when i was new to the boards (e.g. the for sale/trade section, that is), the first thing my friend told me after completing a first deal is to setup a heatware account. as
GoldenBear explained, it is a 'place' where people can leave comments about how you conducted your deal with him/her. the more comments you have (hopefully positive comments), the more likely a person on these boards will feel much more comfortable w/ dealing w/ you. people *do* read the comments and try to assess your 'trading' habits.
HeatWare