I just bought four pillow shams for my 11 year old daughter's birthday party from an eBay seller on the 11th, and asked them to send them right out via First Class Mail, so they would surely be there for the party on the 20th.
They sent them delivery confirmation on the 12th, which is all I could ask. But thanks to the inept Post Office, they did not arrive in 8 days, so they missed the party. I know the seller did nothing wrong and will leave four glowing positives. But how many buyers might well be pissed off and leave four negatives? That is exactly what stinks about eBay's feedback system. It is stacked against the seller, and eBay *MASSIVELY *profits from it when buyers leave undeserved negatives. Bruce On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 6:47 PM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia < [email protected]> wrote: > eBays latest brainstorm/innovation/enhancement is that on Sept 1st they > will be using a formula for advising bidders when they should receive their > purchases. This is another invitation for buyers to give low ratings or > negative feedback. It may possibly be OK for people who sell on the US site > to customers within the US but if you sell internationally it is almost > certain that they will be making errors with their calculations and not > taking into account that goods are being shipped from another country. > > > John > > > > > JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA > Website: www.moviemem.com > PO Box 92 > Palm Beach > Qld 4221 > Australia > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Halegua Comic Art" < > [email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 8:33 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] How Would You Handle This eBay Retraction? > > > > why block him? >> his explanation sounds reasonable enough >> >> I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill Michael >> >> fleaBay sucks is the problem.. >> >> >> >> At 03:06 PM 8/21/2010, Michael Spampinato wrote: >> >>> One of my posters up on eBay had a bid retraction. Only bid on it so far >>> and only for $10. No big whoop EXCEPT the reason the bidder used was "Could >>> not contact seller." >>> >>> I wrote him and asked how he contacted me as I was concerned there may >>> have been or currently may be an eBay glitch in Messages. Well he replied >>> and this is a direct quote: >>> >>> "Unfortunately ebay does not allow a person to state their real reason >>> for the retraction. They only give you 3 choices and none made sense. I >>> selected the one of least resistance. I retracted it because I bid too fast >>> and looked at the close up pictures today. I realized that I could not >>> display it as is, and the cost of linen backing was too much for this >>> poster. >>> >>> I am sorry for the reason but if you go to the ebay site map and try to >>> retract any bid you made (you don't have to retract it) but just go there >>> and you will see what I am talking about. >>> >>> Again, I am sorry but it was the easiest one to check off." >>> >>> What really troubles me is this retraction can make it sound like I am >>> either unreachable or ignoring questions from bidders. Neither is a positive >>> thing for an eBay seller. >>> >>> What, if anything, would you do? >>> >>> I am considering putting him on my blocked bidder list and relisting the >>> item (no other bids on it so far) just to get rid of that retraction >>> comment. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Pov >>> >>> ----- >>> May the holes in your collection be filled and the ideas in your head be >>> shared. >>> >>> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >>> ___________________________________________________________________ >>> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >>> >>> Send a message addressed to: [email protected] >>> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >>> >>> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >>> >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> Send a message addressed to: >> [email protected] >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> The author of this message is solely >> responsible for its content. >> > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely > responsible for its content. > -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 28 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
