Feedback for non paying buyer - opinions please.

porto_bello

soolin wrote: »

I do not see the point of rewarding a non payer with a positive.

I take your point - Ideally, I would of course love to give a deserved negative, but as a seller, since I can't, a factual honest and therefore, essentially negative statement against a green positive is the best I can do. At least this will serve to be a beacon to warn future sellers of a buyer's earlier failings.

Crowqueen

Quite apart from that, if you leave a positive comment for an NPB, if they appeal the strike, eBay will take the positive mark as an indication that you were happy with the transaction and repeal the FVF credit and strike.

Please don't, Porto, it only gets you into more trouble than it's really worth and potentially in the hands of a savvy NPB could be frustrating for the rest of us.

soolin

As mentioned earlier it is also feedback abuse and the seller risks their own account:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/feedback-abuse-withdrawal.html

Feedback comments containing any of the following are not permitted:
Negative statements within Feedback left for a buyer that conflict with the positive rating


Breaches of this policy may result in a range of actions, including:

• Feedback rating and/or comment removal
  
  Listing cancellation
  
  Limits on account privileges
  
  Account suspension
  
  Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings
  
• Loss of PowerSeller status
  

porto_bello

Crowqueen wrote: »

Quite apart from that, if you leave a positive comment for an NPB, if they appeal the strike, eBay will take the positive mark as an indication that you were happy with the transaction and repeal the FVF credit and strike.

Please don't, Porto, it only gets you into more trouble than it's really worth and potentially in the hands of a savvy NPB could be frustrating for the rest of us.

soolin wrote: »

As mentioned earlier it is also feedback abuse and the seller risks their own account:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/feedback-abuse-withdrawal.html

Feedback comments containing any of the following are not permitted:
Negative statements within Feedback left for a buyer that conflict with the positive rating




Breaches of this policy may result in a range of actions, including:

• Feedback rating and/or comment removal
  
  Listing cancellation
  
  Limits on account privileges
  
  Account suspension
  
  Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings
  
• Loss of PowerSeller status
  

Fair enough - and thank you for the advice: you're quite right, it's just not worth it.

I'd like to make some visible record/warning to subsequent sellers finding themselves in the same non-payment boat, but I can't see how I can.

I guess we just have to hope they do it once too often and get shown the door into cyberspace.