Rex wrote:
Mark Rand wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:32:37 -0600, Ignoramus6796
wrote:

On 2008-01-29, Too_Many_Tools wrote:

Ig, what do you think of this new change?
I think that this is not a great change, as it leaves sellers with no
chance to warn others about bad buyers. Some change was due, such as
calculating seller feedback for sold items only, but this one is off
the mark.
What is your overall opinion/experience of Ebay?
I deal with the business and industrial category 95% of the tie, and
like it a lot, was scammed or disappointed only very few times, and
had only very nice buyers.
i


I can't help feeling that the underlying problem has always been that
people
(from day one) left positive feedback for ordinary transactions. If the
standard had been neutral feedback, with positive reserved for
exceptional
performance, then feedback might actually be worth the electrons it was
written with.

I have always thought this too.
Way too many "Thumbs Up" and !!!!!s
Superlatives should be reserved for super service beyond the call.


I use the feedback to judge if the seller is real and doing a credible job of providing
product to buyers without too much hassle.

Must always pay attention to shipping as many sellers are padding the cost of
shipping beyond anything that could be called reasonable. It's a charge that's
hard to complain of if the seller has stated what he will charge in the fine print.