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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1424209, member: 112&quot;]I&#039;d say you&#039;re probably not alone in that either. That is because, in my opinion, many buyers on ebay think, just like you apparently did, that being a top rated seller means that the seller is honest and ethical. Problem is it doesn&#039;t mean any such thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is part of the problem with ebay&#039;s system. People, buyers, think that things like being a top rated seller, being a power seller, and having a high feedback rating, are indications that the seller is honest and ethical - a trusted and respected seller.</p><p><br /></p><p>But it doesn&#039;t mean that at all. Being a power seller only means that you have a high enough sales volume to meet ebay&#039;s requirements. And a high feedback rating and a top rated seller rating are entirely dependent on the buyers responding in a positive way. But if those buyers don&#039;t know anything about coins, or when those buyers don&#039;t realize that they just got taken to the cleaners, or if those buyers are more worried about a negative feedback from the seller in retaliation for the neg they gave to the seller - then they are not going to give a negative to that seller. And that seller&#039;s feedback rating and top seller rating will remain high - unjustly so. </p><p><br /></p><p>And often the same buyers will become repeat buyers, and more and more new buyers will join in - all because of these false, misleading, and meaningless ebay ratings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ratings on ebay are no different than recommendations that you can get on dealers. That&#039;s because it&#039;s not the recommendation (or rating) itself that matters, but rather <u>who</u> is giving that recommendation. </p><p><br /></p><p>Think of it this way. You ask a hundred people for recommendations. But of that 100, 85 of the people are novice collectors or collectors that don&#039;t really know much about coins. They are also people that you have never heard of and never talked to. But the other 15 people are seasoned, experienced collectors who you know one way or the other and trust.</p><p><br /></p><p>So 85 of the people you ask give excellent recommendations for this seller. But the 15 give negative recommendations.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which group of people you gonna listen to ? Or should I say, which group of people <u>should</u> you listen to ?</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s what is going on with ebay feedback and top rated seller ratings. The people giving those ratings are people you know absolutely nothing about. You are trusting complete strangers to know what they are talking about.</p><p><br /></p><p>When your money is involved, does seem like a smart thing to do to you ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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