C5 Golfer Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I heard today on ABC TV that eBay is no longer going to use the feedback system.. I think that sucks how about you? :AR15firin:AR15firin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaida Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Are you sure they're getting rid of the entire feedback system? I remember reading about some changes to the system for 2008. Read about it here: http://pages.ebay.com/services/forum/new.html I like those changes. They make a lot of sense. If they got rid of the entire feedback system, I think it would be a bad decision for eBay. It's hard to get accountability into such an open system, and I think for some, earning a good feedback rating encourages people to shop/sell more -- kind of like a carrot on a stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschurman Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 That they are only getting rid of the negative feedback from sellers to buyers. Of course I could be wrong. ->Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Are you sure they're getting rid of the entire feedback system? . Not really sure -- KOMO was not very clear on it this morning TV news. I will try to find the link and add it if I do. It had sellers in an uproar per the news article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDY_2_Carve Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 That they are only getting rid of the negative feedback from sellers to buyers. Of course I could be wrong.->Ben This is exactly what I heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailertrash Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 yeah, thats what the bbc says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Correct. See this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenchman Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I do see where they are coming from. My only negative feedback came from a seller with great feedback who forgot to ship half my order(but didn't forget to charge me for it)then he took a week to respond to email. When the rest of my order came it was damaged. It took another week to respond to that email and he never made it right! So when I gave him a negative he gave me 1. He sells so much that negative didn't affect his positive feedback percentage. But it sure affected mine! :boxing_sm:flamethro:argue: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GremUSA Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 This is ludicrous! As a 10 year veteran seller I've had many, irresponsible buyers who didn't follow through and/or left me retaliatory feedback only after I called them out (deserved negative fb for not completing the sale). This makes it open game for buyers to bid and not follow through since they have no fear of an infringed record. Things should stay the same - I can compliment a buyer on speedy payment or I can let others know this guy's a deadbeat. This is the first I've heard of the new policy and I will certainly investigate. I'm thinking as I'm typing this I bet there will still be a policy that if a buyer doesn't complete the sale, repeatedly cancels bids, etc he will be suspended and in that case I suppose it won't be a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Great, so now there isn't much of a reason for people to bid on items and not follow thru. Yeah, that's just what ebay needs, more dead-beat bidders. I just love wasting time filing NPB's to recoup listing and final value fee's. Thanks ebay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GremUSA Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Great, so now there isn't much of a reason for people to bid on items and not follow thru.... Yeah, see that was my point - the buyer has no accountability in that and we accept the risk of deadbeatedness (a new word). I'm a reputable seller and have never misdealt a buyer but many have done it to me. And why should I have to take the heat for all the bad sellers that have given them cause to to this? Wahhhh,,,I'm going to go have a Guiness,,who's with me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 E-bay's whole buying process is (or SHOULD be) fairly straightforward. I guess I wouldn't mind the removal of these (seller -> buyer) negative feedback comments, so long as e-bay started taking swift action when a seller complaint/no pay is filed. Three 'no-pays' and buyer should get booted off the e-bay island... Yeah.. Have meet some shady sellers, but luckily, I have not yet had any dead-beat bidders My vote goes to THIS GUY for the most creative buyer feedback... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 My vote goes to THIS GUY for the most creative buyer feedback... :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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