Add a Warranty section to Audiogon classified ads?

Absolutely NOT.

Sure, and if someone wants a warranty like I am a dealer then they should have no problem paying a dealer price. And selling their stuff to me like I am a dealer giving them a low trade in. Sounds great. Sure hope it catches on soon.

>This is Fresh from Audiogon staff, I sent a email about "Negative Feedback" here is the response. It is good to know, I stand corrected on my prior post.
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> When you submit Negative Feedback, it does not need to be "approved" by the receiving member. That wouldn't make any sense at all! There's simply a 72 hour waiting period to allow the recipient time to submit their side of the story to Audiogon. We also review the feedback to ensure it doesn't contain any inaccuracies, personal attacks, or offensive language. Once we've established it meets these and other criteria for leaving Feedback in general, the feedback is posted. We DO post Negative Feedback, it may not be easy enough to see because it does take time and the majority of our members are willing to work things out to avoid potential head butting. But we encourage you to search our member database and you will see there are Negative Feedbacks, the system DOES work. But we need our members to work with us to ensure it's accurate.
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> Thank you,
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If the Audiogon policy truely lets you leave negative feedback then how did this misinformation spin so far out of control? I have never had to leave or recieve negative feedback so I assume many just excepted what was being told by others, but who is right?

As to Grant's thread; my position is best stated by Ncarv, and my answer is a definitive 'no' to the question. I don't really need another box to check yes or no when creating a listing. In a market of used items, part of the reason the seller is taking a loss and the buyer is paying so much less than retail, is that the risk exists that things do eventually wear out or fail. That risk is implied and understood by most folks looking to buy a used component. If you want to add a warranty you can always do so in writing in the ad and state your terms specifically.

In light of the response from A'gon on feedback, I'm going to have to check with an acquaintance who had recently got burned on a transaction and was doubly upset because A'gon had not posted the feedback he'd left since the seller obviously did not approve it. I don't know how it resolved, but now am curious because of recent criticism of the system. I do hope that it is as A'gon says. I sure would like to read a full accounting of a sellers feedback before purchasing something from them.

Marco