OMM Application Suggestions

[Steingraber]

I will build off what Dave stated here;

For those of you curious as to why less OMM applications are being submitted and why it seems there is a "dry spell" for OMMs, the reason is simple.

Flashback five years ago, market giants weren't as strong/common, gold trading among non-super trusted users happened more frequently, and on top of that the RS market was much MUCH larger.

Current day - Market giants rule the GP market, and that's one of the most common markets for using a middleman, or at least it was.

The most common trades I have middlemanned or seen being middlemanned lately would be account trades of any sort in any game. RuneScape, League, ETC.

Nowadays, not everything is as simple as RSGP for PayPal. There's a massive RSPS market, cs:go market, league market, steam market, etc. Yes getting the proofs are harder, but that's also a good thing because it essentially forces a middleman who wishes to become an OMM to learn the trading styles of other markets in order to complete the proofs. You basically have to learn to MM a variety of trades, or getting your proofs will become much much harder.

Another thing that I think a lot of you are forgetting is that being an OMM isn't 100% about trust, if that was the case then why wouldn't people like Divica or MrEvilPwns just be easily granted OMM with their 1,000 vouches or $500 donor. Part of being an OMM is an underlying "guarantee" that you know what you're doing. If I look back to the first 3 months I was MMing trade to now, I've learned a hell of a lot. You learn how to navigate certain trades, you start to learn when things are sketchy, how to send a proper PM, how a user acts when they ACTUALLY want to trade vs when they want to imposter you.

There's a lot more to being an OMM than a shiny rank that displays "I went through a hard process and have good vouches"

Part of the application is a user showing that they know what they're doing. That's why I would say the application doesn't need to be changed, but I'm open to opinions about the system and additions/subtractions to the project as a whole.

The application process should be altered to incorporate a mandatory varied of games. As of now the requirements for an official middleman application are as follows:

5 trades for anything up to $50*.
5 trades for anything between $50 and $100*.
5 trades for anything at or over $100*.
3 trades for anything at or over $200*.
1 trade for anything at or over $350*.
1 trade for anything at or over $550*.

*Runescape GP is accepted as a form of currency. Conversion rate:
$1 = 3M for Rs3
$2.20 = 1M for Rs07 [Edited 12/13/2014]

Although, the majority of first round applicants don't succeed in becoming an OMM. Some don't even make it after the second round of applications, even though they have completed the requirements.

The standard OMM should be able to operate in any gaming markets with no uncertainty. Instead of 'trades for anything up to..' it should state, 'trades in [game] worth up to...' This would require applicants, like Dave stated, 'to have an underlying "guarantee" that [they] know what [they're] doing.' in order to successfully achieve the official middleman status. An application for OMM should include proof that the applicant has trading experience in the majority, if not all, of the the gaming markets.

As of now the application requirements are too reliant on trust where they should be reliant on capabilities and trust.

This just a suggestion, no hate please

 

[BF4 Booster]

No support.

OMMs can choose to just MM trades in X section, so we shouldn't make them have to MM trades in Y to become an OMM.

Also, I wouldn't support OMM's for different sections

 

I don't think the way you propose it is the way, but I like saying that overall you must have at least one for X game, Y game.. it's a good idea.

 

[Shin]

You're allowed to have a certain niche when it comes to MM'ing.

There are no constraints on which market in-particular you can MM for, so defining this in the application requirements would be counter-productive.

 

[Superfluous]

No one deals in every gaming market, so this suggestion just limits the scope of OMMing even further. Sorry, but no support.

 

[video]

There are way too many game markets for this to be feasible. The point is to show you're trustworthy and capable of middlemanning professionally.

Recently I was asked to mm a soulsplit trade. I've never played soulsplit before but it was easy enough to download the client and make an account. A lot of OMMs will be willing to mm your (obscure game) trade provided you give them enough information to assist you with your trade, we don't need to make this a requirement

 

Brb learning the ins and outs of every gaming market there is just for this

no support, as an OMM as well as a MM it's up to you to decide what trades you are and aren't willing to MM. Apps are already hard enough as it is anywho.

 

[Tyler]

No support on this. People should be able to middleman the trades they want and are comfortable with. Plus the current system helps other free middlemen get more trades via doing other types of trades.

 

[lucygp]

Apps are already hard enough as it is anywho.





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[RS_Crispy]

No support. I'd be annoyed if I tried using a MM who claimed he knew what he was doing in game X, when really he had no fucking clue and was only doing it for an OMM app.

 

[Cas]

While it would be nice to see MMs explore new markets, it would seem a bit harsh to make it mandatory that MM x deals with game x and MM y deals with game y.

 

[FireZ]

Denied for reasons in above posts