Please add your country of residence to your profile

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

26 Oct 2011, 12:37

Hi folks,

may I suggest making mention of your country of residence in your deskthority profile?

Nearly every time somebody wants to buy or sell something on deskthority prospective sellers and buyers keep asking each other where they live in order to estimate (buyers) or calculate (sellers) shipping costs, and then it often takes a lot of time to get an answer. Wouldn't it be easier just to see which country the other one lives in by just cklicking his name and seeing his profile?

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Half-Saint

26 Oct 2011, 20:34

Done :)

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fossala
Elite +1

26 Oct 2011, 20:50

Good idea, done.

ripster

26 Oct 2011, 20:53

Made mine "Ugly American".

mintberryminuscrunch

26 Oct 2011, 21:00

ripster wrote:Made mine "Ugly American".
.. nah that one is too easy ...

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Daniel Beaver

26 Oct 2011, 22:08

Yes, please do this. As a semi-frequent seller, it makes my life so much easier. It's also sort of fun to see the big world community on here.

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Matuka

27 Oct 2011, 18:47

I agree with this notion. Theres no reason not to, it's not like you're being hunted down by the FBI.

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Half-Saint

06 Nov 2011, 21:04

Bump.

ripster

06 Nov 2011, 21:36

Matuka wrote:I agree with this notion. Theres no reason not to, it's not like you're being hunted down by the FBI.


Speak for yourself.

3/5 stars (a bit slow and predictable but well acted). 2/5 boobs because they belong to Rebecca Hall
Not all of us talk like this in America.

mintberryminuscrunch

21 Nov 2011, 22:05

can a mod make this a sticky?

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fossala
Elite +1

21 Nov 2011, 22:12

I agree it would make trading/selling a lot more strait forward.

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Half-Saint

25 Nov 2011, 07:56

Why not make it mandatory to enter location during registration? :D

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CeeSA

27 Nov 2011, 21:35

yes, good idea or don't allow to post in the marketplace w/o location

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Half-Saint

28 Nov 2011, 09:24

This, of course, wouldn't stop people from entering "Land of the Fairies" as their location :P

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

28 Nov 2011, 10:51

Shipping to Germany: 6.90€
Shipping to EU: 15€
Shipping rest of the world: 18€
Shipping Land of the Fairies: 54,95€

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zoidbergslo

28 Nov 2011, 11:08

Shipping to Iceland is quite expensive then :)

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

28 Nov 2011, 11:12

zoidbergslo wrote:Shipping to Iceland is quite expensive then :)
Same price than for "God's own country" or "Hexagone".
Call them "USA" or "France" and you'll get cheaper rates :mrgreen:

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Sugoi

28 Nov 2011, 13:58

Half-Saint wrote:Why not make it mandatory to enter location during registration? :D
What would prevent people to state any location other than the actual one? ^_~
It's the same with those sites asking for your birth date to make sure that no minors get access to the content...

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

12 Jan 2012, 15:14

It's not a matter of controlling anything, but of informing others in order to avoid the tedious question "where are you located?"

May I recall why this thread was opened at all?
kbdfr wrote:Hi folks,

may I suggest making mention of your country of residence in your deskthority profile?

Nearly every time somebody wants to buy or sell something on deskthority prospective sellers and buyers keep asking each other where they live in order to estimate (buyers) or calculate (sellers) shipping costs, and then it often takes a lot of time to get an answer. Wouldn't it be easier just to see which country the other one lives in by just cklicking his name and seeing his profile?

GeorgeStorm

12 Jan 2012, 15:25

Done :)

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Half-Saint

13 Jan 2012, 20:05

Jolly good, old chap! ;)

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off

05 Apr 2012, 22:57

Consider making this a proper sticky / announcement? Seeing how there's still loads of people without this part done..

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webwit
Wild Duck

06 Apr 2012, 01:36

It's already a sticky.

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off

06 Apr 2012, 13:51

I figured that, hence the wording 'proper' sticky aka announcement :P

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webwit
Wild Duck

06 Apr 2012, 13:54

Ah I processed it as sticky OR announcement. Ok, I promoted the topic.

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off

06 Apr 2012, 14:13

cheers!

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Icarium

06 Apr 2012, 16:22

Can't you just make it a mandatory profile field and give a little explanation why it's important on sign-up? Country shouldn't be such a big deal privacywise.

mintberryminuscrunch

13 Jul 2012, 13:22

bump!!!!

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ZcHuer

24 Jul 2012, 03:57

Good idea. Added!

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bhtooefr

09 Sep 2012, 19:50

Idea: Add a (32x32 or 16x16 would be fine) flag to the info on the left, for quicker identification of the country without opening the profile.

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