Faulk
Head-Fier
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One of the things I've found interesting when poking around the For Sale threads is how often I read "bought from head-fi'er x" or "originally owned by x". To me, it hints at what an interesting history some of the items must have. The For Sale sections currently include feedback threads to help us get to know and trust other sellers/buyers. I was thinking it might be fun to add a "History" section for items changing hands on head-fi. Users could research not just the seller, but also the items, when it changed hands, who had it, maybe what they thought of it.
To lay out how this might work I'll use the recent sale of my Little Dot MKIII. Being the original owner, when posting a FS thread I could also start a history thread for it, including the serial (if there is one), condition, and maybe pictures. Once sold, and for every subsequent sale, the seller could post to the history thread adding their impressions and who it went to.
As the history builds, potential buyers would view the FS post then the history post to get an idea of the overall life of the product, what people thought of it, mods they've done to it, overall impressions, etc. Buyers could also ask questions of past owners if their opinion was of particular interest.
It would be a bit more work for the seller, and obviously there is alot of history not captured except through subsequent FS posts, but beyond the initial start of an item's history thread, it should only take a minute or two to add an update as it changes hands.
What are people's thoughts? Interesting idea? Waste of time? Crazy talk?
--Faulk
To lay out how this might work I'll use the recent sale of my Little Dot MKIII. Being the original owner, when posting a FS thread I could also start a history thread for it, including the serial (if there is one), condition, and maybe pictures. Once sold, and for every subsequent sale, the seller could post to the history thread adding their impressions and who it went to.
As the history builds, potential buyers would view the FS post then the history post to get an idea of the overall life of the product, what people thought of it, mods they've done to it, overall impressions, etc. Buyers could also ask questions of past owners if their opinion was of particular interest.
It would be a bit more work for the seller, and obviously there is alot of history not captured except through subsequent FS posts, but beyond the initial start of an item's history thread, it should only take a minute or two to add an update as it changes hands.
What are people's thoughts? Interesting idea? Waste of time? Crazy talk?
--Faulk