Can you no longer leave Neg feedback on ebay as a seller?

[markf31]

From what I have been able to gather is that the ability to leave negative feedback was being abused by many and too often became a tool of “he said – she said” where a buyer would post perhaps a truthfully negative feedback about a seller, only to have the seller, out of spite, reply with a similar negative feedback or vice versa. Users were becoming hesitant to report negatively, even if the transaction warranted negative feedback in fear of a reprisal in the form of a false negative. The feedback system was severely flawed in this respect and I don’t know how else they could have addressed the issue.

My guess is Ebay figured the Seller’s rating was more important than a buyers. As a buyer, what is one of the first things you do when looking at and thinking about bidding on an item? You look at seller’s rating, feedback and history. This happens with almost every transaction from a buyers standpoint, it certainly does for me as a buyer. Especially in regards to the autograph side of our hobby where a sellers rating and track record is extremely important. But how many sellers take the time to investigate the rating and feedback of each and every bidder to see if they have negative feedback or a previous un-paid auction win? My guess is very very few. My guess is that sellers rarely, if ever, utilize a buyers feedback during the auction to reject a bid based on feedback, rating or their history. As a result a buyer’s rating, feedback and history is much less relevant and important to Ebay than the seller’s is.

Ebay keeps track of buyers who don’t pay when you as a seller report them. I’m not sure how many “did not pay” instances a buyer is allowed but I wouldn’t think it would be many.

[ullmandds]

[sportscardpete]

What drives Ebay then?


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[ullmandds]

Nice Pete...T206 talk does!!!!!!

[SushiX37]

I've been buying and selling on eBay since the late 1990s. I was there before it was mainstream, and have ridden the waves ever since. While I may not agree with their current philosophy, I'm still hooked on the peer to peer aspect that still exists. They can take away features, make constant changes, and discourage small time sellers. But in the end there are guys like me that come back because of the very nature of the site. It's still one guy buying from either an individual or shop. It's stuff I wouldn't have access to otherwise.

I guess it's one of those "I don't care how the sausage is made, I just want it to taste good" things.

Rich

[ullmandds]

rich...I agree...I still use it...for a myriad of things...not just bb cards...it is still "king"...no other auction site comes close?!

[kmac32]

I recently sold some stuff on eBay (mainly not sports related) and was a little concerned about what feedback the generally flaky buyers would leave. Emailed and did everything correctly on shipping. A little over half the buyers didn't leave feedback. At least I got no negatives but it really makes you question how valid the feedback system is. The only way we knew if the packages were delivered was by having delivery confirmation on them.

Kmac