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John D. · 03-10-2002, 01:57 PM

Hi Roadkill....

In short - to have a formal "rating system" - the transaction must have occurred within this site AND be tied back to a specific transaction within that same site. This gives both parties (buyer/seller) "notice" that there is a rating system for each transaction. To this point â?? notice that someone cannot go randomly "rating" either a buyer or a seller within e-Bay on a whim - feedback is linked to a specific transaction by ID of both the buyer and seller.

Even more, if a formalized rating system gets put up on this site (or any site) *without* the transaction occurring within that site - some of the dealers/individuals can be "rated" without their knowledge - circumventing "fair notice" and open the web site for liable claims. That is why e-Bay doesn't potentially get sued for each "negative" rating that is posted - as each rating is tied back to a user profile, transaction and UserID from within e-Bay.

Hope this helps...!

03-10-2002, 01:57 PM	#9
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 478 Thanked 517 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Positive vendor report Hi Roadkill.... In short - to have a formal "rating system" - the transaction must have occurred within this site AND be tied back to a specific transaction within that same site. This gives both parties (buyer/seller) "notice" that there is a rating system for each transaction. To this point â?? notice that someone cannot go randomly "rating" either a buyer or a seller within e-Bay on a whim - feedback is linked to a specific transaction by ID of both the buyer and seller. Even more, if a formalized rating system gets put up on this site (or any site) without the transaction occurring within that site - some of the dealers/individuals can be "rated" without their knowledge - circumventing "fair notice" and open the web site for liable claims. That is why e-Bay doesn't potentially get sued for each "negative" rating that is posted - as each rating is tied back to a user profile, transaction and UserID from within e-Bay. Hope this helps...!