Thread: When did this BS start?

I don't think it's BS.

Originally Posted by regularjoe

I don't think it's BS.

+1. It's one of the few things ebay has done to protect the seller.

A one week wait before leaving a negative or neutral feedback isn't such a bad thing really.
Some deals gone sour can be rectified in that time frame, and that's cool.
For those sellers trying to pull a fast one one you, no number of weeks waiting time will stop me from leaving a clear and consice feedback!
The difference would be what I see as an attempt at selling a polished turd and an honest mistake in representation

It started when eBay outran all its competition a decade ago or more

Originally Posted by Yochatman

Hey, at least you are leaving feedback! Personally I have sold a bunch of stuff on Ebay and my buyers just refuse to leave me feedback of any kind! Makes me kind of mad, because I am selling off nice stuff shipping it immediately, and mainly doing it to support my RAD, HAD, and SAD!

Between buying and selling I've received 1632 feedbacks and left 1728. So just short of 100 folks I've given feedback to haven't reciprocated. What I began to do, before I leave feedback, is check "feedback left for others" in that individual's feedback profile. If they are not in the habit of leaving feedback I don't leave any for them until they leave it for me.

I think you guys are putting too many motives in ebay's collective thoughts that aren't really there.

I am sure that ebay has analyzed what generates the most sales, because what generates the most sales generates the most final value fees and listing fees.

Negative feedback anywhere slows down sales. Negative feedback to buyers from sellers discourages buyers, they got protected first and the most. Make the sellers take it on the chin a little bit to encourage the buyers to show up in the greatest numbers. The cooling off period also maximizes buyers because a lot of people will just forget about it or will genuinely work it out, even if they'd rather just leave negative feedback. Less negative feedback probably also means ultimately they (ebay and paypal) deal with disputes less.

Two things drive listed (like stock listing) companies - revenue growth and liability/risk limitation. Policies might be described as solving a problem for the customer, but they're usually solving something bad or generating something good for the listed company.