We realize that as a member of our community,
you may have concerns about doing business through the Internet, and
on an online auction site in particular. As such, VinylBid has established
a comprehensive security policy for the protection of sellers & buyers
from any fraud that could occur as a result of using our site.
We want you to know the top 5 reasons
why our services are safe, along with the steps we take to make sure
your auction experience will be a great one:
Reason #1 - We've
got bouncers!
That's right. We've hired
a team of auction management specialists who maintain the website by
enforcing the auction rules and policies as outlined in our User
Agreement. Our Security Squad will assist you any time you encounter
a difficult situation, or whenever you need advice about how to protect
yourself from Internet fraud. Consult our Security
Squad section for full details.
Reason #2 - You
can tell exactly who you're dealing with.
VinylBid's feedback mechanism
is one of the most sophisticated methods available for keeping track
of, and informing our community about the activities of our members.
Every VinylBid member carries with them a Feedback Profile that contains
information about their entire transaction history with our site (as
rated by other members of the VinylBid community), so you can tell exactly
who you're dealing with before a single bid is placed. Consult our Feedback
FAQ section for details.
Reason #3 - Your
Personal Information is Safe with Us.
As outlined in our extensive
Privacy Policy, we make responsible
use of all personal information with which our members supply us, vowing
never to release or share any personally identifiable information about
members of our community.
Reason #4 - We
are as Secure as Secure can be.
We use the highest level
of encryption on all areas of our website where sensitive and/or personally
identifiable information is transferred between a member and the site.
We use the industry's highest security standard, SSL 128-bit encryption
to secure our site along with any of the information you send us. For
more information, visit www.thawte.com.
Reason #5 - Third
Party agencies for extra protection.
VinylBid offers its members the opportunity
to use third party agencies in safely completing their transactions
on our site. VinylBid's affiliation with www.tradenable.com
(through the Tradenable E-Guild) allows its users the luxury of using
a professional escrow service at very affordable prices. This assures
buyers that they will receive the item as described in the auction
listing, while at the same time assuring sellers of payment for their
item. See our Escrow Services section
for more details.
VinylBid community members are also
encouraged to use the services of third-party online dispute resolution
agencies in addition to the intervention already supplied by our Security
Squad. Specifically, we recommend the use of SquareTrade.
In addition, we encourage our users
to sign up with the Online
Auction Users Association and to display their banners on
auction listing pages as a way to foster an added degree of trust
in our community.
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