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

[Jim Whipkey]

Oh my goodness Buck, I couldn't  agree more......with the seller!

As a buyer and seller I have been on both ends of  this  matter and  particularly as a seller,  have seen abuses by buyers.   Especially since E-Bay  recently decreed sellers  may not leave negative feedback  to buyers,  it is  clear to me the   hostage takers are the buyers.  I  can not imagine  why  I would  give positive feedback to a buyer   before receiving some   feedback   to confirm  the  sale  has been completed to the buyers satisfaction.  The feedback  rating system  by E-bay  is  so  rigged in favor of the buyer.   Even a neutral  feedback to a buyer  pulls the  rating down  dramatically.   So you don't leave feedback, so what,  you have not hurt the  seller, so he doesn't leave feedback for you?  so what,  your numbers don't increase and  a lot of sellers  base  their decision to sell on how much feedback they have accumulated and  ignore the  low number feedback buyers.  
Sorry for  my rant,  but to  try and keep  this on topic,  of my last two sales  of a 78 record on E-Bay,  one  promptly left positive feedback  and I just as promptly left same for him. The other  has not  responded and I can only assume  he  received his record in good condition and was satisfied.
Jim Whipkey


  Message: 4
  Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:59:03 -0800 (PST)
  From: buck Buchanan <ret.armysgt at yahoo.com<mailto:ret.armysgt at yahoo.com>>
  Subject: [78-L] Ebay feed back being held as hostage by sellers!!
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  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