Ebay policy changes

Posts: 7604 · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:06 pm

has everybody just noticed their feedback scores just massively hike up?

mine has just jumped up.... Confused

Posts: 2022 · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:13 pm

killjoy32 wrote:

has everybody just noticed their feedback scores just massively hike up?

mine has just jumped up.... Confused

Not mine

Posts: 1039 · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:26 pm

Mine made a bit of a jump a little while back when they began counting multiple feedbacks from the same user, but not since then.

Posts: 226 · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 3:36 pm

Killjoy - Yeah mine was 745 (should be 747), it now says 797... wtf??

Posts: 7604 · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 4:20 pm

well mine just jumped up over 800!

and go look at Cougs Shocked

Posts: 2313 · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:08 pm

Yeah, mee too. Seems eBay is boosting peoples feedback to make it seem like there's a lot more trustworthy sellers on the site.
Or maybe it was a 2 for 1 offer I missed on feedback a few weeks back.

Posts: 4288 · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:15 pm

mbassoc2003 wrote:

Yeah, mee too. Seems eBay is boosting peoples feedback to make it seem like there's a lot more trustworthy sellers on the site.
Or maybe it was a 2 for 1 offer I missed on feedback a few weeks back.

They are back-adjusting multiple feedbacks for same buyers.....returning buyers can now leave multiple feedbacks, and they are just backdating them retroactively. Seems like they are rolling this out in UK first; if they do mine it's going to take a Cougar-like leap by several thousand!!!

Mike B.

Posts: 32 · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:20 pm

From what i have read they will start adjusting the US Feedback the 19th of this month.

And I don't think I have heard anyone discuss the fact that sellers can block Buyer who is not ID Verified (new – but not available on all eBay sites)

Verification costs $5.00 and is valid until your name, address, or phone number change. This fee will be charged to your eBay account within 24 hours of your successful verification.

WTF how does this help the seller. Newer sellers will probably go in and turn it on then wonder why their stuff sells for so cheap how about they take the $5 out of the fees they charge.

Posts: 1148 · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:29 pm

killjoy32 wrote:

has everybody just noticed their feedback scores just massively hike up?

mine has just jumped up.... Confused

Mine too - whooot!!

(Positively though I am up from 99.9% to 100% - what a difference?!)(From what I can gather the % rating is now based on feedback recieved in the last 12 months only, don't know whether this has always been the case)(having just looked myself up on toolhaus that might be the case - my last neutral feedback was a year and a day ago)

Posts: 1148 · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:35 pm

killjoy32 wrote:

well mine just jumped up over 800!

and go look at Cougs Shocked

I did just that - go compare

"The Cougsta" - 17184 feedback - 48 negs this year - lowest dsr 4.1 - 98.8% overall

"Big Al" - 2666 feedback - 0 negs (ever?) - lowest dsr 4.7 - 100% overall

nuff said Very Happy

Posts: 933 · Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:57 pm

One of my accounts shows a total of 237 feedback, but it's so old that my "Lifetime Summary" has 0 Positives, 0 Negatives, and 100% Positive Feedback.

Another old account shows a total of 62 feedback but the same 0/0/100% rating as the other account.

[edit: I am in the US, so maybe these accounts have always been this way.]

Posts: 975 · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 12:00 am

mine jumped 130 odd a couple of days ago.. so its Aussie land as well thats updated...

Brette:)

Posts: 7604 · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 6:35 am

i have had 1 neutral and 1 negative ever.

both were beyond my control, so can still hold my head high and say that i do a good job of things.

the neg STILL pisses me off, but hey thats life.

its nice to see 100% though for sure....for at least a year....prb a lot lot longer.

4.7...would like to see that a little higher, but i still think its very respectable? cant please everyone i guess....

Al

Posts: 9 · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 8:25 am

Mine just jumped from 75 to 115 and I've only just re-started selling. Shocked

I'm totally bummed about this cos I've really enjoyed learning about this gaming stuff and selling it and was hoping to keep it going but with Ebay's Aussie restrictions to PayPal I reckon I'll just sell the rest of the stuff I have now and call it a day.

It's not even the fees since I work in retail and know what brick and mortar shop sellers pay for overheads - it's more the sheer F.U. attitude. Why on earth should we be restricted to one payment method - the most expensive one at that. I mean it's like me saying to the people who come into my workplace that they can only buy using one method.

And for ebay to be wanting the fees from all this is obvious but I agree with other posters who've said it'll be the end of small sellers on ebay.

Kbel

Posts: 2022 · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 1:44 pm

My feedback just just over 500. I gues the changes are here now.

Posts: 2139 · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:02 pm

Blackmoor wrote:

My feedback just just over 500. I gues the changes are here now.

Yep, looks like Canada just got updated. Mine jumped up another 200 points within the last couple of hours.

Posts: 1039 · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:54 pm

Yep. Mine just jumped by about 100.

Posts: 4685 · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 3:02 pm

Kibble, you have to remember that eBay OWNS Paypal. That's why they are forcing people to use it.
But don't worry. It may be the death of small sellers, but it will be the death of eBay as well.

Posts: 7604 · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 3:34 pm

i just noticed today, while leaving feedback as a "seller" that a notification popped up saying that "buyers can no long receive neutral or negative feedback from sellers"

so i guess this is where all the fun starts, now that sellers are pretty much sitting ducks for all and sundry. Rolling Eyes

Al

Posts: 2424 · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 4:49 pm

killjoy32 wrote:

i just noticed today, while leaving feedback as a "seller" that a notification popped up saying that "buyers can no long receive neutral or negative feedback from sellers"

so i guess this is where all the fun starts, now that sellers are pretty much sitting ducks for all and sundry. Rolling Eyes

Al

Sellers can still leave responses to bad feedback though cant they? Better than nothing I guess. I also noticed that my feedback score just doubled. Shocked