GeorgeSkywalker
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Was wondering on the possibility of having a system whereby forum was used to document trades to avoid scamming/exploitation etc. For example say you were going to loan someone an item without collateral. You could make a thread in forum with details of agreement and both parties post to it (possibly even have two separate threads i.e. one by each party to avoid the situation where thread starter deletes a thread). Possibly even with picture as evidence of trade.
Yes, it's not a substitute for collateral and other methods to avoid scamming. Also probably not legally binding. Therefore this method should be avoided.
However, it could be better than nothing and one possible method to overcome the rule that prevents us of naming scammers on forum because everything would be in the open and details of trade agreement known before trade occurred. It wouldn't be an accusation without any fact and also by both parties agreeing to post about agreement on forum implies that they would be open to such scrutiny in future if problems occur.
Also in case of disputes MA and ourselves have more factual info to go on and hence more likely to resolve disputes amicably. So while not a complete solution I think it has its merits and is worthy of consideration and possibly even a dedicated section for it on forum.
Yes, it's not a substitute for collateral and other methods to avoid scamming. Also probably not legally binding. Therefore this method should be avoided.
However, it could be better than nothing and one possible method to overcome the rule that prevents us of naming scammers on forum because everything would be in the open and details of trade agreement known before trade occurred. It wouldn't be an accusation without any fact and also by both parties agreeing to post about agreement on forum implies that they would be open to such scrutiny in future if problems occur.
Also in case of disputes MA and ourselves have more factual info to go on and hence more likely to resolve disputes amicably. So while not a complete solution I think it has its merits and is worthy of consideration and possibly even a dedicated section for it on forum.