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Indeed. It is complicated, so perhaps not allow selling of land in Brazil than? Because something is hard to do doesn't make it ok not to do it. Facebook is sel

Indeed. It is complicated, so perhaps not allow selling of land in Brazil than? Because something is hard to do doesn't make it ok not to do it. Facebook is selling illegal products and if it's not capable of getting properly, than it's part of the racket and should be held responsible as so.

MattGaiser 6y ago
Every marketplace has illegal products. Craigslist has stolen cars. Kijiji has stolen pets. eBay has fake collectibles. You will find all manner of scams on Reddit. Fiverr is filled with tons of people willing to do your homework. Expecting marketplaces to police peer to peer transactions in depth is unreasonable.
- hetspookjee 6y ago
  Yes, that's all bad as well. But some platforms get removed entirely when there's enough illegal activity. A marketplace that is facilitating should be held responsible. If your community can't be trusted, than yes validation must be done. So yes, I think the platforms that you mention should be handled as well.
- dreamer7 6y ago
  I really have to shamelessly plug my marketplace - https://vendiapp.com https://vendiapp.com here. This is exactly why we started this with the goal of helping other marketplaces as well to completely protect its users. We believe marketplaces must start becoming more responsible and accountable for the transactions that they facilitate. We are currently focussed on the verification of electronic products. But our goal is to verify listings in all verticals with a high risk of fraud.
  - MattGaiser 6y ago
    This is quite interesting, especially given that you are doing one of items. I would have thought this inordinately expensive, but evidently not.
  - warent 6y ago
    Interesting, I had a very similar idea for this, but I'm already doing a solo side gig so haven't had the time to work on yet another solo thing. Maybe we can collaborate or chat? Shoot me an email!

MattGaiser 6y ago

Every marketplace has illegal products. Craigslist has stolen cars. Kijiji has stolen pets. eBay has fake collectibles. You will find all manner of scams on Reddit. Fiverr is filled with tons of people willing to do your homework. Expecting marketplaces to police peer to peer transactions in depth is unreasonable.

hetspookjee 6y ago
Yes, that's all bad as well. But some platforms get removed entirely when there's enough illegal activity. A marketplace that is facilitating should be held responsible. If your community can't be trusted, than yes validation must be done. So yes, I think the platforms that you mention should be handled as well.
dreamer7 6y ago
I really have to shamelessly plug my marketplace - https://vendiapp.com https://vendiapp.com here. This is exactly why we started this with the goal of helping other marketplaces as well to completely protect its users. We believe marketplaces must start becoming more responsible and accountable for the transactions that they facilitate. We are currently focussed on the verification of electronic products. But our goal is to verify listings in all verticals with a high risk of fraud.
- MattGaiser 6y ago
  This is quite interesting, especially given that you are doing one of items. I would have thought this inordinately expensive, but evidently not.
- warent 6y ago
  Interesting, I had a very similar idea for this, but I'm already doing a solo side gig so haven't had the time to work on yet another solo thing. Maybe we can collaborate or chat? Shoot me an email!