eBay sellers can no longer leave negative feedback for buyers!

[Rampage]

sweet

been waiting 2 1/2 months for a reissue Skywarp from a guy in Canada

the idiot sent it sea mail if it ever gets here it'll more than likely be smashed to bits anyhow

looks like somebodys getting a negative

[jaydisc]

It's pretty cool too as when you choose a really low star rating, it gives you a four or five multiple choice explanation for it, e.g. if you give one star for shipping costs, it offers:

* Was shipping more than what was listed
* Was shipping more than it would have cost
* Something else
* Something else

I'm impressed! eBay's finally done SOMETHING right!

[1orion2many]

Unfortunately I'm sure there will be some buyers who abuse the system and when that starts happening ebay will be looking to make some more changes.

[Borgeman]

that low star thing has been there for a while...


one thing though, what happens if a buyer is legitimately in the right?

[Gutsman Heavy]

beware dodgy sellers!

but what about dodgy buyers?

[griffin]

but what about dodgy buyers?

It's always been a lot easier for sellers to get buyers banned from ebay, for things like not paying, but at least now buyers have some power over the sellers (who had been dictating terms with feedback for a long time now). If sellers are prevented from leaving retaliatory feedback, you will indeed see a lot more legitimate negative feedback given to sellers who other people should avoid. Or at least, it will make sellers put more effort into their transactions, making them more reliable to us as buyers.
There will always be some dodgy buyers, but there are more dodgy sellers because there is more to gain from being a dodgy seller. And sellers probably still have some avenue available to them to report dodgy buyers.

[STL]

It appears Dirge is correct. My feedback is now over 200. It must be counting all my transactions though I do know there's been more than that. Just not everyone has left feedback. The other noticeable change is now feedback percentage is calculated as of the last 12 months which is pretty good imo.

[dirge]

Perhaps it's not the number of items but the number of transactions? I've bought several items from one seller with a single payment - 1 feedback. If I buy something else later - 1 feedback?

[iceburn]

It appears Dirge is correct. My feedback is now over 200. It must be counting all my transactions though I do know there's been more than that. Just not everyone has left feedback. The other noticeable change is now feedback percentage is calculated as of the last 12 months which is pretty good imo.

+1, back to using my old high level account and yippeeee for good reasons.....