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Positive Feedback from Sellers for Buyers is important too!!

fourandsixpants — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:06:41 GMT

Just thought I would 'pop in' and say that I have read many, many times on discussion boards, personal slips sent thru mail to arrive with items etc....how sellers really want me (as a buyer) to remember to give them positive feedback. Well, it is REALLY important for me as a buyer to receive same from buyers-the courtesy to REMEMBER to grant me some positive feedback if they are happy with the transaction from wo to go :)......just a vent!!!

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fourandsixpants — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:08:37 GMT

.....correction: Well, it is really important for me as a buyer to receive same from SELLERS (not buyers)-............too much buying....I need to take a break:))

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k1ooo-slr-sales — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:33:02 GMT

just out of curiosity, exactly why is the feedback so important to you as a buyer? I mean, it is not like your sellers will scan your feedback to decide whether to sell to you or not. What are you going to do with your feedback? You can't sell or trade it.

Don't get me wrong, when I first started on eBay I checked my feedback regularly and it did seem terribly important to me. I found that my feedback has consistently run at about 80%, meaning for every 10 feedback I left I got 8 back. Yours is running at 95%, which I would consider to be well above average for those that are 'buyers only'.

I am proud to admit that I don't get so caught up about eBay feedback any more. I still leave more than I get, but that's okay because feedback is voluntary and I respect the right of those I transact with to not leave feedback for whatever reason.

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davewil1964 — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:33:15 GMT

Why?

As has been stated many times, as you would know from your reading, feedback for buyers is a count of the number of things you've bought from sellers who leave feedback.

Unlike a seller's feedback, a buyer's feedback (being only able to be positive) is not a reflection of the member's business or professionalism.

All you can do with it is count it.

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k1ooo-slr-sales — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:37:00 GMT

I found that my feedback has consistently run at about 80%, meaning for every 10 feedback I left I got 8 back.

just a point of clarification, the figure I quoted for my feedback is totalled over three eBay IDs. On this ID it runs at 88%, yet on another it is a lot lower.

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viewmont1071 — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:57:17 GMT

k1ooo-slr-sales and davewil1964

I wondered what difference it makes why buyers like feedback???

If paintsew007 had bought something off you and sent you basically the same information as was in the OP with a request for feedback........

Would you question the buyer as to why they wanted feedback... and tell them that feedback was useless?????

Would you accede to their request politely and move on hoping to generate more business with the buyer???

I believe great customer service starts by dealing politely with those that are not yet customers.

So why alienate the original poster and try to "train" them to your perception of acceptable ebay ethos when all they are asking for is a comment and a + mark that comes free, takes seconds to leave and by your own admissions you both believe is pointless...???

Your comments remind me of sellers who ask buyers what they are going to do with a purchase... especially if it is an unusual item or item parts that a seller judges as "useless"...

I sell items sometimes that I believe are absolutely useless... however I learned a long time ago to never to ask a buyer WHY they bought a certain item albeit a scrap of paper, broken bits and pieces or whatever

... (as long as I am happy with the description and I believe the buyer understands the condition or quality of an item)

.... well the same goes for feedback... what difference does it make "why"?

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foxette-in-sox — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:04:16 GMT

JMO but if I were a seller & was left positive but with negative comment by a buyer,I wouldn't be falling over myself to leave any feedback for that buyer.

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maranock — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:59:12 GMT

Although I always give feedback I never look at my feedback from sellers, or from buyers. I only care that I have enough to establish some sort of credibility as a seller - maybe 20-30 feedback, and then after that I don't care unless I happen to get any bad feedback from a buyer.

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extra-keen — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:16:47 GMT

I always leave feedback for buyers, it is the polite thing to do if a transaction has gone smoothly. I used to leave individual comments for each buyer, but with larger volumes that is not possible, so I use the ebay automated feedback (with my own comments). It is easy and quick and I do believe feedback is important to both buyers and sellers - it reflects (or should reflect), each traders values as an honest buyer or seller.

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davewil1964 — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:35:16 GMT

I leave feedback as soon as I've posted, viewmont, so the situation will never arise.

Doesn't make it of any value to the buyer, but.

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k1ooo-slr-sales — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:20:19 GMT

k1ooo-slr-sales and davewil1964

I wondered what difference it makes why buyers like feedback???

