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Old 09-01-2005, 07:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Ability to connect two stores

I suggest this feature for two reasons:
a. simple duplicate URL
b. dealing with fraudulent merchants. This scam involves having two different names to essentially the same store. One store gets lower prices and lower ratings and it is closed after couple of months of operations so all the history is deleted.
Some examples: www.simplywireless.com and www.simplycells.com
www.inphonic.com and www.cellularchoices.net
www.Fotoconnection.com is also known as www.inoax.com
www.1stopcamera.com is same as www.onestopcamera.com.

This can be done via simple link between two pages (so it appears on a search for one of the sites) or go oven further and combine ratings for the two sites.
This might not be the easiest feature to manage but it will give an edge to protecting the consumer over other rating sites.
or maybe this will just start a thread of ideas

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Old 09-02-2005, 12:11 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Hello NoRefund,

Your suggestion is something we've been planning and working on for the past year so that ResellerRatings' readers can be even more efficiently and thoroughly informed. I submitted a design for the development of various, applicable store data to be cross-referenced, linked, and searchable; hopefully we can fully develop and implement these features in the near future.

BTW, thanks for the examples you noted - I'll verify that data, and will note and append the stores' title information as appropriate.

It should be noted that the fact a store is or was known by other names does not, in of itself, mean something nefarious is going on; some stores legitimately change names, are acquired, etc., but indeed others do attempt to avoid bad reviews and detection because of bad deeds. As always, read reviews carefully - many reviewers will mention AKAs in their written comments.

It should also be noted that ResellerRatings never delists stores' reviews; reviews can be merged into the new store's listing or we will note the alternate store name in the title area so those reviews can also be referenced.
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