Post #72617 by tikibars on Mon, Jan 26, 2004 11:58 AM

This is why I feel that the Ebay feedback forum is worthless.

If you have an average transaction, you are going (usually) to give and receive positive feedback, that doesn't really say anything useful. Something generic like 'great seller' or 'good transaction - shipped fast'.

But, if you get fucked, by a buyer or a seller, and leave negative, they will often leave negative for you, even if you in no way deserve it.

So, many people are intimidated to leave a negative.

Without genuine criticisms of the bad sellers or deadbeat bidders, the forum is full of nothing but an empty congratulatory fluff.

Someone can have, say 20 positives, but could have screwed over 15 people who all were too scared to leave a negative, so this dirtbag's feedback will be 20 instead of the deserved 5. This example is extreme and exagerated to make the point, of course.

I have been using Ebay since 1998, and I am definitely noticing a LOT more scam artists, dirtbags, and non-delivering sellers out there (note: non-paying bidders are dealt with severely, but there isn't even an adequate place to report non-delivering sellers).

Ebay's golden age is definitely over... into a decline which may last years... not due to the company, but due to the users.

Iorana!

JT

"Ignorance of the Tiki is evil."

[ Edited by: tikibars on 2004-01-29 00:53 ]