[78-L] leaving negative feedback

[joe@salerno.com]

they can't leave feedback but they can send nasty mails. which does them 
no good anyway

joe salerno


soundthink at aol.com wrote:
> Well, that won't happen anymore. Sellers can't leave negative feedback for buyers.
> 
> Cary Ginell
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: melodicmarimba at comcast.net
> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:26 am
> Subject: Re: [78-L] leaving negative feedback
> 
> 
> 
> I completely agree with Cary. When a vintage record breaks during shipment due 
> to inadequate packing, a financial refund does not replace the piece of history 
> that is lost forever. Ebay is helping record collecting due to unprecedented 
> accessibility of inventories information, browse-at-home record hunting, and 
> exposure to a wide customer base. The downside, though, is that there are now 
> many new sellers who do not understand, or care to learn, the care required of 
> shellac discs and wax cylinders.
> 
> Fortunately, those types of sellers are the minority. I have dealt with many 
> dedicated professional sellers online as well, including some record dealers who 
> have been in the activity for many years or decades. These enthusiasts were 
> collecting and dealing in recordings at record shows and through mailing lists 
> and networking long before eBay. You'll never find them trashing records in the 
> mail by failing to pack well.
> 
> However, I also have been on the receiving end of destroyed recordings packed 
> by, let's face it, morons. I purchased a 78 from an eBay seller who wrapped the 
> disc in paper and addressed and labeled the paper and shipped it just like that. 
> No box, no padding, not a padded envelope - just brown paper cut from a grocery 
> bag and absolutely nothing else. It arrived shattered into many pieces. When I 
> emailed the seller in a diplomatic and objective manner, without having left any 
> feedback yet, the person accused me of being unfair and unreasonable to cause a 
> problem by complaining. Then, the seller left negative feedback comments for me.
> 
> Best, David Harvey
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