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A question for Ebay buyers who never sell
seateddime
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Why do you care if you get feedback if all you do is buy?
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<< <i> In 10 years of ebay buying and selling I've never cared about feedback. >>
Me neither. I already have a pretty well-established reputation on eBay, so it really doesn't make much difference whether I receive feedback or not anymore. I still always leave feedback for others, but that's only because it's considered "netiquette" to do so. However it's kind of a low priority to me, so I do it whenever I get around to it. I just hate it when eBayers get impatient and start bothering me with questions like "how come you haven't left me feedback yet?" sort of thing. It's as if it's a game and they're trying to get the "high score" as quickly as possible or something. Seems kind of silly to make a big fuss about it if you ask me.
Down the road some sellers either cancelled my bids or wouldn't let me bid in their auctions due to the marginal 96-97% FB at the time. In a few cases I told sellers the reasons for my negs up front and that usually would clear the way if they had concerns. My last neg was several years ago. If at some point if did want to sell, such a record would be a severe detriment....and starting from scratch with a new ID would be a slow process. Then again, I'd take the same path again rather than let sellers like that continue to burn fresh buyers. But let's face it, regardless of how your FB was obtained, there isn't one seller who isn't going to think that you're a potential problem buyer. Having 100% FB is nice to have, but certainly no proof that the owner of that FB is not a sheister. Though anyone with a <98% FB rating is almost always a red flag. Doh!
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<< <i>My last neg was several years ago. If at some point if did want to sell, such a record would be a severe detriment....and starting from scratch with a new ID would be a slow process. Then again, I'd take the same path again rather than let sellers like that continue to burn fresh buyers. >>
eBay only shows a percentage for feedbacks attained in the past year. Plus, I don't think they count buyer feedback when calculating the percentage they show when you list an item.
<< <i>Why do you care if you get feedback if all you do is buy? >>
Because they may become sellers some day and they'd rather not try to sell with no feedback?
Just my $.02 worth.
<< <i>This may sound corny, but to me, it says something about me personally. When I commit to purchase a coin, I pay prompty and courteously. It may not be a big deal ... but I like knowing that sellers view any transaction with me as being a good experience.
Just my $.02 worth. >>
You are welcome at my auctions anytime ... the above example, in my opinion, covers 80% of the buyers that I've dealt with over the last 8 years...(Payment received very shortly after the auction closes)
<< <i>Down the road some sellers either cancelled my bids or wouldn't let me bid in their auctions due to the marginal 96-97% FB at the time. >>
Sellers can cancel bids, but unless a buyer's feedback drops to an absolute rating of -1, there's no mechanism for stopping them from bidding, regardless of the number of negs they've received.
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<< <i>Why do you care if you get feedback if all you do is buy? >>
I don't care.
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<< <i>Down the road some sellers either cancelled my bids or wouldn't let me bid in their auctions due to the marginal 96-97% FB at the time. >>
Sellers can cancel bids, but unless a buyer's feedback drops to an absolute rating of -1, there's no mechanism for stopping them from bidding, regardless of the number of negs they've received. >>
Not true .... If you are on the sellers "blocked bidder list" you will not be able to bid on his or her auction.
Just don't care about selling stuff through ebay and my feedback is of little concern to me.
Another seller's feedback is important to me, however.
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~Wayne
<< <i>Not true .... If you are on the sellers "blocked bidder list" you will not be able to bid on his or her auction. >>
True enough, but that's based on an individual decision by the seller to add a specific bidder to the list, not an automated feature which can be applied to the whole eBay universe of buyers. If the seller doesn't know of you (or find out about you before the auction ends), you can bid regardless of how many negs you have as long as your rating is higher than -1.
To be more clear, I should have said that sellers have no way of automatically blocking bidders based solely on the negs they've received.
Actually, I'm not that worried about it, though I do have the Very Occasional item on the sell side so it does help me.
And it has come in handy as I do get alot of comments about being quick to pay etc, so the couple times I screwed up over the years I apologized and the sellers were fine ("that's okay, I can tell by your feedback it was just an oversight") and all was cool.
There was one time back in the day when a seller would only take money orders/cashier's checks and I sprained my ankle. I could not drive to the post office or anywhere else (and my hubby was out of town of course) to take care of it...and based on my feedback he let me send a check/or wait a week (I can't remember which) without heartburn.
<< <i>Why do you care if you get feedback if all you do is buy? >>
I never look at feedback. Couldn't care less.
