Ebay Rant...

Mozette

greenstreetprince wrote: »

a positive deleted cos of that word?

mate of mine was called a terrorist (now there's something which will have the sellers blocking him!) within a negative, ebay did jack about it.

Positive removed for offensive word, negative left on for offensive word.
Hmm, what is the difference in these two scenarios..... :rolleyes:

Just like to say, I've sold about half a dozen things and bought a couple of hundred times, I'm not a disgruntled seller; I'm a buyer disgruntled on behalf of all the good sellers I've encountered.

greenstreetprince

Mozette wrote: »

Positive removed for offensive word, negative left on for offensive word.
Hmm, what is the difference in these two scenarios..... :rolleyes:

they told my mate that it was not an offensive remark :eek: , just a personal opinion, and that interfering in the matter by removing the comment would be against the general object behing the feedback system.

superflygal

One of the silliest questions i was asked was about a youths Helly Hansen Jacket, size Medium (measurements stated in listing) it said

"Alright mate, is it a big or small medium, and will it fit my 16 year old lad?"

Er........

OK..........

NO IDEA!

Doh.

Superflygal x

Contains_Mild_Peril

freebie_mad wrote: »

I always leave a neutral unless the seller has done something especially good or especially bad- thats the whole point of feedback. If everybody leaves positives as standard how do you reward a seller who has made a transaction especially pleasant or easy?

I sincerely hope you're joking. Haven't you ever noticed the warning page when you're about to leave non-positive feedback asking you to try to resolve the problem(s) with the seller first? Doesn't that strike you as a clue that Neutral is not in any way considered standard or appropriate for an average transaction? If you feel the need to differentiate between good and merely acceptable, use the DSR (star ratings) for that. Don't you know hat ebay count customers who leave neutral feedback as dissatisfied, and this counts towards their silly statistics which can then penalise innocent sellers?

li'l_p

I think that ebay has a whole new breed of buyers these days (i.e. compared to a few years ago). When I first started on ebay, there were never any bad stories in the media about fraud, etc. Ebay over the last few years has increased in popularity and due to bad press, has encouraged a whole new breed of buyers who have a chip on their shoulder, before they've even set up an account and who are quite simply out to find fault! They are out to find every possible flaw and problem with your item o service against their extremely unattainable high expectations. They forget that the majority of ebayers are Joe Public, working 9-5, Monday to Friday, selling bric-a-brac out of the back bedroom to make a bit of extra pocket money. Not many of us are able to get to the post office next day and surprise, surprise, have to rely on good ole Royal Mail to deliver our goods for us which sometimes results in delays, etc, etc. I could go on but I am tired.

Ebay isn't what it used to be... and it's a real shame!

Joannef_2

li'l_p wrote: »

Ebay isn't what it used to be... and it's a real shame!

I agree with that. It's a shame as it used to be so good.

Kerilinann

li'l_p wrote: »

I think that ebay has a whole new breed of buyers these days (i.e. compared to a few years ago). When I first started on ebay, there were never any bad stories in the media about fraud, etc. Ebay over the last few years has increased in popularity and due to bad press, has encouraged a whole new breed of buyers who have a chip on their shoulder, before they've even set up an account and who are quite simply out to find fault! They are out to find every possible flaw and problem with your item o service against their extremely unattainable high expectations. They forget that the majority of ebayers are Joe Public, working 9-5, Monday to Friday, selling bric-a-brac out of the back bedroom to make a bit of extra pocket money. Not many of us are able to get to the post office next day and surprise, surprise, have to rely on good ole Royal Mail to deliver our goods for us which sometimes results in delays, etc, etc. I could go on but I am tired.

Ebay isn't what it used to be... and it's a real shame!

Agreed with it all.

SPARKLE_2-2

fsdss wrote: »

terrible attitude to have - i would block you from my auctions too.

And me !!!! :mad: