When will "AAAA+++++" in feedback finally die?

You mean I am the only one that counts allll the little A's and +'s?????

Bugger!!

If a seller doesnt have AT LEAST 4 A's and 10+'s - I aint bidding!! No Sireee!!

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Originally posted by autophile:
Am I the only one annoyed by A's and +'s in feedback

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NO YOU ARE NOT! This is a subject that I can easily get passionate about.

See the following post:
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Funny! I shall continue to be original, given that encouragement!

I generally use a combination of A's and +'s but before I do that I try to focus on what in particular I liked about the transaction that occasioned the feedback. Often I wish -- and I'll bet Rick does too -- that I had more than 80 spaces in which to write (I'll skip the A's and +'s if I need the space for other comment). If great care was taken to package the item to avoid damage, I'll say so. (I just got a magazine sandwiched between two pieces of plywood that increased the cost of postage beyond what I was charged. The seller absorbed the extra cost. Imagine!) If shipping was prompt, I'll mention that. Above all, if the seller has been courteous and responsive to e-mail I sent him or her, I'll praise that.

I believe that feedback for a good job should not only be positive, it should point out some of the things you liked about the transaction. That's called "positive reinforcement" and the seller is likely to do it again if he's praised for it.

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Originally posted by Steve:
Often I wish -- and I'll bet Rick does too -- that I had more than 80 spaces in which to write.

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Don't forget, as a buyer, you can leave an additional 80 character statement in the form of "follow-up". With feedback and follow-up, you have up to 160 characters, and when it's all in caps it definitely is an eye-catcher.

It's not uncommon to use follow-up with a neg, but you don't see it very often with a positive. In fact, some people might think the only way to leave a follow-up is when a buyer's neg and the seller's response have been left. But you can leave both feedback and follow-up back-to-back.

I think it's just silly.

I like to try and make the feedback say something different and relevant to the transaction, though there's only so much you can say in 80 characters as you suggest.

I will NOT resort to A's amd +'s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The 80-character limit does make it challenging at times, though I do believe the limit was once even shorter than that. Like Steve, I like to compliment the specific transaction, e.g., "Swiftly shipped," "Extremely well-packaged," "Kind and courteous eBayer." I confess that when I received multiple items on a given day, I do tend to cut and paste the same comment into each box, even if they are for different sellers.

Once I won an item on a Monday and received it o Wednesday. I wrote:

"Clearly this seller lives in a post office, item arrived so quickly!"

Chatter, that was really cute!! It is hard if you have a lot of things at once and I tend to also cut and paste sometimes, but I guess I should learn from my buying experiences. It certainly nice to get a personal sounding feedback!

rsmiller40

DOes someone know...if I go to the negative-neutral feedback site and enter a name exactly as it is in this forum, is this correct? Also, what does it mean when it says "not a registered user" beside the name?

rsmiller40

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rsmiller40 posted: "...what does it mean when it says "not a registered user" beside the name?

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It means that particular eBay user ID is no longer an active eBay account. Either the user left eBay, was booted out, or is perhaps back but using a different ID, or alias.

WarriorNun

"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning"

I see, then, do I understand you correctly, Warriornun..your ebay account and As account names do not have to match?

rsmiller40

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rsmiller40 posted: I see, then, do I understand you correctly, Warriornun..your ebay account and As account names do not have to match?

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It is my understanding that your eBay and AuctionSniper IDs (or account names) MUST be one and the same...

However, the ID (or name) you use on this AS Forum does not. If my interpretation of the process is wrong, I invite any corrections.

WarriorNun

"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning"

Thanks, Warriornun. I looked back on the "join" page, but could not go forward far enough to see. Anyway, I appreciate your input

rsmiller40

Gardengnome is not my eBay/Sniper name, only my forum name.

GG.

The reason I was asking was I was trying out the negative-neutrol site that Rick posted. I was using forum names. A lot came up, including mine, but several showed no feedback, although it recognized the name. I conclude that the program recognizes the crossover between the Ebay name and the AS post name, but only lists the feedbacks if it is the same. Really not important, just curious as to how it works. Thank you to you both for your imput.

rsmiller40

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rsmiller40 posted: I conclude that the program recognizes the crossover between the Ebay name and the AS post name, but only lists the feedbacks if it is the same.

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However, one should keep in mind that just because you find somebody on eBay with the same 'handle' as somebody on the AS Forum, and that even if feedback might come up...it is not necessarily the same person. For example, there is a "warriornun" on eBay but it is not me. So, while one might attempt to conclude that the feedback from eBay's 'warriornun' is mine, they'd be wrong. Like gardengnome, I do not use the same 'handle' here in the AS Forum that I use on eBay.

Now, with regard to weighing in on the use of the AAAA's and the ++++'s...while I know that I am feeding a really annoying habit (yes, I dislike them too) I still tend to use a A+ or A++ since it is rather expected. I think that sometimes people wonder if something is wrong if it is not included! However, I always include commentary regarding "great communication" or "FAST shipping" or whatever they did that was extraordinary.

I never use ALL CAPS, but I will use ALL CAPS to emphasize certain words. And I try to write something different for each of the item numbers when I win multiple auctions from one eBay seller. I'm afraid we're probably stuck with seeing the A's and +'s forever as they are such a common and expected practice.

WarriorNun

"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning"

Yes, of course, you are correct. I just found it a little confusing at first, but when you are my age everything sometimes is confusing! LOL!

rsmiller40

Someone put 'God Bless America' on one feedback I saw - why?

And I've seen words picked out like this:
_T_h_a_n_k_s__f_o_r__a__g_r_e_a_t__d_e_a_l_!

My PC has autofill on so if I happen to start to type feedback that begins with P it will let me choose a previous feedback that also began with P eg. Pleased to recommend this great eBayer *****

Ooops - there's 5 stars - is that good?!

R2