Blitzeclips
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- Aug 5, 2004
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Bear,
Delaware
Well, I'm in awe at eBay's new policy. I've been burned by it three times nows. You know, the classic, ' My boyfriend was the one who bidded on your item and doesn't want it now. Sorry'. Or, the, ' My account was hacked the day I was your high bidder, so I'm not sending you the money'.
You'd think I, as a seller, could leave negative feedback for the irresponsible and essentially fraudulent buyers.... NOPE.
According to their new feedback system/policy- SELLERS CANNOT LEAVE ANY NEUTRAL OR NEGATIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THE BUYERS. BUT, SOMEHOW, THE BUYERS CAN LEAVE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FOR THE SELLER WHOM THEY'VE JUST RIPPED OFF AND PUT A FALSE BID IN WITH.
How is this system fair AT ALL? I just had 3 auctions that all buyers won, but when I take time out of my day to drive 20 miles to our post office, get them a quote, and e-mail it back to them, they decide they don't want to pay. So, I go to leave negative feedback for these deadbeat buyers, and I CAN'T!!! There is literally no feature where you can leave negative feedback for these deadbeat buyers!! But yet, they can leave negative feedback for YOU, even if they are the ones who ripped YOU off. UNBELIEVABLE.
I'm sure I'm not the only pissed off one here, alot of eBay merchants are probably complaining too.
So what does this system really do? It makes it so that sellers can in no way filter the deadbeats from the truly good buyers BECAUSE YOU CAN"T TELL IF THE BUYER has ripped someone off before, because you can't leave negative feedback. So all the new members will now always have positive feedback, no matter what you do you can't protect your auction from these deadbeats.
I just sit back and wonder what the hell the guys at eBay are thinking with this shit. Along with the high final value fee and percentages, I see a HUGE decline in eBay business and stock shares. I think I'm about done with eBay. Half the reason I became a member was because you could see who was a good or bad seller/buyer on there, but now eBay has manipulated the policies and system so we all get screwed and the buyers remain in control.
Sorry for the bitching guys but I've been selling things on eBay for over 6-7 years now. I'm getting tired of eBay allowing these headbeats to ruin their, at one point, good system.
I know you guys sell alot of parts and stuff on there too, so I just wanted to give everyone a fair heads up also.
You'd think I, as a seller, could leave negative feedback for the irresponsible and essentially fraudulent buyers.... NOPE.
According to their new feedback system/policy- SELLERS CANNOT LEAVE ANY NEUTRAL OR NEGATIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THE BUYERS. BUT, SOMEHOW, THE BUYERS CAN LEAVE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK FOR THE SELLER WHOM THEY'VE JUST RIPPED OFF AND PUT A FALSE BID IN WITH.
How is this system fair AT ALL? I just had 3 auctions that all buyers won, but when I take time out of my day to drive 20 miles to our post office, get them a quote, and e-mail it back to them, they decide they don't want to pay. So, I go to leave negative feedback for these deadbeat buyers, and I CAN'T!!! There is literally no feature where you can leave negative feedback for these deadbeat buyers!! But yet, they can leave negative feedback for YOU, even if they are the ones who ripped YOU off. UNBELIEVABLE.
I'm sure I'm not the only pissed off one here, alot of eBay merchants are probably complaining too.
So what does this system really do? It makes it so that sellers can in no way filter the deadbeats from the truly good buyers BECAUSE YOU CAN"T TELL IF THE BUYER has ripped someone off before, because you can't leave negative feedback. So all the new members will now always have positive feedback, no matter what you do you can't protect your auction from these deadbeats.
I just sit back and wonder what the hell the guys at eBay are thinking with this shit. Along with the high final value fee and percentages, I see a HUGE decline in eBay business and stock shares. I think I'm about done with eBay. Half the reason I became a member was because you could see who was a good or bad seller/buyer on there, but now eBay has manipulated the policies and system so we all get screwed and the buyers remain in control.
Sorry for the bitching guys but I've been selling things on eBay for over 6-7 years now. I'm getting tired of eBay allowing these headbeats to ruin their, at one point, good system.
I know you guys sell alot of parts and stuff on there too, so I just wanted to give everyone a fair heads up also.