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Re: [photo-3d] ebay feedback - counters


  • From: Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [photo-3d] ebay feedback - counters
  • Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 20:52:19 -0500

At 08:43 PM 02/14/2001, you wrote:
>I personally have 4 negative and several neutral comments.
>All these are retaliation comments from sellers.  The first one
>hurts but after that you get used to them. :)  I have come
>to the conclusion that at some point or another buyers will
>run into a situation where a non-positive comment is unavoidable.
>Yet many buyers avoid giving non-positive comments because they
>are afraid to spoil their own record.  I feel that this is a
>weak point of the ebay feedback system.  Someone needs to warn
>the public about questionable seller practices.  Even if that
>means spoiling ones own record.

This is a problem.  At least now eBay allows you to enter a response to any 
feedback comment you receive.  That will not help if someone's just looking 
at the count, but it does help somewhat.

-pd


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