Yes, if a person just looks at the % in a seller's feedback, instead of looking into it in more detail, they might not be getting an accurate picture.

I think this happens quite a bit to buyers new to ebay.

You really need to take the next step to check out feeback as a seller.

Mind you, all sellers have to start somewhere, so even if they only have one or two sales under their belt, you might be willing to give them a try, just perhaps not with a mega expensive item.

There are a couple of other things new buyers may not be aware of. Firstly, if they see a score of 95% positive feedback, they might think a score of 95 is pretty good, whereas in ebayland, it is actually on the low side and worth checking out.

The other thing is by 'drilling down' as you call it, you can find where a seller is located, as opposed to where they say the item is located.

I'm really glad you have worked out exactly how the feedback works and are checking things out now. Unfortunately, we don't seem to geta  lot of new buyers on the board to see your message, but you never know, it may alert someone.

@lorddysh-pigge wrote:

. The figure of 98.1% was in the box. At first glance, anyone could be forgiven for assuming that this represented 98.1% positive feedback for the seller.

 

 

Nope

 

eBay only allows buyers to be given positive feedback

 

And it has been that way since 2008

 

If the person is mostly a buyer only they will always have close to 100% positive

 

No need to drill anything

 

A simple matter of a basic awareness of how feedback works

 

Checking 'feedback as a seller' is pure common sense 

 

If you sold something and your buyer gave you a neg, it would be the exact same thing

 

No scam involved at all

All you have to do is click on ' feedback as a seller ' - it's all there - all 1 of them.