you think the absolute number of negative feedbacks is better stat than the percentage for determining the trustworthyness of a seller? I don't get it. The "batting average" percentage is a much more telling statistic IMHO. JCO
-----Original Message----- From: Don Sanderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 10:48 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: RE: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?) I agree with this 100%, I've only been burned on deals from new eBayers when it was simply a matter of them not knowing the product, or eBay, well enough to represent the item properly. So far they have always made matters right very quickly and have earned + feedback from me as a result. It's the "big boys" who give me trouble after the sale. Right now I'm trying to get an RA from 47th St. Photo for a defective $10.00 item, it's like pulling teeth without novacaine! I'm pretty adventurous in my eBay buying, willing to give any fairly decent rating seller a try--ONCE--. So far I have to honestly say, with eBay deals made ranging from $.99 to over $2000.00 that my experiences have been at least 95% good ones out of 699 total buy and sell transactions. Better than the local stores. ;-) Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 9:22 AM > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?) > > <SNIP> > However contrary to the popular opinion here I have had no low > item seller try > to beat me deliberately, but have had several problems with those > "platinum > seller" types. Funny thing is when you have sold thousands of > items 30 negatives > a month add up to only maybe 1%. Someone who has sold 10 items 1 > negative adds > up to 10%. I do try and avoid power sellers when posible, they > know more tricks > than I have ever heard of. > > -- > > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > -----------------------------------
