Ebay Feedback

[EvianBaby]

Am I right in thinking you can't leave negative feedback for a buyer that hasn't paid, even after repeated reminders?

All I can see is the option to leave positive or report (which I've done) but if I want to leave a message on feedback I have to click positive with would keep her over % up. I can see other people have done that just so they can say this same buyer hasn't paid in the past but why should I contribute to her 'excellent' overall score when she's clearly a time waster. It's crap!

[snags]

Yes.

[snags]

Sorry, yes you're right and yes it is crap.

[grasscarp]

why not contact ebay. I needed to ask them something the other day and emailed them and they came back quickly and were very helpful.

[EvianBaby]

Contact them about what? I've already reported as they suggest and got an answer on here to my main question within a minute.

[SeaJayPea]

It is cr@p, isn't it? But once again, the answer rests with US litigation. People have sued ebay in the States and won because they've been left what they believe to be incorrect feedback. They then get given vastly inappropriate amounts of compensation.

All I can suggest you do, if the dispute resolution thing doesn't work, is tick the positive box then in the text put "THIS PERSON DOES NOT PAY!!!!!" or something like that.

Can't believe it'll stay there very long, but it might make you feel a bit better.

[boxtops]

I agree with SeaJay - the only other option is not to leave any feedback at all.

[silliemillie]

Yes, its so unfair that sellers have to bend over backwards and buyers can get away with 'murder' with little comeback.

I do sell quite a few bits myself but this system really puts me off sometimes, it never used to be the case, when I first started doing it, a seller could leave neg,

but over the years Ebay have gone more over to the buyers side and sellers have to put up with it, they don't seem to care.

[EvianBaby]

I really don't think I'll bother with eBay again. Every time I use it it never seems worth the effort and then you don't get paid for what you sell anyway.

[TheWinner]

Why not click on positive, and then add your feedback and say:
WOULD NEVER, EVER, EVER, TRADE AGAIN, DID NOT PAY! AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

[EvianBaby]

Because by clicking her positive that keep her score at 100%. Many people wouldn't bother looking at comments when someone has 100% positive score.

[TheWinner]

oh yes they do, most of us know now, that sellers have to click on positive, that doesn't mean you can't add a NEGATIVE remark.

[EvianBaby]

Well those of us who aren't completely up on our eBay don't know that. It's not my fault their system is a heap of crap.

[DJHawkes]

just write something like:
I am positive this ebayer would have loved this item if they had bothered to pay.

[TheWinner]

Evianbaby, I sympathise with you, but we ebayers aren't stupid, leave negative remarks if you need to, we will understand and recognise it.

[EvianBaby]

I apologise for being a bit snappy. Ill take the advise and click positive with a negative comment.

[snags]

Evian... you could make a 'second chance offer' to the other bidders on your item (if there was one):

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/second_chance_offer.html

[EvianBaby]

Ta snags. That item only received one bid. I did think of re-listing but for the money it will get its not worth it at the mo.

[Old_Geezer]

I can see a seller would not be happy about leaving a fair comment about a poor buyer, but on the other hand a decent buyer doesn't wish to be maligned by a dodgy seller who could leave unfair feedback if you dared stand up for your rights. As someone who has never sold on eBay and yet used to buy a fair few items, it seemed a good move to me. Might have been less of an issue if eBay allowed a longer conversation so an abused individual can tell the world their side of the story and why the other guy was being a total unfair arse.

[grasscarp]

Does it let you leave neutral?