Wall of Fame & Shame — Should Audiogon Have One? I'll Go First.

To the community. I usually don't post up on forums, or really any 'social media'. I wouldn't presume anything I have to say is of any importance, let alone my opinion. However in this case I'm gonna make an exception. But after the week I just had, I need to either start a thread or start drinking. I chose the thread.

I'm talking about a dedicated, ongoing community resource — a Wall of Fame and a Wall of Shame — for both buyers AND sellers. Hear me out.


**The Problem**

The feedback system here is fine for completed transactions. But it does absolutely nothing to warn the community about the people who never get that far — the tire kickers, the "what's your lowest" crowd who haven't even read the listing, the folks who ask five questions that are answered verbatim in the first paragraph of the ad, and the truly special individuals who seem to treat every seller as their personal audio consultant with zero intention of buying.

This past week alone I have received:

- Questions about specs that are literally in the listing title
- A "is this still available" followed by complete radio silence when I said yes
- Someone who wants shipping quote. These are funny. it's all readily available. you have the package dimensions, and two zip codes, do some maths. Also I find it funny that they'll entertain a 17k product at a steep discount but walk cause 'shipping is too much by $75'


I cannot explain it. Mercury must be in retrograde. The audiophile gods are testing me.


A pinned community thread — or better yet a dedicated subforum — broken into four buckets:

**Buyer Hall of Fame** — Fast payment, great communicator, easy transaction, would sell to again in a heartbeat. These people deserve to be celebrated.

**Buyer Wall of Shame** — Chronic low-ballers, listing non-readers, ghosts after agreeing to buy, time wasters. Not a place for personal vendettas — just documented, factual accounts.

**Seller Hall of Fame** — Accurate descriptions, fast shipping, went above and beyond on packing, honest about flaws. The gold standard.

**Seller Wall of Shame** — Misrepresented condition, slow to ship, disappeared after payment, surprise fees. Again — facts only, no pile-ons.

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**The Rules (Because We'd Need Them)**

This only works if it has guardrails:
1. Username required — no anonymous callouts
2. Facts and specifics only — "asked for a discount on a firm listing" is useful; "this person is the worst" is not
3. One response allowed from the named party — no back-and-forth thread wars
4. Mods have final say on removal if something crosses the line
5. Hall of Fame entries are first and foremost encouraged. Shame entries only for the worst of the worst (you know who I'm talking about) — this shouldn't be purely negative

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**The Question**

Would the community actually use this? Would it help, or would it devolve into chaos? I think a well-moderated version of this could meaningfully raise the bar for how transactions happen on this platform — buyers knowing they can be called out tend to read listings more carefully, and sellers knowing the same tend to describe items honestly.

The feedback system tells you what happened after money changed hands. This would tell you what to expect before it does.

Curious what the community thinks. And if there's appetite for it, maybe the mods would consider making it official.

— Greg