[78-L] Ebay feed back being held as hostage by sellers!!

[Taylor Bowie]

Like so many other things,  for me it's a matter of the tone the seller 
takes.  If they seem truly sorry that they messed  up in packing or grading 
or whatever,  and that they intend to make good and also do better next 
time,  I'm happy.

But if they stand their ground and blame me for being  "too picky" or they 
blame the PO for breaking a record (packed between two thin pieces of used 
cardboard) then I am not afraid to  "get out the red pen" and let 'em have 
it...which I do very rarely.  99% of the folks want to do a good job,  in my 
experience.


Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Matheson" <kenmath at yahoo.com>
To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Ebay feed back being held as hostage by sellers!!


> On Friday Tom wrote;
> Ebay has instituted new procedures that prevent sellers from leaving 
> negative feedback for buyers.
> ?
> I buy stuff occasionally on ebay and if, as was recently the case, the 
> seller is sloppy and the item arrives damaged and uninsured (after I'd 
> paid to have the item shipped insured, mind you) and if a subsequent 
> exchange of emails leaves the issue unresolved, I don't hesitate to leave 
> negative feedback.
> ?
>
>
> --- On Fri, 1/23/09, buck Buchanan <ret.armysgt at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: buck Buchanan <ret.armysgt at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [78-L] Ebay feed back being held as hostage by sellers!!
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Friday, January 23, 2009, 2:59 PM
>
> I just received this email from a seller.
>
> He is holding my feed back as hostage until I leave him good feed back.
>
> His ebay ID is?? firebirdologist
>
> This was his message to me:
>
> Hi!
>
> It's on the way today! Thank you again for your purchase. I will
>
> happily post positive feedback for this transaction if I receive the
>
> same.
>
> All the best,
>
> Randy
>
> This will be my reply:
>
> Randy,
>
> Many people that I speak with are starting to feel as if feed back from 
> the
> seller is being withheld as a hostage.
>
> Because of this I am joining a growing group that only leaves feed back 
> for
> sellers that first leaves it for the buyer.
>
> My part is over, if you fail to leave me feedback then so be it.
>
> You may also thank your fellow
>
> sellers that practice the same method that you are trying on me now.
>
> Thank you Bill
>
> Please
>
> stand with me on this issue, when you get a seller that fails to send
>
> feed back for you. Please send him a similar message and do what you
>
> would like with his feed back.
>
> Thank you? Bill
>
> Tom,
> If i buy somthing i expect feedback upon payment if i don't get feedback i 
> email
> the seller back and explain when i sell somthing and get payment, i 
> emidatly give
> positive feedback. And this is the way the feedback system was astablished 
> to
> work. If i dont get feedback upon payment i will not give feedback to the 
> seller. I
> have been doing this for over a year.
> Ken
>
>
>
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