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<p>[QUOTE="NPCoin, post: 1178567, member: 5629"]As a seller, positive feedback is meaningless. The most one can truthfully do is state, "Fast payment, good communication."</p><p><br /></p><p>What else is there that you can do as a seller unless you actually <b>do</b> withhold feedback until the item is received and the buyer has communicated one way or the other on the issue? Are you sure you really do want this buyer back after having your coin switched and a case opened? Was it really a pleasant experience when the buyer communicates trying to use negative feedback or worse as a "bargaining tool" to "renegotiate" the price?</p><p><br /></p><p>Only about a quarter of my sales leave feedback. When I purchase on eBay, I take into consideration the fact that other sellers most likely have the same problem as the one presented in this thread...some/many/most buyers simply do not bother with leaving feedback unless there is a problem. Because of this, even a 92% rating never "scares me off." This is especially true when perusing such sellers and seeing ignorant buyers leaving negative feedback because of the post office. Item is received damaged, seller refunds...what's up with the negative?</p><p><br /></p><p>It's the same as with the DSRs. Feedback and DSRs are not based on fact, they are based on corruptible opinion. Some buyers are just as unscrupulous, greedy, and dishonest as some sellers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I could personally care less for feedback as both a buyer and seller. There are plenty of venues as a buyer to remedy a bad purchase without the "help" of eBay or PayPal. Likewise, as a seller, it is my responsibility to ensure the accuracy of my marketing as well as transport to the purchaser for acceptance. If the purchaser is happy with the transaction, and lets others know, all the better. But, very rarely, if ever, will you turn a bad or disgruntled customer that has already made up their mind on the situation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I leave feedback when I package and ship the item out, and leave the rest to the buyer's own discretion. I won't "remind" someone to leave feedback. If there was no negative, then obviously all went well. I'd rather have no feedback than to chance upsetting a client and receiving retaliatory negatives.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NPCoin, post: 1178567, member: 5629"]As a seller, positive feedback is meaningless. The most one can truthfully do is state, "Fast payment, good communication." What else is there that you can do as a seller unless you actually [b]do[/b] withhold feedback until the item is received and the buyer has communicated one way or the other on the issue? Are you sure you really do want this buyer back after having your coin switched and a case opened? Was it really a pleasant experience when the buyer communicates trying to use negative feedback or worse as a "bargaining tool" to "renegotiate" the price? Only about a quarter of my sales leave feedback. When I purchase on eBay, I take into consideration the fact that other sellers most likely have the same problem as the one presented in this thread...some/many/most buyers simply do not bother with leaving feedback unless there is a problem. Because of this, even a 92% rating never "scares me off." This is especially true when perusing such sellers and seeing ignorant buyers leaving negative feedback because of the post office. Item is received damaged, seller refunds...what's up with the negative? It's the same as with the DSRs. Feedback and DSRs are not based on fact, they are based on corruptible opinion. Some buyers are just as unscrupulous, greedy, and dishonest as some sellers. I could personally care less for feedback as both a buyer and seller. There are plenty of venues as a buyer to remedy a bad purchase without the "help" of eBay or PayPal. Likewise, as a seller, it is my responsibility to ensure the accuracy of my marketing as well as transport to the purchaser for acceptance. If the purchaser is happy with the transaction, and lets others know, all the better. But, very rarely, if ever, will you turn a bad or disgruntled customer that has already made up their mind on the situation. I leave feedback when I package and ship the item out, and leave the rest to the buyer's own discretion. I won't "remind" someone to leave feedback. If there was no negative, then obviously all went well. I'd rather have no feedback than to chance upsetting a client and receiving retaliatory negatives.[/QUOTE]
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