----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell"
Subject: RE: Ebay Buying (was ok, who got it?)
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.
I think the batting average, over time, is probably a better indicator, but for a new seller, one bad buyer can sink him.
Imagine if you luck out and sell to an asshole on your second or third transaction. All of a sudden you have 30 or 50 percent negative feedback.
And what do you do with the seller who is slow to ship, so you mention that in the feedback and the moron responds with a negative feedback of his own, even if you paid promptly (as has happenned to me)?
William Robb
