Re: eBay plans to suck more money out of us!

Horry <horacewachope@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> Horry <horacewachope@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>>> Fred wrote
>>>> lynx wrote

>>>>> No more 'cash on pick up' will be allowed by eBay
>>>>> auctions, and PayPal has to be offered on all listings!..

>>>>> "From 21 May you must offer PayPal on all your listings as well as
>>>>> currently permitted payment methods. From 17 June you will only be
>>>>> able to offer PayPal on your listings and pay on pick up (i.e.paid
>>>>> for when picking up the item). Pay on pick up can only be offered in
>>>>> conjunction with PayPal. No other payment methods will be
permitted."

>>>> Old news but apparently they are also making changes to the
>>>> feedback system according to something that I read in my inbox.

>>>>
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Feature/106521,ebay-friend-or-foe--part-1.aspx
>>>> "Research by the company indicated that 'retaliatory' feedback by
>>>> sellers was rife and discouraged buyers from coming back.
>>>> Consequently, in May eBay will remove the ability to leave
>>>> neutral or negative feedback for buyers in an effort to
>>>> encourage more buying: a move that has sellers up in arms."

>>> Why doesn't Ebay just prevent sellers from leaving feedback
>>> after the buyer has left feedback (perhaps allowing the seller
>>> a window of 48 hours to leave feedback after ****pping the item)?

>> You do need to allow the seller to explain what happened, particularly
>> when the buyer is being completely unreasonable, like ignoring what
>> was said on the ad about the state of the item or the ****pping cost
etc.

>>> The problem of retaliatory feedback would disappear immediately.

>> Yes, but that would allow arsehole buyers to monster reasonable
sellers.

> I suppose Ebay could allow sellers a right of reply to negative feedback

I think that is the only reasonable approach, because some buyers are
fools who dont read the original ad or who are complete arseholes etc.

> (but which replies didn't affect the buyer's pos/neg feedback ratio).

Yeah, that would be a reasonable approach.