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MrFilthyIke wrote:Is that even remotely legit? Or is that feedback hostage?
Mars wrote:Most sellers that I have dealt with wait until after the buyer post feedback before they leave theirs. Mainly to give the retalitory feedback if the buyer is not happy.Although the seller could leave you feedback after they have received payment and it is then out of their hands they tend to hold the feedback hostage. Ebay has no rules on this.
MrFilthyIke wrote:Mars wrote:Most sellers that I have dealt with wait until after the buyer post feedback before they leave theirs. Mainly to give the retalitory feedback if the buyer is not happy.Although the seller could leave you feedback after they have received payment and it is then out of their hands they tend to hold the feedback hostage. Ebay has no rules on this.I understand that, I'm just offened by the use of it. Everything on this transaction was just peachy till this, now I'm cheesed off. I'll have to sit on this. Might threaten to get ebay involved, as this is his livelyhood.F@#k with the money, and people take notice.
MrFilthyIke wrote:Might threaten to get ebay involved, as this is his livelyhood.
MShipley88 wrote:Badmike has already sounded off on the seller's side, and I sympathize with his position....EBay is a nice place, but there are still idiots allowed into the mix.As far as I can see, feedback extortion is the norm.When one seller recently surprised me by posting immediate feedback...right after I paid...I sent him a thank you note. Very classy.If this guy really pisses you off, wait 90 days after your purchase and then...at the last second...post a negative. Kind of dirty pool, however, if your only beef is with common feedback courtesy.I have one seller at the moment who is ignoring my emails to him. I have never left a negative, but I am considering it in his case. 90 days.Mark
Badmike wrote:I would add that for Acaeum members or those I've dealt with multiple times, I will often leave feedback first.
MShipley88 wrote:If this guy really pisses you off, wait 90 days after your purchase and then...at the last second...post a negative.
Reindeergamez wrote:Another post from the sellers side. I don't leave feedback till I get it first, but it's truly NOT a ploy to get you to leave me a positive. I'm at the point where my feedback rating is pleasant enough that it doesn't adversly effect my sales so GETTING good feedback doesn't really do too much. But, a negative would still hurt. All I want is confirmation that the item arrived safe and sound and I'll be happy to leave a glowing happy comment and a buyer can then leave me one in return if they want to. I have the automatic set-up mentioned before where you'll get one in return if you leave one, it's an INCREDIBLE time saver over leaving individual feedback, the system is cumbersome to search through pages and pages of sales to figure out which items need feedback. I know some people will see it as extorsion, but it keeps my business running smoothly so my policy won't be changing.
bbarsh wrote:As a seller, I have left negative feedback twice. Once because some idiot neged me for not leaving feedback within a week of the auction closing. The other was some guy who overpayed shipping - his own error - and then neged me for not catching it. I had to neg both of them to get to the mutual retraction system working.I used to always leave positive feedback when I shipped items. Buyers knew item was shipped. Then I got hammered five times in less than two months from international buyers. That was the end of my feedback policy. Now, my invoice and auctions clearly state I will leave positive feedback when buyer confirms delivery and satisfaction - which they can do by leaving feedback. It cuts down on my feedback totals, but at least I have some protection from the idiots out there.
