It does not mean any extra money for DOTmed, but it gives you the opportunity to rate our Gold Service Dealers, and it helps you to keep track of the items you have sold. It also protects you because Gold Service Dealers will put their offer in writing, and they have signed our Code of Ethics Agreement.

Years from now, you will be able to check back to see what something sold for. In addition, ratings are a way to reward Sellers that did a good job and encourage the ones that did not do a good job to do better next time. Also, it helps you and other hospitals in making a decision about the firms they want to do business with.

Obviously, everyone is more inclined to do more business with someone that is more highly rated. Competitive bidding increases the selling price

Rating the Seller if you are a Buyer, and vice-versa, is one of the most valuable tools on the Internet. Peer-review ratings provide the best measure of Buyers’ or Sellers’ honesty and integrity.

DOTmed had one of the first Buyer-Seller rating programs on the web, the DOTmed 5-Star Rating System, and I encourage you to use it after your sale is completed – whether the sale went smoothly, or there were some glitches.

While you may only sell equipment occasionally, the people who are Buyers are often professional Buyers, and ratings help identify the good guys and the bad guys. So be a good Internet user and rate your Buyer – help make online trading safe and secure.