How is this guy still a Power Seller?

EdnaPurviance

E-Bay has its flaws for sure. But this is ridiculous.

Stink Link

Carew29

I like this below feedback from a recent winner.

" awesome cards....Great shape...1962 MANTLE...THANKS
Buyer ***** inhaile90(private*****

The only guy to get a Mantle has private feedback. Gotta love it!!

lostdart58

This guy's feedback??????..........you gotta be kidding!!!!!!

jskirwin

So why do people still bid on this guy's stuff?
Are they the same ones who play 3 Card Monty on the sidewalk?

NickM

If you bring enough revenue to eBay, you're a Power Seller. Rules, shmules.

Nick

FYS

<< <i>If you bring enough revenue to eBay, you're a Power Seller. Rules, shmules.

Nick >>



True, but you have to keep 99.5% positive feedback. So his status will be revoked.

MorrellMan

PowerSellers are eBay top sellers who sustain a consistent high volume of monthly sales and a high level of total Feedback --with 98% or better positive rating by other eBay users.

Looks like most of his negatives, if not all, have come in the last week or so. He's got some 'splainin to do.

NickM

FYS - eBay let discountcardz remain a Power Seller for at least a year with feedback below 98%. Their status has eventually been revoked, but between this board and the Beckett boards, there are a number of threads about how they managed to screw bidders and have less than 98% positive while maintaining the status.

Nick

EdwardTeach

The seller is a scallywag, I tell ya!

dgbaseball

Supposedly ebay will drop your status if you fail to meet qualification for 1 month, then it takes three more cumulative months to get it back.

I've personally observed that isn't the case. We were upgraded to silver powersellers (>$3000/month sales) after a real big month, then had a few months where we didn't come close, but are back up to that level again. But never got bumped down to the lower level powerseller.

For the monthly sales qualifications, it obviously doesn't matter much to buyers.

But it's unfortunate that ebay allows power sellers to drop below the feedback rating.

A lot of people, especially on these boards, dismiss the powerseller qualification as meaningless. And although I will usually defend it, realistically when you see sellers like this one, it's hard to do and frustrating. If ebay were more strict about enforcing their own policies, especially regards the feedback levels for powersellers, it'd (rightfully) carry a little more weight. If you drop below 98%, which is the % for any level of powerseller status, you should lose your status and not get it back until you regain that level AND maintain it for 3 straight months.

Ebay could and should be doing a lot more to highlight and reward their best sellers. It's good for everybody. And the most important part of being a "best seller" should be the feedback rating.

The whole feedback and powerseller system is only dismissed and laughed at and discounted because ebay allows it to be. In theory, it should be a great thing for buyers and sellers, lending reliability, credibility, and accountability to their whole business.

Of course, as the great Homer Simpson said, in theory, communism is a great thing too.

EdnaPurviance

From the looks (and timing) of the feedback, I think this guy literally took the money and ran. He ran his bogus dutch auction for a month or so. Then, rather than mail out cards as poor saps won auctions, he sent out all the cards at the same time in order to avoid the negative feedback that he knew would be coming in. He could scam more people that way.

He's done--probably set up shop under another ID.

stevek

I GOT A 1954 TOPPS WILLIE MAYS #90, OOHHHHH MYYYYY, WOWEE! ! GREAT GREAT EBAYER!
Buyer luca82sdr ( 47) Aug-04-05 14:52 5220802053
Reply by 123blowout: $800 CARD From One Pack of $12.95 ! Aug-06-05 06:02


I GOT A 1954 TOPPS WILLIE MAYS #90, OOHHHHH MYYYYY, WOWEE! ! GREAT GREAT EBAYER!
Buyer luca82sdr ( 45) Aug-04-05 14:52 522080

Oh yea sure...this same buyer happened to get these cards. The other few buyers who "received" some good cards are most probably also frauds. Such obvious scam auctions with the feedback as noted, yet ebay just closes their eyes and allows it all to continue.

acowa

I'm sorry but the buyers are complete and utter morons. It's hard to have sympathy when the buyers are sending money trying to get more value than $12.95 can buy. Buying these packs is like playing the lottery with even WORSE odds. Don't get me wrong, this is a scummy way for a seller to make a living but every time you try to get something for nothing...you end up getting nothing for something.


Regards,


Alan

mtcards

Ebay Powersellers mean absolutley NOTHING. You can be a great seller and not be a powerseller or be a crappy one and be a scam artist. The problem is this guy only has a 200 feedback, take away all the negs and he only has 284. 284 transactions should not be enough to get a powerseller logo. It is all about money plain and simple. In fact, it seems like the majority of major scammers lately ARE powersellers. Ebay gives the buyer a false sense of security because of it, although the buyers are stupid for buying without checking the feedback. To me it is a waste of space on the screen to have the powerseller logo, means nothing, nothing at all

Stretch

lmao, ya I agree the buyers are stupid enuf to buy it.. Guess if I put a vintage black used banana peel on ebay and someone bought it so be it.

dgbaseball

Ebay Powersellers mean absolutley NOTHING. You can be a great seller and not be a powerseller or be a crappy one and be a scam artist. The problem is this guy only has a 200 feedback, take away all the negs and he only has 284. 284 transactions should not be enough to get a powerseller logo. It is all about money plain and simple. In fact, it seems like the majority of major scammers lately ARE powersellers. Ebay gives the buyer a false sense of security because of it, although the buyers are stupid for buying without checking the feedback. To me it is a waste of space on the screen to have the powerseller logo, means nothing, nothing at all

Case in point to my last post. I understand and agree with this entire comment. It'll all get cleaned up eventually though. Hopefully. Ebay can't turn in to the wild west of auction sites. A couple of big (or a couple thousand) scams and they'll have to wake up. Soon as the headlines start coming in "Ebay buyer scammed and screwed", "Ebay unfair marketplace", "Ebay protects bad sellers, buyer beware" etc. and things will change. If it really becomes that problematic, or that risky for buyers, they'll have to do something. Eventually. Hopefully.

kingraider75

well the aucitons are kinda like the lottery. They look too good to be true, so they are. yeah the guy claims to put a Mantle in every auction and then does a BIN for $13.00, come on. Ebay just hasn't caught up to this bum yet.

EagleEyeKid

I like all the PSP (Playstation Portable) that he's selling for $29.95 BIN (in quantities) with free shipping and the negs
and questions wondering where their PSP is. Hmm, a brand new PSP for $25 when it cost $249.00. These people
are idiots.

VintageJeff

Ebay figures feedback % on powersellers by total transactions and not individual users like the normal ebayers.

But that isnt the case thats keeping this guy alive.

Stingray

When does it become obvious to a buyer that a seller might not be on the up and up, after 5-10+ negative feedbacks. Come one people, why let yourself become a victim.


Stingray

glmueller

WHY on earth would you buy anything from a seller like this??? Would you play russian roulette?

EdnaPurviance

I've started another thread on a related issue.

Evil genius

dtkk49a

Those buyers got what was coming to them. They thought they were going to "steal" some cards from this guy and in turn got burned themselves. I don't feel sorry for them at all.