Allowing Chats with Traders before taking offer [Closed]

[Conza88]

There's a variety of important communication improvements to trader chat that have already been proposed[1], this however proposes to give the OPTION for potential traders to chat with the MAKER of an offer before taking it. The maker would have the choice as to whether they want to offer the ability to be engaged in pre-offer chat, or not.

There's been several occasions where I've seen an offer outside my fiat range, or in another payment method I do not have access to. Perhaps a % slightly too high premium for my liking etc. Having been able to contact the MAKER he may have been willing to amend his offer with new terms that are acceptable.

For this to be helpful, the other proposed trader chat (communication improvements) changes should take priority.

Possible Negatives

• Efforts to low ball traders offers, tying up and wasting maker's time with 'offers' or useless chat
• Spammy comments
• Arguments against: this is a consequence to a lack of liquidity / ability to get trades from other markets etc. Something Increase liquidity by allowing each offer to have multiple payment methods & currencies associated with it #5147 would certainly go towards fixing.

Possible Positives

• Trades happen that otherwise wouldn't.

Putting it out there to discuss. Any thoughts welcomed.

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[1]

• Improve "Portfolio" icon to aid communication between traders Improve "Portfolio" icon to aid communication between traders #5074
• Add ability for mediator's & arbitrator's to see "Trader Chat" (upon escalation) Add ability for mediator's & arbitrator's to see "Trader Chat" (upon escalation) #5044
• Add Notification icon for Mediation and Arbitration chat Add Notification icon for Mediation and Arbitration chat #5097

[huey735]

As I mention on Sign-Verify, Encrypt-Decrypt and onion addresses it may be worth it to use other established end-to-end-encrypted-apps for chatting. And once in that app the traders willing to chat could simply join a channel with their onion address.

[pazza83]

I am not keen on people being able to ask questions prior to trade taking place. Especially if the only reasons if around price.

If the offer a trader wants to is not there I think this is a good incentive for them to create their own offer.

It would be frustrating to be communicating with someone only for the offer to be come and taken by someone else.

I also think the ability of only being able to communicate with a trader where there is an active trade between peers is good from a privacy view point. Last thing I want is people messaging me that have not accepted trades asking questions about my bank details, name, what language I speak, where I am located etc

[Conza88]

Simple answer is CHOOSE to not enable it then.

I don't think anyone would be asking about bank details or anything like that.

Having said that: "If the offer a trader wants to is not there I think this is a good incentive for them to create their own offer."

That I can accept. I'd close this.. but can't lol #discussions

[pazza83]