Ebay - a positive feedback?

[plastic penguin]

What does that mean? I've only ever purchased 3 items over a two year period and never sold anything.

Is this good or bad?....not the faintest idea.

 

[Anonymous]

Sellers can only rate positive or not at all now due to the 'fear factor' of buyers racking up negative feedback in response to their delivering an honest appraisal of the transaction, if indeed they are being honest and it was poor.

However, buyers can rate positive, neutral or negative seemingly to give them some degree of control to rate the experience and customer service of the seller, and negate said fear factor.

Does this make sense or is it a tired man prattling on!

 

[John Duncan]

Whereas I've just realised I have my first negative feedback in ten years, which has really ticked me off - except I can't understand what his problem is since he's Spanish...

 

[Big Aura]

Did you sell him a Siberian Hamster?

 

[Anonymous]

Maybe they are not into Hob Nobs in Spain 🙂

 

[Anonymous]

JohnDuncan:Whereas I've just realised I have my first negative feedback in ten years, which has really ticked me off - except I can't understand what his problem is since he's Spanish...

we use this online translator

 

[ESP2009]

More likely an Argentinian racing duck.

However...in my experience, unless an account has been hijacked by some unscupulous personage, a high positive feedback should indicate that a buyer or seller is good to deal with. Although I cannot quote the calculation method without going to eBay, your feedback score is based on the number of transactions you have conducted (both buying and selling?) in 12 months Receiving or giving positive feedback for good transaction experiences helps maintain a 100% reputation for the eBayer, making it more likely for other Ebayers to trust and deal with that member.

Of course, there are other wrinkles to it, but that pretty much covers it, I think. I make it a rule to post feedback - it is only fair and courteous. Having been a seller on occasion, and experienced a couple of disappointments, I do find the new restrictions very irritating - there are some right idiots out there (surprise, surprise) who need to be warned about.

 

[Anonymous]

ESP2009:

Of course, there are other wrinkles to it, but that pretty much covers it, I think. I make it a rule to post feedback - it is only fair and courteous. Having been a seller on occasion, and experienced a couple of disappointments, I do find the new restrictions very irritating - there are some right idiots out there (surprise, surprise) who need to be warned about.

just a pity that sellers are no longer allowed to leave 'honest' feedback ....

For sellers, the whole Ebay feedback system has become a total farce ... all buyers have 100% positive feedback? (including the buyers who threaten to leave bad feedback if they do not receive substantial discounts and those who sign for the item when delivered and demand full refunds due to items not delivered?)

 

[John Duncan]

dim_span:
JohnDuncan:Whereas I've just realised I have my first negative feedback in ten years, which has really ticked me off - except I can't understand what his problem is since he's Spanish...

we use this online translator

So did he, which is why I can't understand him. Turns out he's recalled the money in paypal, and there's a poorly-translated note about the goods being broken...

 

[plastic penguin]

Thanks, gentlemen that all makes sense. I just assumed that pos or neg feedback was after selling an item(s).

Apologies to JD and others - didn't realise I'd posted this in the wrong section until afterwards. I tried to delete it last night and it came up with "The administrator is...."

 

[Anonymous]

EBay's feedback suystem can suck. Case in point, I sold some stuff over the snowy period in January and couldn't make it to the Post Office to mail. Negative feedback received and no adjudication from EBay to counter, even though I was snowed in. What does Ebay think? We're all chuffing Eskimos with sleds and teams of Huskies?

That, and aerosols asking questions like "how much is the postage to ********" and then moaning about the legitimate Parcelforce or whoever cost of shipping a 20 kg speaker from Aberdeen to the Scilly Isles, has really put me off selling on EBay, period.

Oh that, and EBay insisting you take Paypal (which EBay conveniently owns) giving them a second huge bite of the cherry (EBay fees plus Paypal fees on top).

Local paper etc. for me from now on. I'm done with selling on EBay.

 

[professorhat]

Darren Heal:Local paper etc. for me from now on. I'm done with selling on EBay.

Gumtree my friend

 

[Anonymous]

professorhat:
Darren Heal:Local paper etc. for me from now on. I'm done with selling on EBay.

Gumtree my friend

Which owned by eBay, though it is free - for now.....

 

[Anonymous]

sadly .... ebay is still the best place to sell ... you get the best prices ... my wife is a full time powerseller (antiques/collectables with over 6000 feedbacks) ....

out of every 10 sales, you get 1 bad experience ... just one of those things ... in the old days when sellers could leave neg feedback, it was approx 1 bad one out of every 50 (and then it could be resolved, whereas now, buyers just leave negs before communicating)

 

[chebby]

dim_span:...whereas now, sellers just leave negs before communicating)

You mean buyers?

 

[Anonymous]

chebby:

dim_span:...whereas now, sellers just leave negs before communicating)

You mean buyers?

Thanks Chebby ... have edited my post ... has been a long day

 

[ESP2009]

As with much in life, you take the rough with the smooth and do the best with what you have to hand. Fleabay has its imperfections (much of which seem symptomatic with today's so-called 'nanny state' mentality), but remains a rich marketplace.

Sadly, the abusers of the system exact a toll on those of us who are happy to treat one another with respect. Sadly, too, there seems an innate distrust of any outfit that successfully grows and makes money. Isn't the entrepreneur what made Britain great? Yet, the impression always seems that we resent entrepreneurial success in others.

Ah, it's late (for me) and I've had a couple or three glasses of vino collapso - I'll desist.