Private Listings & The Effect On Feedback Usefulness

[aspidistral*bliss]

I understand the reason for private listings for things that people might be embarassed to buy but...

It's obvious some sellers are taking advantage and use private listings for ALL their listings, meaning that it is impossible to use their feeback effectively.

For instance I want to buy a dog bed.

One seller that sells them has all their feedback private listings. Plenty of negs and neutrals. But I can't tell which feedback is for these beds. So I can't judge what I will get.

Clearly I'm not going to buy from this seller.

This is really annoying and I question the fact that ebay allows this to occur.

I think private listings should only be available in limited circumstances.

[viewmont1071]

Now, maybe somebody can explain to me... why would a Seller want to hide all the Buyer's Feedback for their generic items?

So that competitor/s cannot cannot target a specific seller and predatory price   ....simple.... whether generic or not

[happyshopping20091118]

Absolutely agree.-Do not keep the listtings private.