Re: New ebay policies: WTF?!

IMHO the buyer's responsibility doesn't end with payment. If problems
arise, it is both the seller's AND buyer's responsibilities to
communicate and resolve things efficiently. Then, the only way a
seller can be sure that problems haven't risen is if the buyer leaves
feedback, or sends an email "I got such-and-such ok". In either case I
promptly leave feedback. The whole idea of 'buying feedback' defeats
the spirit of feedback.

- Craig



On Jan 31, 1:08 am, death69...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
well being one of the people that have recieved badfeedback for
leaving backfeed back when there was no readon to give me bad feed
back as a buyer I am in favor of this no bad feedback for buyer

but I think sellers should instantly give feedback one payment is
revcieved not wait till buyer gives feedback to see what he says

if sellers would use the feedback as it was ment instead of usign it
as a weapon maybe this wouldnt even be thoguht of

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:15:53 -0800 (PST), "micrologix1...@xxxxxxxxx"



<micrologix1...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
As al you have probably read by now, ebay is making MAJOR changes to
just about every aspect of their operation.  Not surprisingly, they're
raising their rates, and pushing everyone a little closer to a paypal-
only payment policy.  They're making it more attractive to be a
powerseller, which i suppose makes financial sense, given economies of
scale.  But what's really got me baffled is what they're doing with
feedback.. "Buyers will only be able to receive positive Feedback."
Huh??  Think about that for a minute.. I guess feedback doesn't apply
to the buyer AT ALL anymore!  As a seller, I'm VERY wary of this.  How
can you hope to get a fair shake from everyone, when they know they
have zero accountability for their comments?  and then there's the
"safer payment option".. for "higher risk categories".. like
computers.  yikes!  sounds like the "buyers have the seller over a
barrel" policy to me!  Paypal holding seller's payment until they get
a positive feedback?  from someone that has absolutely nothing to fear
about getting a negative?   hmmm.... yeah, i guess i needed another
reason not to use paypal :)  oh wait, that's pretty much all they'll
accept now!

Well there's one good thing, it looks like they're nice enough to give
us a month's warning.  guess what I think I'll be doing for most of
february?  you guessed it.. selling off just about everything i've got
that i think i would want to sell on ebay!- Hide quoted text -

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