Originally Posted by
dojj
i seem to have stumbled upon a solution
these feedback ratings only seem to work if you have the link relating to a post made in the trade section, that has worked first time around
it may be obvious now I've done it, but it has not been so obvious previously

Unless I am misunderstanding you then did say that clearly in my post mate. It asks for a link to the sales transaction. That could only be in the sales area.