I find this portal's way of doing trade very seller-favourable: in a way we're bidding on a pig in a bag.
If this is legit, why aren't alll other portals at it ?
It’s probably to stop people trading off the platform. The platforms make money from commissions and advertising.It's all very odd to me.
Then there's literally nothing to regulate. Just a platform that sounds doomed to fail.@Dr Strangelove
But if there's no trading, there's no rush of people to the platform - and thus no ad value.
Then there's literally nothing to regulate. Just a platform that sounds doomed to fail.
Operation Overkill.Of course there is something to regulate:
1. The public need some protection from sellers of broken, bogus, as-yet-unpurchased-till-a-buyer-is-found and even non-existent gear.
2. The consumer has a right to know all the details of the item lest they buy the wrong type for their situation.
3. The seller must be obliged to communicate with the buyer shortly after an online sale is made in order to arrange shipping or collection.
Even if there was a regulator for this sort of thing the chances of them actually doing anything in a specific case like this would probably be slim - certainly based on my experience with several statutory and non-statutory regulatory agencies to date.@Brendan Burgess
A certain buying/selling portal disallows asking questions (size, age, usage, etc) of sellers until a bid is made. I'm after successfully bidding (I think it was a "full amount bid only" item but the price was low) for an item on Friday and had my bid accepted.
Problem is that despite sending messages anxiously seeking to see, collect and use the item, the seller has become a recluse.
I find this portal's way of doing trade very seller-favourable: in a way we're bidding on a pig in a bag.
On competing portals like EBay, Donedeal, etc it's normal for extensive back-and-forth between seller and buyer to happen prior to a purchase being made.
It's all very odd to me.
If this is legit, why aren't alll other portals at it ?