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

[Rory Hinnen <Rory.Hinnen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Dr. George A. Themelis" wrote:

> > I feel this is one reason I have no negative feedbacks.  I try
> > to treat the ebay folks as fair as I would someone on sell-3d
> > or at an NSA convention.
>
> That's with regards to transactions where you are the seller.
> How about transactions where you are the buyer?  Haven't
> you ran into a situation where you were not satisfied with
> the transaction?
>
> 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.
>

It's funny how people defend thier feedbacks. I had dealings with a
particular seller that were not stellar, but it was a cheap item and in the
end the deal was completed. While a gave him a positive feedback, I actually
wrote in the comments "transaction was a little complicated, but it worked
well in the end. Thanks." The seller wrote me back, quite angry that I'd
written that. He said for a cheap $25 transaction, I would be injuring his
future business.

To make a long story short, he's still in business, has a lot more neutrals
and negative feedbacks, and I tend to avoid him (which is too bad, he
sometimes has cool stuff).

.r.