will someone out there please invent FEEDBACK SNIPER SOFTWARE that wallows one to leave feedback (good or bad) at the last second? that way, you can leave legit bad feedback w/ no fear of retaliatory bad feedback left for you- thus purifying the ebay world , making ebay stock go up, and just making ebay a better community as a whole. i do not leave deserved bad feedback for fear fo retaliatory bad feedback left one me!!!
random time and not 90 days, eh? that would definitely throw the idea for a loop. if we could isolate the time generator at ebay and get a handle on how these times are generated we could do it an ebay would be a purer place as crooks would think twice about fraud. oh, very cool avitar- where'dju get it?
I think if you are fair wait about a month. Check out the persons feedback to see if they had any other neg you get an idea on what to do. I personnally leave great feedback for someone as soon as they pay. They lived up to there part If I get Neg its my fault. I guess Im just lucky I have left quite a few neg for people who dont pay with nobody giving me any neg & I am getting close to 1000 feedback with no neg. Just keep it factual & if a person had great feedback up til then maybe there computer died , or worse yet they were sick & hospitalized . I have had both happen. Be patient I guess is my best answer but definately warn the rest of us & dont be afraid to leave neg. If someone was to leave me neg I would respond with the truth & feedback history is my proof.
what about bad feedback BLOCKING software? folks- for you cybogeeks out there, i have just divulged 2 ways to make million$. now get busy and start writing software!
OK. Here is problem: I paid this seller 8,000 bucks for an item that was totally misrepresented. The seller now has the item and the cash. What I now realize is that this seller has probably a dozen unanswered feed backs--a total of 52 transactions but 40 positive feedbacks. This is the flaw in the Feed Back System; folks don't want to get Negged, so they don't leave anything. It would seem that either we need to work out some sort of Feed Back Sniper or some third party moderation to balance negges out. This month's WIRED magazine talks about eBay feed back being more real than Equifax or any of the other credit reporting agencies; if this is true, then users are right to concerned about getting Negged. Additionally, eBay should exploit feed back / credit reporting as another service they offer. This would mean real time, real world credit reporting; and add an interesting reality to our society's financial landscape. So what is the answer? It would have been nice if those 12 people who got burned by my seller would have posted negative feed back, I could sure use that eight grand.
Has any one thought about eBay's dark little secret? These so called legally binding auctions are totally unenforceable. eBay it seems is either impotent or unwilling to anything to help, it's hard to see which.
An increasing number of buyers/sellers are not bothering to leave feedback at all, but I suspect it's more a case of 'couldn't be bothered' rather than fear of retaliation.
If your seller had duped 12 buyers it's not likely that none have reported him/her to eBay and had him/her suspended, especially if the deals involve as high a figure as yours.
I would be reluctant to risk as much as 8 biggies on someone with such a low transaction record in the first place, even if their feedback was 100%. Can you reverse the payment?
Well you could start by going through the various hoops to get your cash back - at least when that's done your conscience will be clear if you leave neg feedback...
Gardengnome, point well made. Region2 what would the hoops be? We have filed a compaint with the Attorney Generals office of the state that the seller in, as well as the US Postal Inspectors Office--the seller is currently under investigation for fraud. Most obviously, filed claims with every eBay department that we are aware of. eBay seems to be an oddly sort of clandestine organization.
Here's a point that all of you listening may find of interest. We applied our efforts meticulously to every detail to retrieve the Cashier's Check. At the prodding of the bank manager we had the check listed as stolen, inspite of our best efforts the seller was some how able to cash the check. We are now gearing up to sue the bank. Not a appealing prospect.
Here is an interesting little discovery. This seller that we are dealing with has left negative feed back on other sellers for much smaller issues. Does anyone else feel like there should be an open consolidated record of the negative feed back we've left? This might also be useful.
Boy has this been a long hard journey. Still have not gotten our money back and we're headed for Superior Court. The lesson here is: eBay auctions are NOT LEGALY BINDING unless you have the time and the money to enforce them.
Re: Feedback Sniping Software.
It's unnecessary. You can leave feedback any time you want, if you know how. Make a record of user id and the item number so that if you have neg the person, you can; you must have that info. On the eBay home page, click on "Site Map" at the top. Under the heading Community / Feedback click on "Leave Feedback for a Transaction." Fill in the required information. Neg'em. Most folks will be surprized since conventional eBay wisdon says that Feedback can only be left for 90 days. Hope this helps.
It's best to leave it before 90 days. It may be available to do so for a little after 90 days, or it may not. Better to leave a neg you want to leave then on day 89 or something.
I just tried leaving a neg for a 2 year old item and I couldnt. The bastard drug me out past 90 days saying he'd give me a refund then he didnt and I wasnt careful and went over 90 days. $120 down the drain after I returned the item with delivery confirmation and he got it and wouldnt refund me. The sob doesnt sell anymore but I still was hoping your trick would work so I could neg him.
