BaconTastesGood wrote:When is it okay to leave negative feedback? Is there a rule against retaliatory negative feedback?
BaconTastesGood wrote:Eh, well, I guess I go from 100% to 99.3% =/ But I'll see if I can't "Cougar him" instead =)
johnhuck wrote:Far from perfect. But a better method for feedback (in my opinion) would be for eBay to modify the system so that the buyer was unable to leave feedback until the seller had left theirs.Sellers would not be able to pursue a policy of feedback extortion. They might end up with a few more negs. But it would be more of an incentive to get it things right.Visibility of feedback scores based on feedback left, received and total would also help. With the ability to block buyers who seem to have a habit of finding fault.If a NPB warning is given and not subsequently removed before the 90 day limit (or whatever it is), then this should result in an automatic neg (if the seller hasn't done so already) where the buyer is blocked from leaving feedback in return.
bclarkie wrote:Wow, that is about as well thought out system, that I have ever seen presented. I don't think you could make a much better system than that. Maybe you should send your ideas to Ebay.
morgansurname wrote: Good idea...but let's take it a little further:Perhaps Ebay could somehow modify the system so that no feedback is actually visible or posted until BOTH the seller and the buyer have left feedback. I wonder if say the seller gets the payment and leaves feedback could that feedback be held in a "feedback bank" of sorts until the buyer leaves his feedback. Then Ebay posts them both at the same time. This would also keep the buyer from extorting feedback. This happened to me a couple of times when I started out. I sold. The buyer paid. I left feedback. The buyer got his item. Then mailed me reqeusting his money back or he would leave a negative. On one occasion, I am certain that buyer did receive his goods since THE PACKAGE WAS TRACKED!!! Thinking back, he never did leave feedback. I wonder what became of him....Gotta go back and check his ID!
beyondthebreach wrote:morgansurname wrote: Good idea...but let's take it a little further:Perhaps Ebay could somehow modify the system so that no feedback is actually visible or posted until BOTH the seller and the buyer have left feedback. I wonder if say the seller gets the payment and leaves feedback could that feedback be held in a "feedback bank" of sorts until the buyer leaves his feedback. Then Ebay posts them both at the same time. This would also keep the buyer from extorting feedback. This happened to me a couple of times when I started out. I sold. The buyer paid. I left feedback. The buyer got his item. Then mailed me reqeusting his money back or he would leave a negative. On one occasion, I am certain that buyer did receive his goods since THE PACKAGE WAS TRACKED!!! Thinking back, he never did leave feedback. I wonder what became of him....Gotta go back and check his ID!I have mentioned that exact same idea before (a long time ago somewhere on these forums). John's idea is good too. . . it just goes to show that it is fairly easy to come up with viable ways to improve the system. Regarding your suggestions morgan . . . the feedback bank would have to be inclusive of all current transaction and not become visible until all feedback was left. So, if a buyer purchases 10 items - then both the buyer and seller would have to leave feedback for everything so that a "neg" couldn't be held back till later. Ebay could simplify this by giving an "option" to leave feedback for a person "all at once" (it all only counts for one postive anyway - if you want to leave personalized feedback for each item, then you would be able to as well.
