About the Tradeloop Ethics Process The Tradeloop Ethics Process is a free complaint board for the entire industry, run by a volunteer committee of industry experts. Disputes can be filed against anyone; most complaints are not against Tradeloop Members.   When a complaint is filed, the Ethics Committee reviews the complaint, asks questions, attempts to mediate, discusses privately, and then votes. Sanctions ranging from a private warning to public banishment can be issued. This is a free service run for the industry.  If you've been ripped off, file a complaint!   To identify potential risk factors before you complete a transaction, check our Ethics database!

Archive of old Weekly Ethics Summaries. 

Escrow service for the community, but dispute resolution using Ethics Committees.

Hardware manufacturers are using dirty legal tricks to kill the used market.  They don’t want to have to compete.   So they’re suing companies who resell hardware using laws which were intended for software.  The DRTR is a coalition of dealers, recyclers, and refurbishers created to protect our interests by fighting back.  Please join Tradeloop in supporting the DRTR

Discussion regarding a confidentiality issue brought up by a Committee Member about the uploaded files complainants / defendants provide inside of the Ethics Cases. 

Thank you to two members who have volunteered to step up for Vice Chair roles on our Ethics, and Advisory Committees respectively. 

Discussion with Tradeloop's Ethics, Advisory and Extended Committees to determine if they think a user being blocked by another should be something that Tradeloop treats as a risk factor. Short answer = NO, closed discussion. 

FYI discussion thread. 

New companies marked with bad debt to Tradeloop are posted here each month. Tradeloop tries to collect the funds for six months. If the customer disputes the amount or requests to cancel we typically forgive the amount owed. The companies that end up here either promised payment or stopped responding. They typically owe between $50 and $159.. We publish the list because if company can't pay a small bill and doesn't respond to basic collection requests the community needs to be warned.

Opening up for discussion.

Change approved by both Ethics Chair and Vice Chair, moved this case to Non- Member cases so it can be viewed by community.

Closed, live. Anti- Counterfeiting agreement adopted. 

Opening up discussion about new Block feature on Tradeloop.

Notifying Committees that our New Trade References System is Live

Discussion about bad debt / out of business companies.

Discussion about new things we've added for our Membership Committee

Started discussion with Membership Committee and Member

Question from Committee member about the acceptance of free domains for accounts. 

General discussion - Sun EU Practices Survey Survey for Dealers, Buyers, and Sellers of Used Sun Microsystems Equipment Tradeloop Corporation Feb 2007 Main February 12, 2007 Questions on Sun's Policies