New eBay Feedback Policy - RC-Monster Forums

MetalMan · 02.03.2008, 12:49 AM

I haven't sold anything on Ebay in some time now, although I buy fairly often.

This new Ebay policy sounds like sh**. knotted came up with a nice idea of how easy it is for something to go totally wrong, and to me it sounds completely possible. Somebody should contact Ebay with this scenario, just to see what their response is.

jhautz · 02.03.2008, 01:34 AM

knotted... do you have a link to this policy somewhere on Ebay? I cant seem to find it. I want to read the entire policy. This just seems so wrong that it cant be possible. I'm not saying your wrong, but I feel like there has to be more to it than just sellers cant leave negative feedback. Why would they even bother keeping the feedback from sellers then. It becomes effectivly meaningless if the only feedback you can leave is positive.

I guess you could always leave a green "positive" fedback that reads.

"This guy is a rip off artist. DO NOT SHIP TO HIM OR YOU WILL BE SORRY!"

Its still techincally positive cuz its green. They can't control the text. But what a PITA having to read all the text for someone.

sikeston34m · 02.03.2008, 01:38 AM

Jhautz,

PM me with your email address and I will forward the email to you that I received from Ebay concerning all the changes.

There's a pretty long list of changes actually, not just feedback.

sikeston34m · 02.03.2008, 01:55 AM

There ya go. Lots of reading.

jhautz · 02.03.2008, 02:25 AM

Here is another interesting tid bit from that email.

"In a small number of cases (fewer than 5% of all payments on eBay), PayPal will hold payment funds until either the buyer has left positive Feedback or 21 days have passed without a claim."

So not only cant you leave negative feedback, but you may have to wait until the buyer leaves positive feedbck before they relese your money to you. Thats just wrong!

02.03.2008, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jhautz

Here is another interesting tid bit from that email.

"In a small number of cases (fewer than 5% of all payments on eBay), PayPal will hold payment funds until either the buyer has left positive Feedback or 21 days have passed without a claim."

So not only cant you leave negative feedback, but you may have to wait until the buyer leaves positive feedbck before they relese your money to you. Thats just wrong!

And guess whose making the interest off all this money while they're holding same? Looks like Ebay has invented a new way to make more money.