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Re: [OM] eBay extortion?

Subject: Re: [OM] eBay extortion?
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 16:46:56 -0800
As a pretty experienced buyer on the 'Bay, I certainly don't require a 100 0.000000eedback rating. It seems virtually impossible to maintain that as a regular seller over the long run. If it's a seller with a low number of total feedbacks, I'll look at the individual negs. For big sellers, I'll look at any recent negs and otherwise just go ahead with anyone with around 10r less negatives. I've even gone higher than that on occasion.

The flip side of the 'jerks and weasels' is that the vast majority I've dealt with have been honest and generally helpful and friendly when called for. Sure I've been 'had' a few times, but mostly not for much and there is no way I could have spent (wasted?) so little money on all this stuff I've bought without a marketplace like the 'Bay. I would have bought less or spent more and spent an unbelieveable amount more time and effort.

Moose

Frank Griffin wrote:

The ebay feedback system is flawed in a situation like this. To maintain a 100% 
rating, you have to be more than an honest seller, you have to allow people to 
take advantage of you once in a while to avoid retaliatory feedback




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