Most important would be how to filter out the ones that are dodgy, or they will just vouch for each other. Has to be a specific way to determine trustworthiness as a back up, when a case comes up that needs proof to verify.
Forum members we already trust and have done trades with will be the easy part. :) Thanks for doing this, Sammy! 
An official trade inspector ?
To confirm the counts ?
Definitely need to be wary of this.
What if a person is trustworthy but hasn’t done any trades? This will limit them from trading with someone
I never envisioned it as “only the verified can trade,” more so that at a quick glance I can determine the level of trust the user has had in the past.
It still falls to myself and every other member to keep themselves safe at all time. It would be too much work and liability otherwise.
Yes, if they don’t have the badge, then you make your own call on whether to trade with them or not. It’s not a stigma to not have one, only a way to make trading with trusted forum members easier.
That makes the whole “I vouch for this person” unnecessary.
And the converse is true, as well. As Amazon has shown us, dodgy operators have very real incentives to eliminate as much competition as possible through inaccurate reports of bad performance.
Yes, I loved the trade opportunity I had where somebody said they hoped my deal fell through so they could get it. At least they were honest, lol.
But the way this would work, the people vouching for a forum member would also have to be a trusted forum member. There are definitely nuances here, so big brains step forward.
I think the easiest way or at lest how ive done it with new people i dont know
Is that i ask them first to send me theirs and only until i receive it i send mine
And i take ss of each step of the transaction just in case they say it didnt arrive so i contact costumer service but luckily all has gone well for me so far
perhaps it shouldn’t be based only on the amount of trades done as some just straight up put it on venly.
maybe how long and active the person has been in the forum and has contributed?
Also agree. Contribution should be positive, helpful if possible
I’ve been thinking about this and I honestly haven’t been able to come up with a good way to safeguard this, or have criteria that would completely eliminate the risk.
But personally, I have done tons of trades, well into the double digits, and have never been scammed. Seems that the grand majority of people on the forum are integrous and trusting. But, never hurts to be uber safe. The most definitive way I’ve been able to vet people is by looking at their past posts, getting a vibe from them that way. Looking through tons of their posts across their time on the forum has helped me massively in discerning who to trust and who to not trust.
Another alternative is if one person trading has been around the forum for a long time, contributed a lot, etc, they are obviously not very likely to scam for a number of reasons, but even a selfish reason of not wanting to be exposed to the whole community & have their whole account banned. So if it is questionable, this method is great!
@SammyG
I know that this is doable (the creation process, that is), the question is whether or not it’s too cumbersome a process to establish. Someone will have to discern which forum members receive the Trusted Trader badge. I know we’re not heavy on mods these days, so, if this is deemed a good idea, perhaps you want to tap someone (or a few already trusted someones who have done trades) to do this. After the first wave is done, it will be easier as time passes. Or, if we just continue trading as we have been (without “trusted trader”), that works also, lol.
I’m thinking on this. If someone has facilitated at least 3 successful trades, then perhaps they can get the trusted trader badge?
We can also maybe have trade facilitators, that for a fee, act as the middle men for trades (people with 5+ trades only).
Then with newcomers… they just have to be the first ones to send. Only fair. And since they’d choose a trusted badge member, less risk for them anyways.
Still open for discussion so I’d like to hear peoples thoughts on this.
and let’s give those the " beloved trader " badge :D!
FYI
In case close to that date you are thinking of exchanging a Venly NFT for one of Crypto better wait until after in case it takes longer than a few hours.
You dont want to send your venly NFT and be waiting on Crypto to be up to date.
Nah. Haha
Actually im one of the few that has had a great experience with crypto and dont know why so many havent 
But yeah its because some say they cant get in their account anymore and this post is about avoiding shady things lol
This sounds like a good idea 
. How would we verify the trades themselves? I would understand if you would need additional proof of the trade actually having happened if it’s between 2 people who are relative newcomers to the forum (like myself). But in the case of a newcomer and a seasoned member of the forum, would it be enough for the seasoned member to vouch for the trade?
cant somone just do 3 trade get the money for it then run away with a lot of other trades. We could have a rule where the person can only trade one NFT at a time and once that is done the next one can be sent to the trader. what you think 
