I don't think such a thread exists yet for this board. This is different than the feedback thread because this enables people without a reputation to trade.
A buyer and seller want to do a trade for a physical item. Their reputations are unknown. A middleman can help in such a situation.
1 - The buyer and seller post that they're looking for a middleman.
2 - People willing to take the job respond so.
3 - The buyer and seller choose a middleman and notify them.
4 - The middleman will get the buyers money plus a fee from one/both of the parties.
5 - The seller will ship the item to the middleman.
6 - The middleman will confirm receipt of the item and pass the payment along to the seller minus his fee.
7 - The buyer will have to arrange a pickup from the middleman. (So obviously only pick a middleman who lives nearby.)
The wiki will be used to vouch for a DDFers credibility as a middleman. A vouch can only be made by making a post in the thread stating clearly who you are vouching for. Then linking your post to the wiki with your username as the link next to the username you're vouching for.
The middleman will have the same obligations as a shomer socher.
What happens if something goes wrong? I can't think of all scenarios so I'm going to need help with that.
I'm not either very familiar with QuickPay PayPal... so I guess any ideas for the best way to handle things are welcome.
what do you guys say? obviously I don't think this will work too well with digital items which it seems like is the majority of trades here.