I agree that your search engine must be excellent. If you can replicate both the VCP search page and the Want List section, that should be more than adequate. This way users can search by a range... Ruth, PSA 3 - 6, etc., or by type, T204, T206, etc.
I assume that there will be a link to VCP included in each auction to see realized prices???
Will it be ALL graded cards? What about BCCG? The search engine should be able to differentiate between the grading companies.
I don't think Ebay should be the main reference. I think your Ebay ID should be optionally included in each auction that you list. I prefer that this new company require credit card verification of each member. This might include a small transaction fee (50 cents) but worth it to keep the hacks out. For bigger money cards (say $500) then you might require an Ebay feedback of 5 (or 10) or more to be able to auction items. While I know that this is controversial and will not keep out all of the fraudsters, I have no problem verifying my identity.
This might be hard to program but it is a pet peeve...people who don't leave feedback...and there should be a way to force people to leave feedback. It is incredibly annoying to ship out a card the next day and the buyer never recognizing your efforts. If there was a way to "force" feedback, that would be fantastic. Example: I mark an item shipped regular mail on Monday, 3 to 5 days to arrive. After 12 days, the buyer can't bid on items until they leave feedback. This gives the buyer and extra week after the item should have been received to leave feedback.
Keep the site uniform. I get irked when I log into Ebay and they change the page layouts/setup as somehow I became a beta-tester and the next time I log in it returns to the previous layout/setup. This happened a lot when they were "upgrading" My Ebay. Just a pet peeve of mine.
Require, at a minimum, a front scan or picture. I know that is will be tough for the large sellers but it is a mechanism to combat fraud, via the grader's label.
Once you post an auction, you can't take it down. No communication permitted from a buyer to the seller to Buy It Now.
No reprints permitted. Just original cards.
Feedback based upon lifetime earnings and showing 6 and 12 month breakdowns.
Feedback could be:
1. Did the seller invoice you within 24 hours?
2. Did the seller mark the item shipped?
3. Was the item packaged as described?
4. How was the item packaged?
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