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Please add your country of residence to your profile
Posted: 26 Oct 2011, 12:37
by kbdfr
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?
Posted: 26 Oct 2011, 20:34
by Half-Saint
Done
Posted: 26 Oct 2011, 20:50
by fossala
Good idea, done.
Posted: 26 Oct 2011, 20:53
by ripster
Made mine "Ugly American".
Posted: 26 Oct 2011, 21:00
by mintberryminuscrunch
ripster wrote:Made mine "Ugly American".
.. nah that one is too easy ...
Posted: 26 Oct 2011, 22:08
by Daniel Beaver
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.
Posted: 27 Oct 2011, 18:47
by Matuka
I agree with this notion. Theres no reason not to, it's not like you're being hunted down by the FBI.
Posted: 06 Nov 2011, 21:04
by Half-Saint
Bump.
Posted: 06 Nov 2011, 21:36
by ripster
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.
Posted: 21 Nov 2011, 22:05
by mintberryminuscrunch
can a mod make this a sticky?
Posted: 21 Nov 2011, 22:12
by fossala
I agree it would make trading/selling a lot more strait forward.
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 07:56
by Half-Saint
Why not make it mandatory to enter location during registration?
Posted: 27 Nov 2011, 21:35
by CeeSA
yes, good idea or don't allow to post in the marketplace w/o location
Posted: 28 Nov 2011, 09:24
by Half-Saint
This, of course, wouldn't stop people from entering "Land of the Fairies" as their location
Posted: 28 Nov 2011, 10:51
by kbdfr
Shipping to Germany: 6.90€
Shipping to EU: 15€
Shipping rest of the world: 18€
Shipping Land of the Fairies: 54,95€
Posted: 28 Nov 2011, 11:08
by zoidbergslo
Shipping to Iceland is quite expensive then
Posted: 28 Nov 2011, 11:12
by kbdfr
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
Posted: 28 Nov 2011, 13:58
by Sugoi
Half-Saint wrote:Why not make it mandatory to enter location during registration?
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...
Posted: 12 Jan 2012, 15:14
by kbdfr
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?
Posted: 12 Jan 2012, 15:25
by GeorgeStorm
Done
Posted: 13 Jan 2012, 20:05
by Half-Saint
Jolly good, old chap!
Posted: 05 Apr 2012, 22:57
by off
Consider making this a proper sticky / announcement? Seeing how there's still loads of people without this part done..
Posted: 06 Apr 2012, 01:36
by webwit
It's already a sticky.
Posted: 06 Apr 2012, 13:51
by off
I figured that, hence the wording 'proper' sticky aka announcement
Posted: 06 Apr 2012, 13:54
by webwit
Ah I processed it as sticky OR announcement. Ok, I promoted the topic.
Posted: 06 Apr 2012, 14:13
by off
cheers!
Posted: 06 Apr 2012, 16:22
by Icarium
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.
Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 13:22
by mintberryminuscrunch
bump!!!!
Posted: 24 Jul 2012, 03:57
by ZcHuer
Good idea. Added!
Posted: 09 Sep 2012, 19:50
by bhtooefr
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.