Ebay topic - disputed sale (also posted on darkside)

drjules

I just closed a disputed sale and now I know that you can leave feedback even though the sale does not take place! Story goes like this - a guy bids on my item and doesn't pay or contact me, so after a week I file a non paying bidder and low and behold here he comes saying "Oh my son just bought the same thing from someone else so I don't want the one from you" the dispute is upheld, we close the item and I get my FVF credit. No harm done, just annoying and a waste of time. The item is already relisted and I expect it to sell. But the crazy thing is he leaves me positive feedback, I would have thought that ebay would suspend the feedback on disputed items. It makes a mockery of the feedback system. There is nothing to stop him leaving negative feedback as far as I can see.

Did you all know about this loop hole with non paying bidders still being able to leave feedback even though the admit they won't pay?

NB I'm also posting this on the liteside

Dr J

Bochiman

Was it a non-paying bidder strike or a "mutually agreed not to complete the auction"?
I would think there is a difference.

Russ

<< <i>I would have thought that ebay would suspend the feedback on disputed items. >>



In an NPB situation where the bidder does not respond to the process and posts feedback, eBay removes the rating. The comment remains, though. If the bidder does respond, even if they are still a deadbeat, they can neg the seller and the rating remains.

Russ, NCNE

Longacre

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<< <i>I would have thought that ebay would suspend the feedback on disputed items. >>



In an NPB situation where the bidder does not respond to the process and posts feedback, eBay removes the rating. The comment remains, though. If the bidder does respond, even if they are still a deadbeat, they can neg the seller and the rating remains.

Russ, NCNE >>




And I thought the Internal Revenue Code was complicated.