Ebay Morality

I have a real problem with sellers who do not leave feedback. And may I say, please do not send me a personal message after I've won something (I'm your customer, not your pen pal). The only thing I'm interested in is the seller marking the item as "shipped". Feedback is a courtesy which fortunately most professional sellers have no problem with. As a buyer, I always leave feedback, because it helps guide other buyers towards good sellers (or bad ones as the case may be).

Don....I have problems with people who state one thing
but do another. And when challenged....try to change what they stated.

On another board.....I can find the post if needed.....
Your friend, you know who, has listed AGAIN ungummed postage and
is trying to resell as that.
You defend him.
That is illegal.....it is not illegal to sell this type of
stamp....just the way it is "packaged".

As for ebay feedback.....I leave feedback for EVERY transaction
that I am the seller....I try hard to be a GREAT seller...I go above and
beyond for the buyers. I have PLENTY repeat buyers....why you think that is???
As a buyer....when I receive the item, I check it received in my ebay, and if the seller
has left ++ feedback I will recipocate. If not....he/she gets none.
There is NO reason a seller can not leave feedback for a buyer by the
time the item is received.

Kevin, the issue of someone selling ungummed postage has nothing to do with this thread.

Jenny2U....that is not my reasoning.
My reasoning is honesty and integrity.

People stating one thing....doing another.
(like the feedback post I posted above for Don)

Off to watch Saints game.....

Here is my standard procedure.

As a seller, I leave feedback for the buyer as soon as I get paid. If the buyer does not leave feedback, that is OK with me, it is their choice.

As a buyer, I leave feedback when I receive my item and have a chance to look at it. I don't care if the seller has left feedback for me or not. That is their choice to make.

I don't really care about feedback but care more if I satisfied the buyer (no feedback to me is good feedback), and from the other side if the seller satisfied me or not.

This feedback issue has been discussed many times on the ebay boards, some care and some don't, and some take it to extremes from both sides.

My system works for me, is easy to implement and very straight forward.

As I said before, what works for me may not work for others and vice versa.

I do believe however, as a buyer I would rather have a great item than feedback and as a seller, I would rather have the buyer be happy than be concerned about feedback

I also used to get irritated when sellers did not spontaneously leave feedback or will only do so after I've left feedback. The transaction is positive for them the moment I pay. What else am I able to do beyond paying to make the transaction positive??? And so what is the point of "withholding" feedback or ignoring it completely?

All that said, once I got to a rating of 2,000 I shed the emotional part of it and now basically ignore whether I get feedback or not. I'll let the sellers worry about it.

Off to watch the Patriots.

I have my settings to automatically leave feedback as soon as it is paid,

Pagoda

OH well....Saints game not so good.

jkelley....congrats on the Pats nice win!

Thanks Kev,

I'd say we have about 5 more years of contention. Maybe a Super Bowl or two. Then it will be all over. "All Things Must Pass".

Jack Kelley

I REALLY enjoyed the Saints game

shermae....congrats.
Looks like we are past our prime.

Still have LSU!

Jack

I grew up in MA and am old enough to remember the days of Babe Parilli and Gino Capelletti. After many years of frustration, it's been gratifying to see the Pats have a great run. But, as you say, all thing must pass, so we'll see how long they can string it out.

Last Monday night I watched the 2015 SF 49ers in my season seats at Levi's Stadium.
Today I watched the 2014 49ers defense attempt to play the Steelers.