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Numbers of items listed on the network to trade
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The more items that are available to be traded, the more likely you are to get the item you want. More items up for trade is also an indication of a large network of traders which ultimately means you can more easily find what you are looking for or find customers that will want what you have to trade. Look for services that have lots of items up for grabs.
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Community Features
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Community features link users of similar tastes and interest and provide you with opportunities to improve your user experience. Look for services that offer community features like friends lists, wish list sharing, transaction history with other users, user/trader scores and ratings, user-to-user messaging, avatars, etc. that allow you to connect with other users.
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Trader scores / ratings
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If you want to avoid dealing with a fraudulent of dishonest trader, look for services that provide scores and/or reviews of the traders and their transactions. This is a sure fire way to here other user's opinions on their experiences trading with certain people. If the review and/or scores on a particular user is bad, stay away from dealing with that user.
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Types of items you can trade
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Trading community services sometimes allow users to trade many types of items. However, we have found that the services that focus on one item and created features and content around those items typically provide the best user experience. Look for sites that specialize in trading the items you are looking for. If you want to trade DVDs, look for a DVD focused trading community. If you want to trade video games, look for a video game focused trading community.
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| Trade CDs |
Allows users to trade CDs with other users |
| Trade DVDs |
Allows users to trade DVDs with other users |
| Trade Video Games |
Allows users to trade video games with other users |
| Trade Books |
Allows users to trade books with other users |
| User Profile Page |
Profile pages were made popular by Social Networking sites and is at the heart of today's user generated content services. A profile page is created by a user and has all of their personal information on it including biographical information, items they want, items they have to trade, their blogs, pictures/photos, personal videos, personal likes/dislikes, and anything that is related to that user. |
| Purchase Points to Trade |
Points are used as a currency to trade items and allow users to purchase them and/or acquire them by completing certain activities |
| User Forums |
Forums (commonly referred to as message boards) allow a company, or individual, to post an entry on a topic and have other users comment on those entries. Forums are very similar to blogs in structure and functionality. |
| Friends Lists |
This is a list of users that you have allowed to join your friends network and gain access to all of your content (videos, photos, blog content, etc.). |
| Recommendations |
Provide recommendations on items you may be interested in trading and/or buying based on your interest, surfing activity, or friends |
| Items Listed |
Shows the items the users have available for trading and/or buying |
| User Groups |
User groups are users that share a similar interest or discuss specific topics that only group members are allowed to participate in. Groups can be created as public groups allowing user to join or created as private whereby only a select set of users are invited to be members. |
| Set Hard Price |
Allows the user that wants to trade/sell an item to set a hard price for the item as opposed to trading it or taking competing bids for the item. |
| User Reviews |
Provides user reviews for items and provides reviews of traders and whether they were good to trade with. |
| User Ratings |
Provides user ratings for items and provides ratings of traders and whether they were good to trade with. |
| User Wish lists |
Allows users to create wish lists of items. Wish lists are items that the user wants to trade and/or buy but does not currently have. |
| eMail/Online Form Support |
Allows users to email a website and get help on anything related to that website. |
| Help Tickets/Email Form Support |
Allow users to submit their questions/issues and get a support ticket which will later be answered by an customer service representative |
| Searchable Knowledgebase Support |
Knowledge base help is a searchable database of frequently asked questions and problems that provide users with help beyond the static FAQ pages. Knowledge base typically has |
| User Forums |
User forums relative to customer support allow users to ask questions and issues about a site and let other users or company representative respond just as they would in a normal forum environment. |
| Customer Support Blog |
A blog (web log) that is created by the customer support staff that allows users to post entries and comments pertaining to site issues, problems, and questions about the service. |
| Pay w/ Credit/Debit Card |
Accepts user payments via credit card |
| Pay w/ PayPal |
Accepts user payments via PayPal |
| Pay w/ eCheck or Check |
Accepts user payments via check |
| Pay w/ Check/Money Order |
Accepts user payments via money order |
| # of Items Listed |
Total # of items listed on the site for users to trade for and/or buy |