seller ratings on ebay suck
zep33
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Ok just got my 230th feedback (100%)
and this last clown dinged me on all 4 categories of seller ratings. Only have 12 so anything affects it right now
Auction ended Sunday, I sent invoice thanking him for winning bid etc. he paid quickly, I thanked him again and told him I would mail cards on Monday, I mailed it priority mail on Monday at a 60 cent higher cost to me than i charged him(PO label clearly showed the cost) Well packed with no chance of damage to the cards (16 heritage SPs). Emailed him again late Monday telling him cards were mailed.
Today he leaves good feedback but brought my item as described from 5.0 to 4.9, my 5.0 communication down to 4.9 , my shipping time from 4.9 (from the last idiot) down to 4.8 and my shipping and handling charges from 4.9 to 4.8.
WTF more could I do? I handle all auctions the same way and always ship the day after I'm paid. That really pisses me off
should I email this 28 feedback jerk a nasty gram? Already blocked him from ever buying anything else from me
and this last clown dinged me on all 4 categories of seller ratings. Only have 12 so anything affects it right now
Auction ended Sunday, I sent invoice thanking him for winning bid etc. he paid quickly, I thanked him again and told him I would mail cards on Monday, I mailed it priority mail on Monday at a 60 cent higher cost to me than i charged him(PO label clearly showed the cost) Well packed with no chance of damage to the cards (16 heritage SPs). Emailed him again late Monday telling him cards were mailed.
Today he leaves good feedback but brought my item as described from 5.0 to 4.9, my 5.0 communication down to 4.9 , my shipping time from 4.9 (from the last idiot) down to 4.8 and my shipping and handling charges from 4.9 to 4.8.
WTF more could I do? I handle all auctions the same way and always ship the day after I'm paid. That really pisses me off
should I email this 28 feedback jerk a nasty gram? Already blocked him from ever buying anything else from me
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Life is short, not a big deal
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....not a big deal.....
( Heck, you might as well block me also 'cause I ain't buying from you with your lousy feedback)
1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better
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I do pride myself in taking care of customers in real life and on ebay.
I even gave this guy extra cards to keep his safe in the middle ( A & G sketch cards - maybe that's what pissed him off LOL)
<< <i>Geez........what you gonna do when the inevitable happens and you actually get a negative feedback?
>>
I'll probably post here whinning like a little sissy
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
And I admit the 4.7 irks me. I charge 3 lousy bucks on most auctions for shipping - packed securely in a cardboard carton, costs me .60 just for the carton, then of course postage, delivery confirmation charge, then of course packing tape, etc., I ship the next weekday on all auctions and I clearly state the $3 in the auctions so how can anybody be dissatisfied with that to give less than a 5.0?
Those seller ratings are a small step above useless. Even dirtball sellers seem to get 4.5 or higher on the categories.
I wonder what ebay "genius" came up with this pathetic rating system - musta been the ebay president's brother-in-law. LOL
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
as a seller. But really the only thing that matters as a seller is having the buyer pay for their items. That's why you're listing them on ebay, to sell them. The rest is all BS.
The ratings don't have much value anyway as has been pointed out above.
The one sub-category ebay should have in their rating for sellers is how well the item is packaged. Most sellers could stand a lot of improvement in this area but most don't seem to want to spend that extra minute to package cards correctly. Maybe if a rating was involved they would try to improve this area.
Also, if ebay can come up with these lame ratings for sellers, how about some ratings for buyers.
Like:
-communication
-speed of payment
-acknowledgement of receiving the invoice/ and or goods
-following payment instructions
Afterall, all transactions are a two-way street. Why should only sellers get dinged on the ratings game?
All the buyers left very positive feedback, I think it is International buyers who are killing my shipping time. That is not my fault that you live on the other side of the world.
<< <i>I have never looked at the ratings once. Does anybody? I don't even know what mine are. >>
Well, you got fives across the board from me, Lee
Like most people, I look for excessive negs (and even then, I make sure they're not all from some irrational dope of a buyer.) That's about the only thing that ever keeps me away from placing a bid.
I had a buyer win an auction with Buy It Now for $170. He only has 2 feedback. The invoice is sent and he emails me back and tells me he is not going to send to a post office box that he wants my home address. I explain to him that I have what is called a Rural Route mail box. And that my address "Rt. x Box xxx" is an actual mail box in my driveway. He refuses to accept this. I send him a link on wikipedia explaining what a rural route box is and he still wants my home address and I continue to stress that this is the mailbox at my house. So finally I offer to let him send to my friends address since it is a street address. He agrees, so he will send to any other address I want to give him as long as it is a street, but he refuese to send to my address because he thinks it is a post office box.
I have ONLY sold graded cards on a new ID. I have gotten dinged twice for "item as described."
I clearly list and picture all cards. If there is a qualifier I put it in the title and re state it in the listing.
People are just plain difficult. Don't sweat it.
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I have never looked my seller ratings besides my overall feedback.
I have never left another seller individual ratings besides a general feedback.
I may go look at mine now, but probably still won't worry about looking at anyone elses.
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First he replied that he left positive feedback and that's all he did. I replied that I wasn't talking about the feedback, I was talking about the seller ratings - here is his response to this:
"Oh is that what your talking about? Take it easy man, I think you are the only person who cares about that. I give 3 stars to everyone because nobody's perfect. It is just a standard rule of mine. lease don't take any offense to that. Have a wonderfull weekend... and thank you for the cards, I am almost done with two sets."
well a standard rule of mine is to not let douchebags bid on my auctions.
So he and Barry Bonds are both on my blocked list
He paid did not cause any real problems other than he dinged your star rating. I am not on Ebay to buy sell or worry about feedback I am there to sell items and get paid for them. You did both I would be happy.