Yeah, that concerns me too. Never quite sure if the salespeople are tasked
with creating and posting positive feedback when business is slow.
Sigh. Strange world in which we're living . . .
At least eekbay's feedback system is now tied to actual transactions. It
actually wasn't for a few years. Of course a determined crook could work
around that too.
ScottGee1
On 11/30/05, Joel Wilcox <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> On 11/30/05, ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Well, you may be tougher than I am on this subject. Prior to the
> digital
> > revolution and Internet, Beach Camera (Motto: "Doing Business With Us Is
> > Like A Day At The Beach" to which the wags would respond, "Only if you
> want
> > to get soaked!!") earned a horrific reputation. Now they're regularly
> > recommended by people at Fred Miranda's forum and have a high rating at
> > ResellerRatings -- same number as B&H by coincidence.
> >
> > So, yes, I've observed that it's possible for a company that had
> "dishonest
> > and underhanded business practices" to change. Sometimes it takes new
> > management, sometimes the threat of going out of business. Whatever the
> > motivation, everyone benefits when ethical business practices prevail.
> >
> > All IMO, of course. ;o)
> >
> > ScottGee1
>
> I've become fairly distrustful of the web ratings, as I think they
> tend to get padded with a few too many friendly positives. After
> narrowly escaping from a couple Brooklyn "businesses" with
> hyper-positive ratings, I smell a rat.
>
> Joel W.
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