can we leave feeback on group buys?

[RyanRs]

If not , why not! after all, its still buying and selling goods and involves the same trust etc that a normal sale would require! after all, a lot of the time the group buys are setup by an individual rather than a affiliate.. and anyone could "pretend" they have say... bulk stock at great discount, then on collection of cash, disappear!

-not saying anyone would, but i think any form of trading deserves feedback for others to see.

[Greddy-Matt]

Interesting Idea, I was wondering this too, but there are plenty of pitfalls there...

i.e. a group pays a member for a product, the member places an order with a company and then that company :

1 Doesn't deliver the goods
2 $hafts you on delivery time
3 Goes bankrupt etc
4 Delivers substandard goods

Are you going to leave negative feedback on the IMOC'er who started th BG?? Seems a little unfair really

Do you leave feedback on the supplyers or the member? If the supplyer then they would need an IMOC presence and therefore almost certainly need to be an Affilliate...

[BenF]

Matt, I think you're spotted the issue with this.

Group buys offered by an affiliate - I'm happy to do a one-off 'tweak' to the feedback for the vendor to reflect the number of happy people on a GP.

For Group buys that are arranged by an forum member, what they're actually doing (when I have run them in the past) is collecting payment and co-coordinating communications with everyone - but are not always in control of when the product is sent, to who and dealing with any quality / damage issues relating to the product. Leaving feedback with them for the sale isn't always appropriate...