Yeah i hear ya mitch. Ive not bought myself but the seller has been dealing in boots for a while. The seller was selling Polar Express and Predator ripoffs quite a while ago, claiming to have picked them up while on a trip to the states, he/she sold anawful lot of them also at i think was 15.00 pounds a time ($30). Just a dipstick trying to make a quick buck. That last negative feedback says it all really.

anthonynputson, December 19, 2006; 8:13 AM

Mitch,

Or how about when you provide prompt payment, and you never get feedback. On my last two transactions with eBay, I have recieved no feedback at all!! What they hey is up with that. I mean, I understand that some people sell to a large amount of people, but it's simple business ethics. Someone pays you, you see that, you leave feedback. How hard is this people, I mean really, how hard? Whew, just wanted to add my 2 cents.

drakemarone, December 19, 2006; 9:05 AM

I can understand when sellers wait for the buyer's feedback. I think it is legitimate to wait for the completion of the transaction before giving feedback, i.e. until you know that the item arrived.

I often see buyers giving negative feedback about things they never even contacted the seller about. So if the buyer gives a negative feedback having never given the seller a chance to fix what bothers him (the buyer), I find it somewhat ok if the seller gives negative feedback as well.

(I myself have never given negative feedback so far and have never received negative or neutral feedback.)

Either way, it's always the one who gives feedback first who risks more.

Urs

P.S.: drakemarone, how long have you waited for the feedback? Some sellers seem to give feedback just once a week, sometimes even just once a month.

handstand, December 19, 2006; 11:33 AM

Handstand, well for one of the items it's been over a month. For the other it's been about 3 weeks. I mean I don't want to be a jerk and say, "Do you plan to leave me feedback?" So, what do I do?

drakemarone, December 19, 2006; 12:27 PM

Email them drakemarone and diplomatically and politely ask them if every aspect of the transaction was satisfactory and to please leave you positive feedback for all items purchased so you can built up your feedback creditability.
I guess some sellers being very busy can understandably take quite long and some sellers might forget so it is okay to remind them or some sellers are nonchalant and don't even bother which I find quite rude but it does occur and there is really nothing you can do about it except not to leave feedback the next time you purchase from them.
Remember no feedback is better than negative feedback but of course there is no reason for a buyer or seller to receive negative or even neutral feedback if the whole transaction was okay unless either party does so by mistake or worst is a psychotic buffoon.

Cheers!

serifiot, December 19, 2006; 1:12 PM

Hi,

Thanks to those who have put up replies ... I hadn't meant to create a posting about eBay feedback but that appears to be the topic!

To Handstand, I can accept that a seller will be nervous about his/her buyer's reaction (I have sold enough on eBay to know this feeling) but surely the logic of your argument is that the buyer must post f/b first - this means that the buyer will be wary of leaving (possibly correct) -ve f/b whereas he/she has acted perfectly by paying without delay. That's hardly fair on the buyer hence the seller should leave f/b first - I think eBay should make this a requirement! I know that I will not bid on an item if the seller advises of this practice ... of course that still leaves many sellers who do not say so up front!

Incidentally, I saw the AVTAK CD had reached the £80+ mark but failed to check its final selling price and now eBay does not recognise the item number ~ strange!

Mitch, December 19, 2006; 1:40 PM

The seller is no longer registered Mitch.

serifiot, December 19, 2006; 1:45 PM