topic Re: Private feedback in Selling

Private feedback

stampingpaws — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 15:33:37 GMT

Why do some people have private feedback?

I have made a decision - I will never ever leave feedback for a buyer who has private feedback. I don't care if they buy lots of items, pay promptly, and leave glowing feeedback for me. No way!!!

What do others think?

Re: Private feedback

lyndal1838 — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:19:58 GMT

Well it is a good thing I don't buy stamps on ebay then, isn't it?

Why are you so against Private feedback? Some of us just prefer that the snoops on the boards cannot see what we are buying...if they are really interested they can do a search of our current purchases but I personally don't make it any easier than I have to.

There are lots of reasons for buyers to have Private feedback.....they don't want the world to know what size clothing they buy, they might buy expensive collectibles or jewellery (I buy both)...there are numerous reasons.

It really does not worry me personally if you or other sellers do not leave feedback for me...with well in excess of 10000 individual comments I don't need it. But you will find that a lot of buyers will react in kind and not leave you any feedback either and it hurts you as a seller far more than it will hurt the buyer.

Re: Private feedback

putney32 — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 21:12:52 GMT

as a collector yourself, surely you understand that some collectors do not want to advertise to the world what they buy and from whom.

the advantage of (private) feedback to collectors is not only that you cannot easily see what they've bought, but also you cannot see who they bought it from!

If I know you collect a certain country and you're always buying from ''iluvstamps1234' or whoever, then I take the shortcut and just shearch his auctions/listings to try to beat you to a bargain

Re: Private feedback

no_tv*10 — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 21:56:09 GMT

I have private feedback on my buying account because I have 10 snoopy kids who have worked out how to check my Id feedback to find out what they are getting for birthdays etc!

Re: Private feedback

jerryman12a — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 22:20:59 GMT

I've made a decision >I will never buy from Sellers who do not leave feedback for their buyers

Re: Private feedback

cq_tech — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 01:05:01 GMT

The only problem with that decision is that you won't know if your seller is going to leave you feedback until after you've completed the sale. 😉

Re: Private feedback

davewil1964 — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:37:00 GMT

@stampingpaws wrote:
Why do some people have private feedback?

I have made a decision - I will never ever leave feedback for a buyer who has private feedback. I don't care if they buy lots of items, pay promptly, and leave glowing feeedback for me. No way!!!

What do others think?

There are some (or at least one) who will give a seller a neg for not leaving them feedback.

I leave feedback (generic) after I have posted. About the time I even look at the buyers' feedback, if I do.

Re: Private feedback

k1ooo-slr-sales — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:29:22 GMT

@phorum_junkie* wrote:
As a buyer I couldn't care less if you leave me feedback or not but your numpty attitude probably shows it's self in other ways such as having more written in a listing about feedback than about the actual item you are selling so I wouldn't be buying anyway.

I assume this post refers to the OP and not Davewil !!!!!!

PJ, you really need to hit the reply button of the post you are replying to as it does give a wrong impression of WHO you are actually making a comment to when you hit the reply button of the most recent post even though you are commenting about an older post.

Re: Private feedback

davewil1964 — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:36:06 GMT

As you get older things get harder. Allegedly.

Re: Private feedback

cq_tech — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:45:48 GMT

Not everything though (or so I've been reliably informed).

Re: Private feedback

thecatspjs — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:24:01 GMT

Each to her or his own. If thats the way you choose to roll OP, up to you.

Whatever ....

I have a private buying ID for reasons I am not saying cause their private.

Re: Private feedback

retailtherapist_8 — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:46:14 GMT

I might be missing something here, ( not unusual), but what does whether or not a buyers feedback is private have to do with the transaction? If they purchase & pay promptly & leave good fb for the Seller shouldnt they at least have the freedom to choose if their fb is private or public?

Personally I could care less as long as they are happy with their item & my service.