An interesting question. If the business transaction involves items that I own? ... In the past, it was mostly a personal matter, it would depend on dollar amount. In this day and economy ... business is business; if you call me a jack-leg low-rent geechie AND pay me extra samolians; call me any name you prefer, but keep forkin' the money into my hand.
If the business transaction involves items that I do not solely own and/or consignments? ... If someone consigns items to you, that person is depending on you to get the utmost amount of $$, (a fiduciary responsibility), which may require some infrequent unpleasantness. Emotional investment and business are inherently bad for financial health. (Ask anyone who actively trades equities). If your business model is financially stable in today's markets, it may well be suited to block potential buttheads. However, most buttheads that I have known ... impulsive, somewhat reckless, emotional, bipolar, 'trigger-happy' ... are just the type of person that every auctioneer / niche market / overall economy needs ... a catalyst. This rationale may not be stress free. There is stress in almost every activity / situation; one person's seething stress level may be another person's light comedy. On the flip side ... If I was buying and you crossed me ... no dice ever again. If you were on fire, I would not piss on you to extinguish the flames. Re: feedback ... Please continue to shop and spend $$$ whether you leave feedback or not. Feedback doesn't put food on the table, money does. ad ________________________________ From: David Kusumoto <davidmkusum...@hotmail.com> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 3:20 PM Subject: [MOPO] Question for Sellers I don't expectanyone to respond publicly, but here's a question for sellers: Would you do business with ANY CUSTOMER - who constantly criticizes you? I wouldn't. Every seller has the "right to refuse business" with anyone he/she doesn't like. If I was a seller, if you constantly berated me in public OR in private - (and it doesn't matter which) - I would block you. Wouldn't you do the same? Who wants the aggravation selling to a person who doesn't like you anyway? -d. ________________________________ Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:52:40 +0100 From: runbuffy...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: eBay's changes to Watched Items To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU just wondering , being blocked for disagreeing with a seller on a topic on a forum , how would that be considered ? over the years quite a bit of collectors have found themselves blocked in Bruce his auctions for that reason , filip ________________________________ Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 07:43:13 +1000 From: johnr...@moviemem.com Subject: Re: [MOPO] eBay's changes to Watched Items To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Being blocked for not leaving feedback is ridiculous. Many people don't leave feedback these days mostly because they don't see it as a necessary part of the transaction or because they just forget. After all, when you buy something from Heritage or from Bruce you don't need to leave feedback (although I'm sure they both receive many positive emails!). John JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA Website: www.moviemem.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/moviemem PO Box 92 Elanora Qld 4221 Australia ----- Original Message ----- >From: Neil Jaworski >To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:48 AM >Subject: [MOPO] eBay's changes to Watched Items > > >Hallo MOPO > > >To slightly extend the Ebay conversation, what do people think of the current > changes to "Watching" re: (1) the trial of publicly showing the numbers of >Watchers on each item page and (2) the constant removal/reinstatement of the >row of "See What Other People Are Watching" items at the bottom of each item page? > > >The "See What Other People Are Watching" panel has been very useful to me in >the past! > > >My other current bugbear is that I have been blocked by at least one seller >for forgetting to leave positive feedback! I just didn't get round to it, >but feel that being blocked was a bit of a harsh solution. Other than that, >the transaction at both ends had gone smoothly without incident. > > >Neil > > > > >________________________________ > From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia <johnr...@moviemem.com> >To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >Sent: Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 1:09 >Subject: Re: [MOPO] Remembering eBay's glory days > > > >Ah, those were the days. I remember seeing a La Doce Vita Italian poster on >eBay back in the early years. I watched it for a few days and there was one >high bidder. I waited until a couple of hours before the auction ended and >outbid him and won the lot for a low price. The underbidder sent some crazy, >abusive emails to me saying he was shocked that I waited until the last hour >before placing a bid. He said he would leave negative feedback for me (you >could do that in those days). I tried to explain to him that this was how an >auction works. If you dont bid enough then you will lose. He came back with >even more abuse and said he would not only leave negative feedback but >"report me to the authorities" (whoever they were). > >John > >JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA >Website: www.moviemem.com >Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/moviemem >PO Box 92 >Elanora >Qld 4221 >Australia >----- Original Message ----- >>From: Bruce Hershenson >>To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU >>Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 10:44 AM >>Subject: [MOPO] Remembering eBay's glory days >> >>Remember when you could put up the most worthless garbage and it would >>surely sell, and maybe there would be a bidding war? >> >>Remember when lots of eBay auctions would have "L@@K" or "W@W" at the end of >>the title? >> >>Remember when there was just ONE movie poster category and you could look >>over every single item every day? >> >>Remember when any image of a barechested male would have "GAY INTEREST" in the auction title? >> >>Remember when you could leave feedback for any seller, even if you hadn't bought anything from them? >> >>For those of you who were there at the start, what do you remember? >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. 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