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What does the Rating System do and how does it work?

The Rating System is a feature that allows a user to make a public comment about other users whom that user has interacted with. This provides the Park Place community with a means of policing itself and of promoting honesty.

Why should I rate another user?

By rating users that you have interacted with, you are helping to create a sense of community at Park Place. All feedback comes from actual experiences that users have had with each other. This in turn gives all users a chance to find out a bit more about the people they are doing business with, which assists all users in making an informed decision about conducting business with a particular user in the future. It also helps set the standards for all users. You are therefore providing a service to other users of our site, by partaking in the Rating System.

How do I rate a user?

You are only able to rate another user that you have interacted with. We encourage you to finish your transaction with the user before placing a rating about your interaction with that person. Please keep in mind your overall experience as well as each step in the transaction process.

A link is provided in the winner's email if you are a Buyer or the End of Item Summary if you are a Seller, which directs you to the Rating Area. Here you need to enter your User name and Password and then enter your rating as positive, neutral or negative. You may also enter a text comment to elaborate on your rating.

Please think carefully about placing a negative rating about a user and only do so after making reasonable attempts to resolve the issues you have with the relevant user.

How do I view a rating of a user?

This depends upon whether the user is a Buyer or a Seller.

If the user is a Seller, you can view that Seller's rating from the actual item page. Just click on the link to view the rating of the Seller, which can be found on the left hand side of the page alongside the bidding box.

If the user is a Buyer, you can view that Buyer's rating from the actual item page. Just click on the rating link next to the users User name to view his/her ratings.

Can I view my own rating?

You can view your own rating from the Member's Area of the site. Just login, and click on the "View other Users comments about me" in the "User Details" section.

Rating Rules

  1. You are only permitted to rate a user who is a Seller if you have interacted with that Seller, and if you were the successful bidder in an auction or buy now and completed the purchase of those goods or services with that Seller ("Rating Criteria"). You may not provide a rating for a Seller outside the Rating Criteria.
  2. You are only permitted to rate a user who is a Buyer if you have interacted with that Buyer, and where that Buyer was the successful bidder in your auction or buy now and with whom you have completed the sale of those goods or services ("Rating Criteria"). You may not provide a rating for a Buyer outside the Rating Criteria.
  3. Comments and ratings cannot be edited once submitted. Therefore please be cautious when adding your comment, as you are unable to edit it once you have submitted it. You could also be held liable for damage's to the User if legal proceedings are taken against you for your comment.
  4. You may not abuse the rating system. Abuse of the system includes using accounts of your friends or your own secondary accounts to lower the rating of another member or raise your own rating. Threatening, abusive, racially vilifying, discriminatory or profane language is also abuse of the system and is not allowed.

We would like to promote and preserve free speech and therefore will remove feedback only in exceptional circumstances. Park Place reserves the right to delete any rating at its sole discretion upon an investigation into the rating (although we are not obliged to do so). If you feel that you have received an unfair rating or you have evidence of any abuse of the Rating System, please contact us on Support and we will investigate the matter. Please note that this investigation may take several weeks.

Circumstances where Park Place may delete a rating include, but are not limited to:

  • if the rating contains any links to other pages or images or contains information not related to interacting with the user on Park Place in accordance with the Rating Criteria
  • if the rating contains adult material or profane, abusive, racially vilifying, discriminatory or threatening language
  • if we are required by law to do so.

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