"I also try to research their contact information since they usually have a bogus phone number as their Ebay contact."
Very true. But it can be almost worse when it's real! One particular buyer had a real phone number and I honestly called him 10+ separate occasions to attempt to get him to pay. Excuses excuses excuses, and this guy is an attorney! Oh, did I mention the calls were to Australia (I am in US), and that I attempted to be courteous by timing my calls during business hours FOR HIM. So, there's me, the idiot nice guy, staying up until who knows what time in order to call some deadbeat on the other side of the planet, only to hear that his credit card was stolen, or that his friend would pay me, or whatever else he dreamed up in his twisted little mind. Lesson learned. -Erich www.posterdemic.com On 7/17/08, Franc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I seldom leave bad feedback as a buyer. I only buy from people with high > ratings and I've almost NEVER had a problem with anything I've bought. I had > a problem with a totally inaccurate description of condition from a > respected dealer whom I'm sure you all know and instead of leaving bad > feedback I cut him a break and sent him an e-mail telling him that I > probably will not bid from him again. At least I got an apology. These > days an apology goes a long way. The only time in recent history that I left > a negative was for an electronics dealer who sold me a piece of equipment > that was sold as brand new and was totally defective. I called him on the > phone and he was defensive and rude and he refused to exchange or refund the > purchase price. He insisted I deal directly with the manufacturer, so I left > him a negative based on his poor customer service. He sent me a form through > Ebay begging for a retraction and I would not comply. The guy was just a > very bad businessman. > > As a seller the only time I would want to leave a bad feedback is for > non-payment and Ebay now does not allow this anymore. So the same stiffs > that never pay for anything they purchase on Ebay ---people like Nick > Ventola -- get a free pass. What I usually try to do is get other buyers who > have had recent non-payment problems with the same user to report this to > Ebay. After three non-payment complaints in a month, Ebay usually kicks the > offending buyer off Ebay. I also try to research their contact information > since they usually have a bogus phone number as their Ebay contact. This too > I report to Ebay, since it's a blatant rules violation and that also gets > the offending buyer kicked off. Desperate times require desperate > measures. > > FRANC > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Michael > B > *Sent:* Thursday, July 17, 2008 9:47 AM > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* [MOPO] Leaving Bad Feedback > > how often do you ACTUALLY leave bad feedback? do you do it sparingly, and > for what reason? > > deceptive description grossly and deceptive? > > forever to ship or bad packahing causing damage? > > ???? > > ??? > > ?? > > ? > > michael > > ------------------------------ > The Famous, the Infamous, the Lame - in your browser. Get the TMZ Toolbar > Now <http://toolbar.aol.com/tmz/download.html?NCID=aolcmp00050000000014>! > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
