OT: ebay customer

BBN · June 30, 2008 2:20PM

I'm kind of confused on this one. An ebayer won one of my auctions. I sent it out 4 days after the end of auction. I apologized for not getting it out immediately and informed them I would send it by priority mail. They received the item 8 days after auction end. They conformed that they received the item, but said they would't be leaving feedback for the auction without explaining why. I guess I do feel a little lucky to be one of those sellers that's been screwed by the new feedback system, but this one confuses me.

Dave99B · June 30, 2008 2:28PM

Let it go.....no foul. If he neg'ed you over this situation, well....that would be more newsworthy.

Dave

seemyauction · June 30, 2008 2:32PM

Welcome to the new feedback system

BBN · June 30, 2008 2:33PM

I agree. I'm lucky I didnt get the blemish, my first one. Sort of strange that they'd send that PM with no explanation. If there's some dissatisfaction I could possibly fix the problem, but they need to fill me in on the problem. As I said before, I'm a buyer 90% of the time, but 90% of the PITAS I've dealt with are when I sell.

BBN · June 30, 2008 2:35PM

<< Welcome to the new feedback system >>

your site is looking more and more appealing. I just sold the last thing I'm going to sell on ebay. Be a buyer from now on so coinzip will get some serious looks from me.

TwoSides2aCoin · June 30, 2008 3:40PM

The buyer received what he paid for and you got paid. This seems like success to me.

storm888 · June 30, 2008 4:55PM

Under the current EBAY scheme...........

"No Feedback, Is Good Feedback."

SaorAlba · June 30, 2008 8:50PM

More like feedback is basically meaningless. I recently sold an item to a buyer I noticed apparently never leaves feedback for anyone, so why bother leaving feedback for them?

The 90 day feedback rating thing that eBay has recently employed in determining percentages dropped a lot of sellers down into the low 90's percentage wise. So lets say you have 1000 feedbacks, all positive, but you don't sell anything for 3 months, and then sell something and run into an imbecile that thinks you should have hand delivered the item to them, get a negative, your percentage drops a lot more than a 1/10th of a percent.

53BKid · June 30, 2008 11:10PM

Better than getting negged by a guy with a chip on his shoulder. The new system almost invites that sort of activity.

I too am observing a lot more people failing to leave any feedback at all.

notwilight · June 30, 2008 11:23PM

I'm almost up to all 4.9s. i'd be very happy if anyone who is not delighted would choose not to leave feedback. --jerry

garsmith · July 1, 2008 12:14AM

beter nothing than a neg

doh · July 1, 2008 12:25AM

Your buyer's an idiot....but at least he didn't neg you...I'd be happy and just let it go.

Russ · July 1, 2008 1:01AM

<< i'd be very happy if anyone who is not delighted would choose not to leave feedback >>

Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing. It must be getting tough to find stuff to whine about.

Russ, NCNE

BBN · July 1, 2008 3:13AM

OK, received a reply. Apparently he bought it for a third party. He won it on Sunday. I mailed it on Wednesday via priority mail and emailed him an apology and explanation of why we waited until Wednesday to mail it. He said that the biggest issue was he was supposed to have it to the third party by Saturday. I was never made aware of a third party needing it by Saturday or I would have left work early Monday to get it mailed. A lttle communication on his part there would have helped.

doh · July 1, 2008 3:17AM

If he was supposed to have it by Saturday and bought it on the previous Sunday then he needs to get his act together. Yeah, you probably could have mailed it sooner, but his obligation to a "third party" isn't any concern of yours.

notwilight · July 1, 2008 3:19AM

<< If he was supposed to have it by Saturday and bought it on the previous Sunday then he needs to get his act together. Yeah, you probably could have mailed it sooner, but his obligation to a "third party" isn't any concern of yours. >>

Unless the auctions promises next day shipping. I always ship express mail if anyone asks. --Jerry

doh · July 1, 2008 3:21AM

<< Unless the auctions promises next day shipping. >>

That's a moot point. If I promise something to someone I sure as heck don't but it on internet 6 days prior. I had the post office take two weeks to get a first class letter to me FROM THE NEXT TOWN OVER. Regardless of when the seller sent the item, the post office might screw it up...who knows, there are just too many variables. My point in all this is that buyer isn't very organized and sounds like a real jerk to boot. My two cents.

GFourDriver · July 1, 2008 3:46AM

Some people just don't leave feedback which in my opinion is better than getting a nut to rant and rave on there. I'm sure that a lot of people haven't recieved feedback for quite a few sold coins, I know there are at least twenty I've never heard from again.

notwilight · July 1, 2008 3:54AM

<< 

<< Unless the auctions promises next day shipping. >>

That's a moot point. If I promise something to someone I sure as heck don't but it on internet 6 days prior. I had the post office take two weeks to get a first class letter to me FROM THE NEXT TOWN OVER. Regardless of when the seller sent the item, the post office might screw it up...who knows, there are just too many variables. My point in all this is that buyer isn't very organized and sounds like a real jerk to boot. My two cents. >>

With next day shipping I'd be comfortable with 6 days for the USPS to do their thing. --Jerry

dac076 · July 1, 2008 3:55AM

<< Some people just don't leave feedback which in my opinion is better than getting a nut to rant and rave on there. I'm sure that a lot of people haven't recieved feedback for quite a few sold coins, I know there are at least twenty I've never heard from again. >>

Same here, and I sure as heck don't follow up. Why ask for trouble?

ArizonaJack · July 1, 2008 4:35AM

Last week, I sold a bag " 5000 count common wheats ", then I get an email from buyer last night, wanting a refund...............drum roll

" All I found were common wheats"

dac076 · July 1, 2008 4:54AM

<< Last week, I sold a bag " 5000 count common wheats ", then I get an email from buyer last night, wanting a refund...............drum roll

" All I found were common wheats" >>

Are you sure your description didn't say "Most of my customers found 1909-S VDB's ! Just check my feedback!"

slipgate · July 1, 2008 4:59AM

The new feedback rules suck!

If it was the old rules, you easily could have threatened to neg him if he didn't IMMEDIATELY give you good feedback!

Dag gum ebay, they really know how to remove our "tools" of coercoin don't they! `

BBN · July 1, 2008 5:11AM

LOL. I wouldn't have negged him. In fact, I'm still going to leave positive feedback. He did pay a few hours after he won it. He earned his feedback.

However, now the coercion could easily get out of control because the bidder has all the power and the seller has no recourse.

Like I said, that's his problem if he had a third party involved. This may fall within the old saying "bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part". Priority mail was not the shipping offered. I chose to use it instead of basic first class because I got it out a few days late. Had I used first class he may have not gotten the package on Saturday anyway. Really, if he involved a third party that's his problem and not mine. At least he should have contacted me after the auction and I would have got it out sooner. At least he didn't neg me. I'm done selling...on ebay at least

SaorAlba · July 1, 2008 5:17AM

If he had been smart, he could have had the coin or item shipped anon directly to his customer, called private label drop shipping.

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