Anyone selling nothing but coins on eBay have 5/5 stars?

jessewvu · September 26, 2010 11:10AM

I just looked, and I have 5.0 out of 5.0 for everything I've sold in the past few months. It might have been the recent auctions where I've sold stuff for so cheap, I told the buyers not to pay for it because the PayPal fees would be more than the auction itself. I hear a lot of people on the boards saying they get bad scores from bidiots, i wonder if the modern stuff is less susceptible to bad DSR's.

(patting myself on the back i guess)

illini420 · September 26, 2010 11:20AM

I used to have 5/5 on them all, but they recently took all the info off because I guess I haven't sold enough lately. Offering free shipping, shipping immediately after payment is received, leaving feedback right after getting payment and being in communication with all buyers seems to be the only shot at keeping everyone happy on eBay and I'm sure that doesn't even work all of the time!!!

customroll · September 26, 2010 11:23AM

I'm 4.92, 4.92, 5.0, 5.0. I guess I'm not perfect.

ebaybuyer · September 27, 2010 8:55AM

if a person gave everything away and offered free shipping, sooner or later someone is still gonna whine. 5/5 is almost impossible. what you would have to give up isnt worth the gain

AUandAG · September 27, 2010 9:03AM

Past 12 months or so. This is as close as I've ever been
to a 5/5. Dang close.

Transactions: 682

Your average

Item as described 4.96
Communication 4.97
Shipping time 4.98
Shipping and handling charges 4.89

airplanenut · September 27, 2010 9:06AM

I was really close for a while. I didn't change anything (if anything else, my shipping costs probably when down a hair and I shipped a bit more frequently) and my DSRs dropped. If they're not 1s or 2s (or really even 3s, for that matter), then it seems a bit too difficult to try and please everyone, since I don't think it's possible.

BlindedByEgo · September 27, 2010 9:12AM

I've given up caring. The unpleasable always will be - all it takes is one in a hundred. Or two.

I had a period where I offered free shipping, and my DSR for shipping cost dropped 2/10ths

('Couse you can't do that anymore, but the idiots at eBay hadn't fixed that yet.

I don't whine about it, because on the items I sell I still do better than wholesaling them, even with the PP and eBay fees - and it's cheaper than spending my time in a storefront...

Fairlaneman · September 27, 2010 9:15AM

Feedback is garbage on ebay since they changed to the 12 month only format. Good for the high volumn sellers but garbage for low volumn sellers. I just read the feedback now.

Its really cool to get 1's from a buyer for shipping when NO SHIPPING was involved.

Ken

Russ · September 27, 2010 9:19AM

I have three 5's and a 4.9 - on both my accounts. Guess which one is the 4.9.

Russ, NCNE

AMRC · September 27, 2010 9:21AM

Remember that eBay gets more fees if your rating slides. Not to be a negative, but do you think they would make it easy to keep it up? Since eBay has promoted free Shipping anything you charge is suspect as being too much by buyers. But you go into any coin magazine and ask them to ship anything for $3.00 and see what happens. Then there is the post office to worry about no matter how fast you ship. I had someone just get a package after three weeks. It was in pieces, and of course my rating got it for that. The whole rating thing is stacked against all sellers, even the good ones. And we all know that buyers and sellers NEVER disagree over grade, right? When you use Paypal shipping an email goes to the buyer with the tracking infomration, but do you know how many emails I get asking for tracking information? Of course buyers are perfect so I am sure somehow it is my fault they cannot read, or choose not to.

So as time goes on, the more only the junk makes it to ebay auctions.

Manorcourtman · September 27, 2010 9:23AM

5 across the board is real tough but possible. I probably had one person in the last 134 who gave me a 4 and ruined my 5 across the board. You do your best and that's all you can do!! Here's mine. I ship the same day as payment always. Still no 5. Life goes on!!

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Communication 4.97 0.00% (0)
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Russ · September 27, 2010 9:25AM

<< Not to be a negative, but do you think they would make it easy to keep it up? >>

Actually, eBay just did precisely that.

Russ, NCNE

TwoSides2aCoin · September 27, 2010 9:35AM

4.9, 4.9, 4.9, 4.9, 4.8
I do my best.
Kinda like dancing with the scars.

SUMORADA · September 27, 2010 9:47AM

Was all 5"s til about a month ago, now it's 5,5,4.9.5.

Hard to understand because we state that all items will be shipped within (3) business days (we ship Tues.-Fri.) and we do a good job at it, whoever I pissed off a month ago must have really whacked me......

I don't worry anymore about the stats as the only thing I can do is do a good job and treat folks fairly, I can't control the goofballs and what key they hit on there PC....

Bigrig52 · September 27, 2010 10:15AM

Thats what ebay wants is for themselfs to make all the money and the heck with the sellers..I had it with ebay..I'm done with them..FEES-FEES-FEES-FEES-FEES

AMRC · September 27, 2010 10:17AM

<< 

<< Not to be a negative, but do you think they would make it easy to keep it up? >>

Actually, eBay just did precisely that.

Russ, NCNE >>

Ahhhh.... when Russ cannot keep a 5/5 I think my point is made.

LindeDad · September 27, 2010 10:33AM

Well at least now they can't ding you for shipping cost when it's Free Shipping any more.

jt88 · September 27, 2010 11:43AM

I don't give out free shipping any more. I found free shipping isn't help with price and feedback. I charge shipping and in some cases I also charge insurance and tracking number or at least port of the insurance. As long as I can get that 20% off from ebay fee. I guess I am OK.

JupitarCoins · September 27, 2010 11:59AM

<< 

<< Not to be a negative, but do you think they would make it easy to keep it up? >>

Actually, eBay just did precisely that.

Russ, NCNE >>

Actually you always seem to defend ebay imo.

ebaybuyer · September 27, 2010 12:54PM

i had an experience with a bidder not long ago, i received a neg because the item took too long to reach the buyer, i contacted ebay, with proof of when it was shipped and when it was received, thier response was "one negative wont hurt your rating much, its your overall score that matters" that is a flawed policy. if one mark doesnt matter, then none of them should.

llafoe · September 27, 2010 12:57PM

I'm in Kabul, Afghanistan, and offer free shipping (4.9), communicate immediately that it will take 10-14 days for a package to arrive via Priority Mail (free) from Afghanistan and then follow up with another e-mail (4.8), ship immediately (4.7). It doesn't matter if you offer free shipping, communicate often and ship immediately... someone is always going to ding you.

Anyone selling nothing but coins on eBay have 5/5 stars?

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