Sellers extorting feedback by intimation?

robert_053
Community Member

When selling I have ALWAYS given feedback when the customer pays for the item. The quicker they pay the better the feedback.  AS IT SHOULD BE.


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When buying how ever I have found a lot of sellers do not leave feedback until you leave them feedback.  Is this GOOD practice?  I don't think so, in fact it causes me to give poorer feedback than I may have originally as I class this activity as bad customer relations in the 'seller's communication' area.  As a rule I start asking why I had not received any feedback after four to five days, then if I do not receive a reasonable answer and immeadiate feedback the seller loses points.  As a majority of postal times from sellers average at least 7 days I usually wait that long before "reducing" the stars on communication.  Then every four days they lose another.


Today I contacted a seller asking "why?" on an item 320731808127 purchased on the 9th of May and received this reply:


"Dear robert_053,

Hi
thank you for your information.
our system work that when customer leave me positive feedback.
the system leave him positive also.
please leave me first.
miranda"


  


to which I have replied:


 


Hello Miranda,
That is very rude.
I order and pay for items straight away and so I expect positive feedback STRAIGHT AWAY!
What YOU are doing is extorting good feedback from customers so they will get good feedback too.
IF you had checked my members profile page you would have discovered that this is a particular "HATE" of mine.
It also causes those sellers who do it to LOSE 'points' when it comes to me making my assessment.
To me that is a "failure for proper seller's communication"
**excerpt from my page
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Business Information


NOTICE TO SELLERS!When I purchase your product and Pay immediately, I EXPECT feedback immediately!! Should you delay feedback, until I receive the item and give YOU feedback, you WILL receive LESS STARS in communication the longer you delay!
**endquote**
Sincerely,
Robb


 



Do YOU think I am right in doing this?

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ouch

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uncalled for

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I just wish that pretentious people like davewil1964 could see that we buyers do like good service and providing us buyers with feedback is all part of the service even if u the seller don't get why we like it.


 

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to everyone else on here I hope u are having a lovely night 😉

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lyndal1838
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Why does feedback mean so much to you Belinda?


No-one else can see it anyway and it has to be positive.  Do you dot there and admire it?


I am sure a lot of sellers will be glad that you have given fair warning that feedback from you depends on whether they leave it first.

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When I first started on ebay a lot of sellers would put on there listing if u have no feedback don't bid or contact me before bidding. I feel that on here I have been most fair in how I give feedback and what I expect from a seller. I always leave feedback for a seller. I did have my feedback up until a couple weeks ago but felt I'm going to put it to private just to see the reaction esp. since sellers on here say it's not important.

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I love my feedback as a buyer and a seller - It validates all I know about myself, I am fantastic, speedy payer, efficient, pleasant buyer, the best greatest ever seller, beautiful wrapper, great communicator ...practically perfect in every way. 😛


 


 


 


 

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lyndal1838
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Well everyone can see that you have bought 98 items in the last year from sellers who leave feedback....what more does anyone need to know about you as a buyer?


What sort of reaction are you expecting?

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lyndal1838
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I love my feedback as a buyer and a seller - It validates all I know about myself, I am fantastic, speedy payer, efficient, pleasant buyer, the best greatest ever seller, beautiful wrapper, great communicator ...practically perfect in every way. 😛


 



 


So you belong to thecatspjs Mutual Admiration Society, do you?:^O

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 providing us buyers with feedback is all part of the service 


 



 


That's an interesting way to view feedback, since its original purpose was to evaluate the transaction from the seller's perspective. Seeing it as part of the service a seller provides rather than a comment about the way the buyer handled the transaction.... As I said, interesting. :8}

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