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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1930733, member: 36230"]I was under the impression that this discussion was about appropriate DSRs and not actual feedback. While related, they are two separate issues and I would agree that leaving a negative over such an infraction is unduly harsh.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, as for supposedly "<i>disgruntled buyers</i>" hurting a seller's livelihood, no one forced his hand into charging upwards of <i>ten times</i> the actual cost of postage; he made a conscious decision to do so and can only blame himself when, sooner or later, a buyer returns the favor and now gives him the shaft. The seller <i>knows</i> darn well that by charging this amount, he's implying that the item will be shipped in a certain manner, and the reason he does not bother to disclose his practices is because he <i><u>knows</u></i> that it will turn buyers off and make him look shady. If ebay is his livelihood, then <i><u>he</u></i> needs to be smart enough to avoid petty money grabs that can easily turn around and bite him in the behind. If selling is his livelihood, yet he must stoop to the level of scrounging a few extra bucks off of shipping because he's not making enough off of his merchandise, he needs to find a new business and it's as simple as that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1930733, member: 36230"]I was under the impression that this discussion was about appropriate DSRs and not actual feedback. While related, they are two separate issues and I would agree that leaving a negative over such an infraction is unduly harsh. Now, as for supposedly "[I]disgruntled buyers[/I]" hurting a seller's livelihood, no one forced his hand into charging upwards of [I]ten times[/I] the actual cost of postage; he made a conscious decision to do so and can only blame himself when, sooner or later, a buyer returns the favor and now gives him the shaft. The seller [I]knows[/I] darn well that by charging this amount, he's implying that the item will be shipped in a certain manner, and the reason he does not bother to disclose his practices is because he [I][U]knows[/U][/I] that it will turn buyers off and make him look shady. If ebay is his livelihood, then [I][U]he[/U][/I] needs to be smart enough to avoid petty money grabs that can easily turn around and bite him in the behind. If selling is his livelihood, yet he must stoop to the level of scrounging a few extra bucks off of shipping because he's not making enough off of his merchandise, he needs to find a new business and it's as simple as that.[/QUOTE]
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