For Sellers in On-line Auctions

thinreadline · 17th September 2013, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Hi Alan,
I have to agree that there are SOME scumbags out there who will try to rip off others, but to some extent there IS an answer to the above highlighted situation, and that is for the seller to INSIST on a method of shipping that includes insurance AND either a valid tracking number or a signature receipt. Also a perusal of the buyers Feedback SHOULD highlight any unscrupulous happens. I believe that it should be MANDATORY for feedback to be placed against all Ebay transactions, and not just optional as at present. In that way the bad boys would soon be highlighted.
Stu

If its ebay , then a perusal of buyers feedback wont help , as a seller can only leave positive feedback for a buyer .

kahnjar1 · 17th September 2013, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by thinreadline

If its ebay , then a perusal of buyers feedback wont help , as a seller can only leave positive feedback for a buyer .

I have just looked back on some feedback history, and this does not appear to be the case. I have dealt with sellers who have left bad feedback for buyers-not me I hasten to say.

drac2k · 22nd March 2014, 06:07 PM

That was the old policy; now a seller can not initiate negative feedback, only a buyer.A seller can respond to the negative feedback once it has been given, however it does not count as a negative feedback for the buyer.

A. G. Maisey · 19th August 2017, 04:11 AM

Recent events indicate that it is time to bump this thread up for scrutiny again.

Lee · 19th August 2017, 04:59 AM

eBay's own discussion forums (select 'discussions' and then 'selling' or 'shipping & returns') include a lot of horror stories from sellers on that platform. I have had a few bumps and pauses in selling a few hundred of items from Lew's collection via that platform, but no disasters yet - so - at least in the categories relevant to our field of interest - I'd say at least 99% of buyers are good. But, as there are huge numbers of transactions, things can go very wrong now and then and I'd advise anyone considering selling on-line these days to follow some of the stories evolving there and also to heed the advice given by experienced sellers.

Rick · 20th August 2017, 04:32 AM

Something is funny there besides fraud.
When I followed the link I found that I had just joined ebay today.
I joined iirc in '97.

David · 20th August 2017, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

Something is funny there besides fraud.
When I followed the link I found that I had just joined ebay today.
I joined iirc in '97.

Mine said the same thing Rick. Maybe that is the date we first joined that particular forum.

19th August 2017, 04:11 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,089	Bump Recent events indicate that it is time to bump this thread up for scrutiny again.

19th August 2017, 04:59 AM	#5
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 971	Proceed with Caution eBay's own discussion forums (select 'discussions' and then 'selling' or 'shipping & returns') include a lot of horror stories from sellers on that platform. I have had a few bumps and pauses in selling a few hundred of items from Lew's collection via that platform, but no disasters yet - so - at least in the categories relevant to our field of interest - I'd say at least 99% of buyers are good. But, as there are huge numbers of transactions, things can go very wrong now and then and I'd advise anyone considering selling on-line these days to follow some of the stories evolving there and also to heed the advice given by experienced sellers.

22nd March 2014, 06:07 PM	#3
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,294	That was the old policy; now a seller can not initiate negative feedback, only a buyer.A seller can respond to the negative feedback once it has been given, however it does not count as a negative feedback for the buyer.

20th August 2017, 04:32 AM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,378	Something is funny there besides fraud. When I followed the link I found that I had just joined ebay today. I joined iirc in '97.