One reason is if you buy an item and give feedback but the seller never gives you FB as the buyer and within 90 days you buy again they can give 2 bad sounding feedbacks (they can't neg but can sound negative) if they rip you off on the second item and you as a buyer justly give them a non positive on your second purchase.
Sellers should think the same, if they gave a buyer a pos but get no FB from the buyer then that buyer buys again within 90 days they can threaten the seller with 2 negs if they have a dispute.
Bottom line is give FB as soon as the deals done as a buyer or seller.
When paying promptly and leaving the seller feedback, the seller never leaves feedback it says something about their commitment to customer relations and building a ebay clientelle. No feedback and they really dont care about repeat buyers and perhaps customer satisfaction.
<< <i>Why do you care if you get feedback if all you do is buy? >>
You're right. Why should a buyer expect a seller to take 5 seconds and give feedback.
Heck, might as well stay a 0 feedback buyer, even if you have years and multiple wins under your belt....or you may end up selling at some time.
Nice logic.
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<< <i>Why do you care if you get feedback if all you do is buy? >>
Because they may become sellers some day and they'd rather not try to sell with no feedback? >>
If the feedback is for buying only how does that help your selling reputation?
<< <i>If the feedback is for buying only how does that help your selling reputation? >>
It does. It shows up in the number but not in the %.
<< <i>As a buyer only I few feedback left by the seller as a small measure of what type of seller they are.
When paying promptly and leaving the seller feedback, the seller never leaves feedback it says something about their commitment to customer relations and building a ebay clientelle. No feedback and they really dont care about repeat buyers and perhaps customer satisfaction. >>
Well Said and I agree.
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<< <i>When paying promptly and leaving the seller feedback, the seller never leaves feedback it says something about their commitment to customer relations and building a ebay clientelle. No feedback and they really dont care about repeat buyers and perhaps customer satisfaction. >>
I don't know; I think some people take this kind of thing a little too seriosly. The bottom line for me is, if I like the product / service offered by the seller, I will gladly be a repeat customer, regardless of whether he/she "butters me up" with feedback or not.
I always pay immediately............usually within minutes. I also always leave feed back. I have never ever left a neg and only 2 times agreed, with the seller that neither of us would leave any feedback.
So by feedback rating, as a buyer is important to me and I try and make very sure it stays at 100% positive.
On a different look, I have always thought that a buyers rating meant something to a seller.........just my thinking of course.
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<< <i>When paying promptly and leaving the seller feedback, the seller never leaves feedback it says something about their commitment to customer relations and building a ebay clientelle. No feedback and they really dont care about repeat buyers and perhaps customer satisfaction. >>
I don't know; I think some people take this kind of thing a little too seriosly. The bottom line for me is, if I like the product / service offered by the seller, I will gladly be a repeat customer, regardless of whether he/she "butters me up" with feedback or not. >>
I agree with this to some extent, as I said it is a small measure for myself as I have established feedback, for someone wishing to build feedback via prompt paying it may be more important. Regardless I don't veiw it so much as buttering up, but a clear way to say thank you and show appreciation, a common business practice.
Couple this with the fact if a seller wishes to check on a bidder , they can check the bidders activity the last 30 days. For example if a bidder has won 15 listings in the last 30 days, but has only received 3 or 4 postive feedbacks it could be an indication of a buyer to avoid.
<< <i>Why do you care if you get feedback if all you do is buy? >>
Because I pay promptly.When a seller looks at my history there is no need worry about my payment whether it be for a few dollars or a few hundred dollars.
I can't imagine there are many sellers who are taking the time to...
A) Look at the buyer's feedback.
Count up the number of recent comments.
C) Do a search to count up the number of items they've won recently.
D) Compare the two numbers.
E) Investigate any discrepancy in the totals.
F) Modify their shipping routine in relation to what they've found through their searches.
Yeah, that's a productive use of your time.
Many times I have bought a $1500 Leica/Canon camera or a $2000 Summilux lens on a camera forum and Ebay feedback was always important to me as a background check. Other than an one loonie from Brazil who wanted to play games with import claim forms, I've never really been taken in probably 1000 transactions over the past decade.
Sometimes I'm slow to get around to leaving feedback, but I attempt to do them all at some point.
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<< <i>Why do you care if you get feedback if all you do is buy? >>
You're right. Why should a buyer expect a seller to take 5 seconds and give feedback.
Heck, might as well stay a 0 feedback buyer, even if you have years and multiple wins under your belt....or you may end up selling at some time.
Nice logic. >>
that is the best cheap shot you had to offer on this post? Come on you have done far better before.
PS "Why do you" is a question not a statement therefore one can never be right just by asking a question but any 4th grader knows that.
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