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Seriously

Posted by eso (M) on December 4, 2004 at 17:38:15

In Reply to: Re: Strongly agree with Gerry posted by Gerry E. on December 4, 2004 at 14:43:24:

What is there to the dynamics of a transaction beyond the buyer paying as agreed and the seller delivering as promised? That is the transaction, and Ebay's own policy is that the feedback is a voluntary system and as such there is no requirement and there should be no expectations regarding feedback.

Leaving and receiving feedback is NOT a part of the transaction, but is a seperate transaction in itself. If you doubt this, you might want to consult your dictionary or other reference material for confirmation. By all means don't take my word for it.

I guess the consensus amongst sellers is that "leverage to extort feedback" should remain with the sellers regardless of the fact that the buyers are purchasing sight unseen.

I do believe that such sellers should at least include in their terms of sale in their listings a clause such as "We will only leave feedback fro buyers after our feedback has been received" to inform potential bidders of their intentions prior to sale. That is purely a matter of transparency in business: honesty. Additionally, expectations of receiving feedback should be eliminated.

eso

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Topic - Ebay feedback - eso 21:06:52 12/01/04 (17)

You are mistaken. It is the buyer who controls the transaction. - edta 17:32:47 12/08/04 (0)

Strongly Disagree - Gerry E. 08:32:54 12/02/04 (15)

Re: Strongly Disagree - eso 14:45:36 12/02/04 (14)

Re: Strongly Disagree - Powerseller 05:58:20 03/11/05 (0)

Your mistake was in not leaving a negative feedback and contacting ebay. - edta 17:39:32 12/08/04 (0)

Re: Strongly Disagree - Gerry E. 05:56:14 12/03/04 (11)

Re: Strongly Disagree - HBHOWLANDB 11:56:41 02/21/05 (1)

Re: Strongly Disagree - Gerry E. 12:44:20 02/22/05 (0)

This is an excellent suggestion and I've suspected that many are doing this. - edta 17:43:07 12/08/04 (0)

Re: Strongly Disagree - eso 09:44:12 12/03/04 (7)

Re: Strongly Disagree - Gerry E. 11:34:23 12/03/04 (6)

Strongly agree with Gerry - grinagog 18:20:47 12/03/04 (5)

Re: Strongly agree with Gerry - Gerry E. 14:43:24 12/04/04 (1)

Seriously - eso 17:38:15 12/04/04 (0)

The system is flawed - eso 08:36:04 12/04/04 (2)

Re: The system is flawed - grinagog 22:17:46 12/05/04 (1)

People are flawed. 10% of the people on ebay are assholes. - edta 17:50:18 12/08/04 (0)

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