I think that its a great idea. BUT and it s a big BUT, a few things have kept me away from doing this. No 1, it seems as though no matter how many times some SELLERS are reported for over bumping, it is overlooked. Yes, they are THE SAME guys who do it, and NO, nothing ever happens to their threads.
This is a good point and was bound to come up sooner than later. Multiple threads have been closed lately due to the OP not abiding by the 48 hr rule, but multiple threads have also been left to free wheel even after the item has long been sold. Its always the same thing and its an obvious eye sore when people who are not really involved in the WFS section start a thread about that very thing in the main forum. Everyone slips once and a while but when someone posts 6,7,8...etc times in the same thread in less than 24 hours is a blatant disregard for every member on here and the mods as well. Certain threads are always going to draw attention such as charitable or "mystery" ones but c'mon, everyone is intelligent enough to know when enough is enough.
I use this section a lot and have made hundreds of deals on here. That being said, I also have made a minuscule amount of profit compared to what a lot of ebay sellers rake in. That aspect is really not a big deal because I dont rely on this to make a living, im sure there are a ton of other members on here who could say the same thing and im all for the site generating revenue and the membership is a good idea. I will be adding it for sure.
Since AZB does not regulate the payment methods nor is there any record of how much an item brings the aspect of taking a percentage of a transaction is out of the question, plain and simple. There would always be those that would say "even though I had this priced at $1000 lets say it sold for $500".... Another thing that throws a wrench in that idea is the ability to trade on here. I may do half a dozen trade deals before selling one cue and after paying the shipping on each of those am $100 in the hole, or more depending on the item.
Anyway, thats my 35 cents