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davidcyclebackI don't like the new system. However, a positive is it will hurt the sales of the numerous big time scammer sellers who use the ability to give out negatives as a threat against the scammed. These scammers keep their rating artificially high, and honest but unflattering responses about the product/service away from future buyers, by threatening to unfairly retaliate with a negative.
I assume this was a specific intent of the the new system.
Obviously, the rating system is now to large degree permanently f*cked up, in that a buyer-only never can have less than 100 percent rating even if they're into extortion and mail fraud, and a seller gets a vote but only between for Positive versus Positive (Sounds like a cross between Animal Farm and Prairie Home Companion, "Where all the Party Leaders are above average"). As sellers often usually buy using their sellers account (me included), this will spill into seller ratings.
And to I though PSA's new grading scale was convoluted.