sometimes people on this forum make 10 min topics to sell their item/s
and for this purpose allow us to add a clock countdown timer to our topics that starts running down once topic is open .
so everyone can see the timer live on this page without having to refresh it ,
then add a check-mark or something like that for the winning post ( this check-mark will only be used
if the clock was used in topic .. something like that ) .

this is a cool feature i think and it helps both sellers and buyers to avoid misunderstandings .

My understanding is that either party can back out of an agreement, and things like "timers" are just a gimmick to get attention/drive engagement. If my assumption is true, an official timer function might lead to more confusion as it feels more official if a party backs out. Excluding my concern around this, the idea of a formal clock/bidding system would be a nice "auction house" feel, but I'd be more interested in how that would shape trade rules.

This post was edited by Cascadian on Oct 11 2021 09:57pm