Yes. Things like that will be watched closely and feedback should take care of it. 

For example:
I sell Jerbilly a copy of madden 98 for 89.95 for ps2 because that is his favorite game. Plus, its the rare disc only version, so he is getting a steal. 

He pays right away, but I am spotty on communication, and take 2 weeks to ship. 

He would leave me a bad feedback.

If I decided to leave him a retalitory bad feedback, he could pm a mod and say "look I have evidence I paid quickly, yet Corey gave me a bad feedback" and it would be dealt with on a case per case basis. 

Now if Jerbilly sent me a threatening message 2 days after He paid, demanding that he gets the game in 8 minutes or hes going to give me a knuckle sammich, then Bad feedback I give him for being a meanie would be justified. 

Both parties get a neg and move on. 

Repeat offenders/ people with a lot of negatives will be dealt with. 

If he or I made a thread about how both of us got our painties in a twist, the threads would be dealt with and we would probably both be contacted by a mod. 

Dont forget the goal here is to have a good time, talk about game stuff/ collecting and help each each other out. The fact that NA allows us to buy and sell expensive items (with ZERO cut don't forget) is an awesome privelege , not a right. 

NA staff is going to make it as easy and safe as possible. 

What about situations outside of a transaction? For example, the price change on the Dino Peak sale after an offer came in.

Until a transaction is in effect, a seller can decide to change the price to whatever they want. Some might find it douchey, but it is their right. After a price has been agreed upon is a different story. Im sure word will get around if someone does that often. 

Most excellent, thank you for the detailed response. Good to know you cats have this sort of thing covered.

Case by case I guess, but for the most part, get a transaction. If there's no transaction, we likely won't be able to do anything for you. 

This, and now more than ever don't go the gift payment route.

I enjoyed the hall of shame for entertainment value .... always a good read

Not gonna lie. I enjoyed reading it too. Especially when someone pulled off some impressive detective work.

That being said, if it truly helps NA run smoother as the mods can work on other things, then it's definitely for the best.
 

With you on that one.

 

I suppose now that the Nolans will have to have their own TV show.

Is there still a list archived of the bad sellers/buyers on ebay list? I suppose I understand the reason for the change but if someone still has that list that would be fantastic. Never had a chance to save it myself.

Bahahahahaaaaa.... heh... he he... heh....  ...   ...   now I'm sad  

 

What if someone changes a bid in auction? Will they just get banned since it is against the rules, or get warned in a pm?

If we see an edit, we hold the bidder to their original bid (unless it's some kind of obvious typo, in which case they should get a hold of us before editing anyway).    If they don't honor their original bid, they will face the same consequences as a non-paying bidder.
 

Just wanted to add that if anyone wants to see who's in the hos (from NA dealings) or banned the lists are still in the directory.

NA should do a poll and see what the people want. I'd bet the majority would vote to bring the hall of shame back. Feedback really doesn't help people or warn anyone about potential issues. Mods should have known it's part of the job and be willing to take that on as part of the responsibilities that come with being a mod. If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen. Overall things stay pretty civil and smooth around here, so if they have to step up and do a little investigating for the hall of shame, so be it. Another option would be to have a designated person for the hall of shame who doesn't have to worry about any othe mod duties. That way they surely wouldn't be overworked. Does anybody actually look at feedback?

It does. And I do.
 

While that's true the majority would vote to bring back the HoS, who's going to run it? A Single person, been done before lasted a while but not forever. The Mods, originally this wasn't part of the job so saying it's part of the job isn't true. The amount of strain and stress on the moderators to keep up with and run the HoS is overwhelming, so it's not simply a case of what the users want, it's what can be done with the resources available on/to NintendoAge.

You say who looks at feedback? Everyone I know of when doing any buying, selling or trading. if you aren't looking at feedback, who's fault is it if you get burned? YOURS and yours alone.......

There is a lot of feedback out there that isn't necessarily accurate though. A lot of times if I have an unpleasant transaction I just don't leave feedback simply because of retaliatory feedback like others have mentioned.

Edit: I've never been burned here but I have had some transactions with people who have lots of positive feedback that I have been pretty unhappy with. 

As a new user with no feedback, I'm worried that people will be hesitant to make deals with me. So that is one way in which I feel the feedback system is negative to myself or other people new to the boards. But if the feedback is in place, how does it differ from the Hall of Shame? I saw someone mention that they were worried about being appropriately negative when it called for it in fear of negative feedback on themselves. Could that still not work the same way with the Hall of Shame? Someone can say negative things about your transaction through either format. I know I'm new and someone can call me out on being unaware of how this was helpful, but from what little I know, it seems redundant? We can always search through a users feedback to see if they are good to make deals with? Not criticizing, just wondering.

Read my post on the first page. It should give you an idea of what it was.

retaliatory feedback is something that someone can message a mod over.

You have a bad transaction, you should feel obligated to leave feedback accordingly.

you say potato I say potatoe.

What's done is done... I'm sure this wasn't something was that a quick move by the mods/admins/Evil Overlord but something that was discussed at length.

Can we get a Hall of Heroes (Valhalla) thread instead?

That's great and all, but NA isn't a democracy.   It has a single owner, and it is ultimately up to him whether something stays or goes, or is implemented in the future.

As for:
If you don't like the way this completely free site is run, feel free to leave.

 

I can see your point there, and I agree. The issue of inaccurate feedback/fear of retaliatory feedback is one that I hope a revamp of the feedback system will address.