If paintsew007 had bought something off you and sent you basically the same information as was in the OP with a request for feedback........

Would you question the buyer as to why they wanted feedback... and tell them that feedback was useless?????

or

Would you accede to their request politely and move on hoping to generate more business with the buyer???

This situation would never arise as I leave feedback once a buyer pays. I know there are reasons not to do so, but I choose to do it that way, as is my right.

viewmont, I don't think I alientated the OP. I just wanted to know why an eBayer who has been a member for close on 6 years and has received over 2,400 feedback with a feedback score of near 600 would still consider feedback to be that important. I didn't lecture or abuse them for asking the question. As a point of reference, I let the OP know a bit about me, and my feedback history. I opened up to them, and if you think my post was inappropriate then I don't know what more to say in reply to your post.

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shepherdsrule — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:26:15 GMT

Feedback could be important to a buyer if they were trying to build it up as is often advised on these boards before starting to sell.

Just a thought

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k1ooo-slr-sales — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:33:24 GMT

I believe great customer service starts by dealing politely with those that are not yet customers.

I thought my reply was polite, and still do. If the OP comes back here and informs me that they take exception to my reply, or that they consider that I was not being polite, then I wil request its removal.

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k1ooo-slr-sales — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:37:10 GMT

Feedback could be important to a buyer if they were trying to build it up as is often advised on these boards before starting to sell.

Just a thought

I built up my buying feedback before starting to sell, got it to about 20 or 30. But if I waited until I got to over 500 (with more than 2,400 total) then I would never have started selling on eBay as I doubt I will ever get my figures that high.

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kustomizer99 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:29:52 GMT

There shouldn't even be feedback for buying, as it can only be positive anyway - -therefore it's meaningless. If anything, there should just be a provision for sellers to give a 'thanks' to buyers who pay on time and are courteous.

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1sweetap6v8 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:51:25 GMT

@davewil1964 (18 ) View Listings (9 of 14) Re: Positive Feedback from Sellers for Buyers is important too!! Apr 25, 2013 07:35 AM

I leave feedback as soon as I've posted, viewmont, so the situation will never arise.

Doesn't make it of any value to the buyer, but.

That is such a poor staement and lacks indepth thought on the matter.

What if a buyer decides he wants to sell something, his feedback count will automatically be of great value even if it was just a 1 of sale.

It shows the person is honest and reliable just for starters.

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2106greencat — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:03:38 GMT

@davewil1964 (18 ) View Listings (9 of 14) Re: Positive Feedback from Sellers for Buyers is important too!! Apr 25, 2013 07:35 AM

I leave feedback as soon as I've posted, viewmont, so the situation will never arise.

Doesn't make it of any value to the buyer, but.

That is such a poor staement and lacks indepth thought on the matter.

What if a buyer decides he wants to sell something, his feedback count will automatically be of great value even if it was just a 1 of sale.

It shows the person is honest and reliable just for starters.

As already pointed out in post #11 - and maybe you could stop dragging a well respected long time member into your posts all the time. X-(

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***super_nova*** — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:17:46 GMT

Feedback could be important to a buyer if they were trying to build it up as is often advised on these boards before starting to sell.

Just a thought

Absolutely, but ONLY up to a point. Before I started to sell on my selling only IDs I bought couple of dozens of items, just that it does not look like I am a total newbie, which is not dishonest because i already had other 100%FB IDs with many hundreds of transactions - both selling & buying. But once there are some FBs on the ID then the seller should just work on their good FB and not trying to plump it up by buying. And if they are not planning to sell then FB is irrelevant. Of-course, some people only sell unwanted items and do not want separate selling ID but for them once they have the 20 -30 FB it should also be unimportant.

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2106greencat — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:23:50 GMT

True Nova.

I had quite a few FB for buying before I started to sell, (not planned that way, just loved buying) and have to admit that I would not be concerned with any more FB after the 50 mark or so to begin selling.

Still a lot of members are from the days where neg FB could be left for buyer's and many buyers are unaware that it is no longer possible to do that so the 100% and the amount of FB is still important to them

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1sweetap6v8 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:34:32 GMT

@wot*a*find

Well maybe if that person didnt continue to make arrogant bias one sided thoughtless comments I wouldnt have to correct him and point out the obvious.