[quote name='CheapLikeAFox']Seems like it. The problem with these type of sites is that it is extremely easy for someone to make a website. The investment, as far as money, can be minimal.
We all appreciate the time put into designing and customer service, etc. etc., but these types of sites are basically no-risk. You have a couple of guys with an idea, they implement it, and if it goes wrong they can just shut it down with relatively little consequence of their own.
Any inventory is not theirs and any loss is not their since the people who would be screwed over are the people who converted their games into points that are rendered useless if the site goes belly up.
This is why people are wary of these trade sites and don't like to dive in.
If the owners showed at least some sort of personal investment into the whole scheme then it would give the site more credibility and the illusion that it might be around for a while since there is more than just a few people churning out code and responding to email invested in the company.
Why can't the tip system be in place already? What is holding that back?
How about a monthly or weekly raffle for a new game paid for by the site and for every trade you send (not receive) you get an entry?
That type of system seemed to work for gamedealdaily to get the site kick started.[/QUOTE]
I just wanted to make a small clarification to your earlier post. These type of sites (ours at least) are not extremely easy to put together. (The entire site is custom built including the admin side, ticket system, and everything the user sees.) The owners have been working on it for over 3 years and invested many, many, many hours not to mention a substantial amount of money out of pocket.
It is true that we do not have a large inventory of games, but we didn't want to become a store to sell games. We wanted to create a community for gamers to trade games. We also do not sell games, give away points or give away games all the time to make sure we will be around for a long time. Many sites just start throwing points/money/games out left and right and that is when they realize they took on too much and have to close down. We have been VERY careful of this and not having huge giveaways all the time is a small piece of the puzzle that helps to conserve funds and help pay for servers, etc...
In our defense, we have had contests and given away games in the past (many of which were not displayed on the site). We will be having more giveaways/contests soon... but not TOO many. I promise. LOL
Right now we are working on MANY new updates based on user feedback and our own ideas which is the reason the tip system isn't completed yet. We are working as quickly as we can! Please keep the feedback coming!
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