Why are ad deleltions allowed?

I ask because I have seen several sellers go to great lengths to delete any records of their sales..and ratings.

When I see a possible item that I might want, I research the ratings of the seller and what they have sold before.

Allowing ads to be freely deleted, that valuable history is lost.

FWIW for sellers...if you don't have a viewable history here on Astromart, I will not be dealing with you.

Thoughts from other members?

Thanks

Billy, I believe Terry is referring to “completed sales”, not those listed “for sale” in the classified’s.

“I ask because I have seen several sellers go to great lengths to delete any records of their sales..and ratings.”

I would tend to agree with Terry’s position. I think the more info about the seller should make the prospective buyer more confident to deal with him, which in turn should be helpful to the seller for a quicker sale.

I really didn't know a completed sale Ad could be deleted.

Do the written comments in “rating received” also get deleted if the seller deletes the Ad?

Ron

No thanks.....you already can control what you see.....Take a look at the options you have available when listing ads. If everyone deleted their completed transactions one of the best tools we have would be lost.

billy moss said:

In my opinion, I wish all customers would delete the ads when finished with the deals. It keeps the site from being so cluttered up. Then when I look, everything that I see will be for sale, It is easier to find something among 25 items that are still for sale, then look through 500 items that have already been sold. I also guess that deleting old, useless ads would speed up the process for the new ones.