Ebay feedback...

[sdudley]

If you are an ebayer, be careful of the feedback you choose to leave!

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/201 ... 1006/rss01

[brad]

That is just crazy!

Why would you have the ebay feedback system if you can't use it?

On another note - I don't understand why a seller cannot leave negative feedback for a buyer. I recently sold a mobile phone and the buyer did not send any emails and did not pay for the item, they left feedback for me which stated that they changed their mind after the auction.

Now why can't I leave bad feedback for them so other sellers can see that they are dodgy?

[sdudley]

I thought you were able to reply to any feedback. I guess not eh? It's been a while since I purchased or sold anything on ebay so I don't remember too much about it.

[brad]

You can reply to feedback but the damage has really been done anyway.

Anyone could make up a story for their reply. E.G.

If someone gave bad feedback that said the item arrived broken (and it was broken when it was sent) Then the dodgy sellfer could then reply stating that it was working fine when they sent it.

All in all, I think it is a terrible system.

I think it's time to launch bradbay...

[sdudley]

I think it's time to launch bradbay...

That's a great idea... then you could sell LEDBoy's, 8x8 Game Systems, POVBoy's, and all kinds of fun stuff!

[Chuckt]

I think it's time to launch bradbay...

I know a seller who closed his online store. The problem was people wanting lower prices and he got negative feedback. My advice to him was to raise his prices to keep the problem people out.

Amiga users were getting gouged on Ebay because investors started to deal with the equipment which started raising prices. They started Amibay.com in response.

I'm guilty. I bid on a used Amiga on ebay. I asked the seller a question and he didn't answer during the bidding. And I guess I didn't read the listings well enough before impulse kicked in. I figured a way out. The reseller was a recycler and he said there was no way to test the computer. I said he never plugged the unit in and looked to see if the LED/Light went on which is a test. They must have changed the rules because of me. I didn't buy it and I didn't have Paypal set up so there was little recourse. I had some other reasons that I listed as well. Since then I've been hesitant to deal with Ebay.

[brad]

I have seen amibay before but didn't know that they started it up like that. How long ago would that have been?

I am guessing this would have been in the 90's perhaps?