topic Re: Strange Feedback in Selling

Strange Feedback

mbselections00 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 15:30:04 GMT

Received rather strange positive Feedback tonight forgot i bought it lmao

That is nothing though compared to other feedback the member I am following has left - very odd

Re: Strange Feedback

justajunk — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 19:36:05 GMT

Sounds like you shouldn't have ever welcomed him to come back and buy more.

Just think - your next feeback might not be the postman one, but the one about what he did on the box, or where his appendage got caught!

Re: Strange Feedback

soundtraxcds — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 21:10:26 GMT

I read a negative feedback comment yesterday:

I told you, if my phone number is on the label, I will leave negative feedback.

The seller was in China, so no doubt the buyers initial message was not fully understood.

Re: Strange Feedback

lyndal1838 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 21:34:29 GMT

@soundtraxcds wrote:
I read a negative feedback comment yesterday:

I told you, if my phone number is on the label, I will leave negative feedback.

The seller was in China, so no doubt the buyers initial message was not fully understood.

Almost all Chinese sellers put the phone number on the postage label. In fact, most overseas sellers do so...it seems to be a requirement in many countries, especially if a courier service is use.

Even Australian courier companies insist on a phone number for the addressee in case of problems with the delivery.

Re: Strange Feedback

davidc4430 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:25:11 GMT

i would welcome a call from a delivery company to confirm i'm home or will be home to recieve a delivery

Re: Strange Feedback

justajunk — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:43:02 GMT

@xeposter wrote:
@justajunk wrote:
Sounds like you shouldn't have ever welcomed him to come back and buy more.

Just think - your next feeback might not be the postman one, but the one about what he did on the box, or where his appendage got caught!
It doesn't matter if you welcome them back or not...It just sounds nice to say it. They can come back even if you don't welcome them.
Alex

Huh? I'm just pointing out the humour in how this is a repeat customer for mbselections, and how mb welcomed him to come back again (in a follow-up feedback comment) after the buyer's initially left feedback for his other purchases weeks earlier.

Re: Strange Feedback

mbselections00 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 23:51:01 GMT

@lyndal1838 wrote:
@soundtraxcds wrote:
I read a negative feedback comment yesterday:

I told you, if my phone number is on the label, I will leave negative feedback.

The seller was in China, so no doubt the buyers initial message was not fully understood.
Almost all Chinese sellers put the phone number on the postage label. In fact, most overseas sellers do so...it seems to be a requirement in many countries, especially if a courier service is use.
Even Australian courier companies insist on a phone number for the addressee in case of problems with the delivery.

So does Aust Post for International Post. I have been told on several occasions, if I don't have the recipients phone number (because silly me has left it blank), put my own number in - for the exact reason, if there's a problem, they have a contact number and it is supposed to be filled in.

That said, I totally understand there may be several reasons why a buyer may not want their phone number visible to their local postie - but to leave a neg because of it is a bit extreme. And I can't imagine how difficult it would be for a high volume seller (who automatically includes a phone number) to isolate a single sale in order to change an address label.

Re: Strange Feedback

mbselections00 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:05:47 GMT

@xeposter wrote:
@justajunk wrote:
@xeposter wrote:
@justajunk wrote:
Sounds like you shouldn't have ever welcomed him to come back and buy more.

Just think - your next feeback might not be the postman one, but the one about what he did on the box, or where his appendage got caught!
It doesn't matter if you welcome them back or not...It just sounds nice to say it. They can come back even if you don't welcome them.
Alex

Huh? I'm just pointing out the humour in how this is a repeat customer for mbselections, and how mb welcomed him to come back again (in a follow-up feedback comment) after the buyer's initially left feedback for his other purchases weeks earlier.
Of course you are.
im just saying that there is no need to welcome people backed.
Alex

You are correct Alex, and what is really weird, I think I have only ever left follow up Feedback twice and this guy just happened to be one of them and in his case I welcomed him back, which really was unnecessary. But what is a bit scary now, in hindsight, is at the time I had this gut feeling perhaps this person was a bit lonely and/or how can I say nicely - intellectually challenged ?, so I thought the follow-up feedback might be a nice positive in his day - reading feedback he's left for others, I'm now convinced he is 'challenged' and gets his jollies other ways too I am very grateful for the feedback he has left me to date, but concerned as to what it may be in the future . . . . . .

Re: Strange Feedback

mbselections00 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:08:30 GMT

@justajunk wrote:
Sounds like you shouldn't have ever welcomed him to come back and buy more.

Just think - your next feeback might not be the postman one, but the one about what he did on the box, or where his appendage got caught!

Exactly, very creepy !! What kind of person writes stuff like that ?

Re: Strange Feedback

mbselections00 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:17:39 GMT

Thanks Alex, yes I know how to block them (lol, you should see my long party list !).

I just wanted to share and give other members the opportunity to check the feedback and do likewise if they so choose. I felt quite sickened by a couple of the comments he has left for others and would hate to receive those comments in my feedback. In fact if I did receive such comments I would be asking eBay to remove them - they are quite inappropriate and irrelevant

Re: Strange Feedback

*tippy*toes* — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 01:17:03 GMT

The comment about the box was a bit disturbing. I am one of the most politically incorrect people around, yet even I found that comment to be highly inappropriate. Same with the drawer comment. I suppose being larger sellers they either don't bother reading their feedback or they knew it would be off the first page pretty quickly. I can't help but think the gravity of the comments will escalate.

Re: Strange Feedback

amber-eyed-girl — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 02:08:23 GMT

Agree.

Just figured out how these comments are viewable, clever.

Re: Strange Feedback

davewil1964 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 06:36:17 GMT

@mbselections00 wrote:
@lyndal1838 wrote:
@soundtraxcds wrote:
I read a negative feedback comment yesterday:

I told you, if my phone number is on the label, I will leave negative feedback.

The seller was in China, so no doubt the buyers initial message was not fully understood.
Almost all Chinese sellers put the phone number on the postage label. In fact, most overseas sellers do so...it seems to be a requirement in many countries, especially if a courier service is use.
Even Australian courier companies insist on a phone number for the addressee in case of problems with the delivery.
So does Aust Post for International Post. I have been told on several occasions, if I don't have the recipients phone number (because silly me has left it blank), put my own number in - for the exact reason, if there's a problem, they have a contact number and it is supposed to be filled in.

That said, I totally understand there may be several reasons why a buyer may not want their phone number visible to their local postie - but to leave a neg because of it is a bit extreme. And I can't imagine how difficult it would be for a high volume seller (who automatically includes a phone number) to isolate a single sale in order to change an address label.

eBay automatically include the buyer's phone no on their labels, so you would have to texta out the offending field.