[eoc_Jason]

7thgenCivic.Com - I would like to have it automated too, however any time you rely on a user having to input something, you run the risk of false info... There is just not any way I can see reliably to link a buyer and seller from a normal thread...

However, don't give up hope. I posted in the vBay thread that I would like to take on the idea of the project and create an "eBay Lite" add-on for vB. I call it lite because it will have the same core functionality, just strip off some of the pay value-added stuff like highlight your listing, or featured auctions, etc... Creating this system will allow a user to post an item & pictures, create it either as an auction style, or a fixed price, choose a category or categories, etc... The other members can bid or choose to buy the item. Then you have fixed and tracked the buyer, seller, and actual transaction. You can then link that to allow feedback afterwards...

This system I just described I think would fit better for people who want something more that just the basic feedback hack that I have created in this thread. I'm guestimating a month or less for full development and testing before something is released. I already got a couple offers for help in the other thread for starting up this project.

I will continue to develope out this hack though (trader ratings), for people that want something light and simple to implement, but for some of the features that you people want I think would be better suited if you wait for "vBay" to be released...