LOL Ive said all a long feedback is just a load of bull, It does not work how can it when it is manipulated constantly and ebay remove it not because the feedback was wrong but you made a small area elsewhere which gives shonky sellers an automatic out.  Not only that the feedback can be and is on many occassions false anyway leaving potential buyers thinking  that the seller is honest when they very well may not be. And then theres the buyer who leaves false negs just because of stupid reasons like you asked for FB here it is RED.

Or i didnt like it when i got it said it was only used once and has a scratch on it etc. So that is why feedback is a load of bull, You dont really have that good of an idea what there are really like.

There was a classic on here the other day, seller with 159 negs in less than 12mths but because he sold something like 6000 odd it had little effect on his feedback credentials (stars and percentage)  And dave i know it all said it wasnt that bad really. LOL no its not if your not one of the 159 who were ripped god knows how many others never bothered giving him feedback or were before the 12mths that they only show that he took as well.  Get the picture.?

And as far as ebay go there big dollar profits will now deminish slowly as they drive the very heart and soul of there business away. The person disposing of there no longer required goods.

They have concerntrated on big business advertising on there site and want more new products at buy it now prices to compete against larger retail chains. It wont really work and I suspect it will hurt them in the short term and you may see them revert back to what they once were once they finally work that out. But I doubt it there arrogance is astounding. And thats what gumtree is for, To move the small casual local home seller from ebay to there where they will not have to deal with as many individuals and claims and rorts and liars who clam they send stuff and as well as those who claim to have never recieved it or that it was in poor condition damaged  etc.  There simply thinking buy using ebay as a new items outlet from retail and wholesale chains that the products are less likely to cause them grief and that those chains will handle there individual customers complaints without it being ebays problem.

 And the home sellers will be forced slowly but shorely to gumtree where it leaves most with no cover protection or comeback on the website owners EBAY. So basiclly  the little sellers will have to sell locally and miss out on national coverage unless there willing to take the chance themselves with the sellers and buyers.  But its a free world its there business let them do what they want.