I am all for this. Not been on here long either.
Only found RAD by chance actually. Bought something off ebay and the seller had RADs web address in the listing,so i came over and here i am...
Having bought a couple wheel sets,4 seats,some seatposts,some rims,some tyres,some bars.. over the last 5 weeks or so i can honestly say the members here have been by and large A1. Communication excellent,no messing deals and items have certainly been as described.
But... i have had a couple of things which took 2 weeks or more to arrive.
Now come on. If i can pay Paypal straight away,then whats the deal with sending me my stuff 10 -16 days later?
Ebay (for instance) are recognising this problem and as you may have noticed..the 5* rating system has come into effect whereby you can leave positive feedback,but also mark them on their performance.At least that gives you a little insight into seller performance..
I don't believe there are any dishonest members here,but i would like to see a performance rating for sellers and also i certainly would like to see a minimum 30-50 posts BEFORE someone can post a For Sale AD.
RAD is not just about a clicky group of 30 somethings with Mid Life Crisis buying brakesets for 150 quid and £700 frames...
(although it has seemed like that at times..)
Initially a sticky in the section titled "Seller Guidelines" or "Sellers Etiquette" may suffice. But as i said above,with some parts fetching Big money,it would be all too easy for someone to come on here dangle some rare carrot in front of the drooling RAD for sale section lurkers,then run off with some serious wonga never to be seen again.. Dont kid yourself..it COULD and WILL happen.