Question on GBU?

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Gott a question,I have done many trades,sells and buys both here and on KF,but I have never asked to be mentioned here in the GBU,Should I? Reason I ask is that recently I found my self searching the GBU for a someone I was buying from,and I thought if I'm doing this someone else might be doin this as well.I thought it would be good to have someone mention my name at least once in the GBU so that folks would know they could trust me.Anytime I trade or sell its 100% honest as all of the folks I have dealt with have been in the past,never any problems.So I ask you is it rude to ask to be mentioned favorably?
 
Boy have YOU opened up a can of worms!

There was/is? a guy named "Jaxurman" who traded and sold a LOT of knives in the forums, and he spawned much controversy, mostly because 1)Many thought he was a dealer and should pay dealer membership fees, and 2)He had a way of insulting people in his VERY difficult to read 1 sentence posts.

I mention this because there was a lot of discussion about the fact that he asked people he traded with to post positive threads on their trade in GBU. Many people felt it was/is in poor taste to request a feedback, the thinking is, if the trade is good and the recipient happy, he'll post unasked, problem is, i dont think this is normally the case.

I have done many deals here in the forums, probably well over $10,000 of items, and every single transaction went perfectly, and while i always, or at least usually received emails from the other party saying how happy they were with the item, i believe only 1 person bothered to actually post a positive comment about it in GBU. And i have to tell you, it never really occurred to me either to post in GBU, unless there was a problem, and of course, there hasnt been one yet.

My point is, im pretty sure that unless you mention it to the other party, chances are, youll not get a pos. feedback, while you can be pretty sure that if you screw someone youll likely get a bad one, and honestly, thats probably the way it should be. It seems that the purpose of that forum is primarily to warn others, and not to commend. If you have clearly traded/sold a lot and have no bad comments, that speaks volumes i think. So, i guess what im saying is, if you want them and fell you need them, go ahead and politely ask the other guy to leave you one if he is indeed happy with the transaction, and needless to say, you shouldnt in any way bully someone into it, just say something like: "If youre happy with the item, id very much appreciate a positive feedback." And i cant imagine there being anything wrong with that.

Some people said that Jaxurman REQUIRED the other party to leave a pos fbk as a condition of the deal, and that is of course wrong.
 
I always try to remember to put in a good word for anyone with whom I've dealt here (never had a problem worth mentioning). But looking at how many sales and trades we do on these forums, maybe if everyone did as I do, we wouldn't have any bandwidth left for the rest of the forums!

It's more of a problem for newbies, not having a reputation yet, being in a position to appreciate positive feedback. But asking sort of negates the purpose, if people think you're fishing for compliments.
 
Everytime I complete a trade or transaction on BFC, I come here afterwards and post feedback for that person. Good, Bad or Ugly, I am posting something about my transactions. Luckly I have never had a problem here on BFC. I have never asked someone to post about me on here, however I have been asked before. If you leave a feedback here for your trades and such, chances are the person your posting about will see your post and at least comment on the transaction themsleves.

This forum is very important in my opinion, when I get offered a deal that sounds too good to be true, I come here and do a search before I even reply.:)
 
Thanks for the input guys,as you can see I have asked someone to post about me here,I still dont feel great about asking so for future transactions I will leave it up to the buyers discretion whether or not to post about me here.
 
Hey Marsupial, I remember doing a deal with you for a Busse SH-E

The knife was as described and the shipping was fast!

Marsupial is A-OK


larry nichols
 
Originally posted by Megalobyte
It seems that the purpose of that forum is primarily to warn others, and not to commend.


Is this forum not called The Good, The Bad, The Ugly? The title alone leads me to believe it is just as good to commend as it is to complain. Just a thought.

Mike
 
I make a point to offer comments with every deal. I think it is appropriate. I get discouraged when there is a rash of negative threads. I think that iit is important to recognize fair play.
 
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