melenny01,

there is no f/back etiquete, as f/back is voluntary.

It seems to me (just looking around on the boards) that f/back on the whole has 2 main functions:

1. Primarily used as weapon, by buyers to wield over sellers in order to get their own way - and happy to see of lately - becoming less and less effective

2. Number of pos. f/back is good to ofset some negs that seller may receive

Other than that - feedback and all "well meaning" comments are surprisingly ineffective.

Especially the negs - as they don't really stop anyone from buying from that seller - and more often than not  f/back giver ends up looking worse than the seller!

In some cases downright humiliated and embarrased, ispecially if their id name is posted by the seller  as a part of f/back response.

And it results in being blocked by just about every other seller who sees it!

And OP - whithold your f/back all you like - it means nothing to sellers, and even less to any new prospective buyers!

If it was such a vital factor in any given transaction - millions of other internet sites  that don't have f/back wouldn't sell anything at all - but if anything - exactly the oposite is happening.

They are thriving - I can attest to that - have been shopping on the web for years.