Reminders to provide feedback
Summary: A participant initiated a discussion regarding reminders to provide feedback. Various contributors, including martyj1948, davewil1964, *casey*, and springyzone, exchanged messages, though the specific details of their conversation aren't provided here. Despite the lack of content, it's likely that they touched upon methods or experiences relating to the subject. The discussion seems to lack detailed responses, focusing instead on brief exchanges.
After recent purchases, I have received reminders to provide feedback. Usually, I always provide feedback but occasionally I elect not to do so. These reminders arrived very soon after the estimated date of arrival. The problem is, that there have been delays in delivery and the goods have not yet arrived. So the reminders cannot be acted upon at that time. If eBay wants to send reminders, fine, but time their sending to a date about 7 days after the estimated delivery time.
springyzone
·4 months agoYou are probably right, a week after the due delivery date would seem a more logical time to send reminders.
But it is the way of the world. I have noticed a lot of other companies do the same sort of thing send a reminder staright after they assume you have had it delivered.
Obviously this ebay policy does not always pay off. I was just browsing someone's feedback and saw a neutral that just said, "Nothing to say".😂
Probably someone who felt pressured by ebay to give feedback.
And like casey, I'd be suggesting always give feedback from now on as this automated feedback for sellers is starting to be a thing & it is puffing up the scores of some sellers. There's no real way to know if those 'positive' scores were transactions that went well or not but it certainly makes the sellers look better at first glance.
*casey*
·4 months ago"There's no real way to know if those 'positive' scores were transactions that went well or not but it certainly makes the sellers look better at first glance"
I can guarantee they didn't in my example - many fake!
I tried to give subtle hints but please everyone, check the country of registration and remember how many have posted on our forum . There are hundreds, if not thousands of them.
davewil1964
·4 months agoAll mine are for real transactions.
*casey*
·4 months ago"Anyway, I should have given you an example of an "Australian" account showing eBay's automated feedback"
Answering a question - No, I haven't made a mistake !
*casey*
·4 months ago"The eBay automated positive feedback is also given when they're actually fake tracking scams, not delivered to the actual buyer at all"
To add, this often happens when fake transactions have taken place between scammers to build up feedback before scamming.
Anyway, I should have given you an example of an "Australian" account showing eBay's automated feedback.
There are plenty more .....but this 'seller' was were here on the forum very recently.
It's a .com /US link so the non items for sale can be viewed
https://www.ebay.com/fdbk/feedback_profile/outheavy?filter=feedback_page%3ARECEIVED_AS_SELLER&sort=RELEVANCEV2
Very interesting to note that this item was listed as being sent from China:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/157779119348?itmmeta=01KMY9PBD3FTZPKRQYX67MFR4S&hash=item24bc5e4cf4:g:sl4AAeSwHPBpwWQm
*casey*
·4 months agodavewil1964
·4 months agoYou would have to talk to eBay about that.
This is a member to member board, not eBay.
You could always ignore the messages, as I do for those that are irrelevant