Originally Posted by
AbenS
As I've spoken with a mod recently about opening a second shop under the "user services" category, if I recall correctly there's a new rule that took place which kind of stands out and I'd like to express why I personally think it's a bad idea and it's going to make the MPGH marketplace experience poor for the customer and for the seller.
The rule (I've been told) took place is "You can't open two shops under the same category. BUT you can merge them as one"
I understand the whole purpose of this rule is to clean up the marketplace and keep it that way, maybe to prevent monopoly as well? It has a golden standard can't argue with. But there is a "big but" in all of this. For example I'm selling my own dedicated VPS services here on MPGH and it's been brilliant and I love the whole marketplace experience and how easy it is to engage with the buyers, and a big thanks to the mods for keeping it clean.
"The big but"-
I wanted to start selling my own Cloud services under the same category, because frankly it is a service and the "user services" category has the most views which makes the most sense in the world for me to sell it there on a brand new thread to get my views up high fast and start selling, I've made my giveaway fair and square bought a new thread design, wasted countless hours setting up the cloud service to provide a solid service for everyone.
In the end of the day it was removed because of a "duplicate" , I've explained that this is not the same service and I've been told that two threads under the same category are not allowed so I was suggested to merge them as one with my VPS Service.
So do you sell a bicycle on the same thread as a Jeep? or an Airplane? or do you sell Make up on the same thread as you would've sold a Weapon? makes no sense right?
So how does someone fit all the threads or content of his shop inside one title? or even better one thread?
My improvement suggestion would be to YES indeed limit one's shops. Like maybe 2-3-4 shops per marketplace GLOBALLY not under the same thread that means 3-4 total under the marketplace section in general. Even if you could post in a different category you would have a total of 4-5 shops? tops, then limit these options globally , instead of being forced to post it outside of your shops niche.
I humbly believe that it's a better solution from trying to fit "crayons with an AK-47", or "a BMX in a Ferrari ad", it's just not gonna work.
Note: I'm not saying this is anyone's fault, or the mods fault, but someone has to reconsider the future of every shop in the marketplace and that could be devastating for many of us trying to make some extra bucks as students. We support MPGH, We're asking for your support now, and I believe I speak of the behalf of every shop owner in MPGH.