that sort of crowd. Especially not the Busse subforums.

If you're worried (old hogs) how the itrader makes you look compared to the newhogs, just remember - it's just a number.

 

[Bravado]

If you're worried (old hogs) how the itrader makes you look compared to the newhogs, just remember - it's just a number.

I don't care how it makes me look in fact I asked Spark if mine could be disabled! My rep has already been establised in GBU a long time ago so for me it's unnecessary, I'm more worried about someone getting burned by a potential dishonest seller who has a high iTrader rating but very little time/postings on here or GBU. Besides Fleabay has already proven that this type of point system is very unrelaible! Take a look in GBU on here for the fleabay crap!

 

[Pygmalion]

Maybe there should just be 2 grades. Good if you've been around a long time and bad if you are new.