markakis8
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tooly22 said:
This story has to be false. If you print the label out within 24 hours you automatically get 5 stars. Same with free shipping, 5 stars is automatically given with free shipping.
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This story has to be false. If you print the label out within 24 hours you automatically get 5 stars. Same with free shipping, 5 stars is automatically given with free shipping.
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hoopster3977 said:
I would like to disagree with you here. Besides Pujols and Dice-K, I don't know any other teenagers that use eBay. I do have a friend who uses eBay to help find the value of his WWII finds, but he does not sell or buy.
I do not use my parents money on eBay. Sometimes, yes, I get a gift. This is maybe 2 times a month and it's usually for doing some sort of work. I do not ask for any.
I have never left a negative feedback, or any dinged DSRs on eBay on probably almost 100 transactions. I always check where the item is coming from before I buy it, and I allow 2 weeks before I contact the seller, even more time if the item is coming from Canada.
I don't understand your grounds for this comment honestly. I guess it's just easiest to blame the younger generation. I will probably do it in my 30s too.
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DSRs are automated for shipping fees if you use free shipping. Can't we do something like this with shipping time? If you use paypal through eBay to ship, they have all the information. If an item is shipped out within 2-3 business days of receiving payment, an automatic perfect shipping time should be given. Sellers can't help holidays or slow delivery times if they drop the package off quickly and they shouldn't be held responsible. Options to give less than perfect shipping time should only be given if the item (verified by paypal,eBay, and USPSs tracking systems) does not show a shipping time or later than the X business days.
tooly22
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This story is 100% correct. I have been selling for 13 years on eBay, am a Powerseller and well aware of the rules. You are correct if you offer free shipping they can only leave a 5, and in my case I did not offer free shipping on the two scenarios that I mentioned. Nowhere did I mention that I offered free shipping.
You are incorrect about the printing of labels within 24 hours automatically giving you 5 stars as in this case the item was paid for on the 28th of August at night and the label was printed the morning of the 29th where it was subsequently dropped into the mailbox. In looking at the tracking history it was not scanned locally and did not show up with a scan until it hit the Buyer's local sorting station in Houston, TX on August 31st a whole 2 days after it was mailed(I am in NH). In the second case the item was paid for and shipped on the same day.
You are incorrect about the printing of labels within 24 hours automatically giving you 5 stars as in this case the item was paid for on the 28th of August at night and the label was printed the morning of the 29th where it was subsequently dropped into the mailbox. In looking at the tracking history it was not scanned locally and did not show up with a scan until it hit the Buyer's local sorting station in Houston, TX on August 31st a whole 2 days after it was mailed(I am in NH). In the second case the item was paid for and shipped on the same day.
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tooly22
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This was my exact argument to the rep I had on the phone after my situation I mentioned above. Its not like they do not have the data staring them in the face to make that call. There should also be some semblance of sanity regarding shipping charges as well. Ebay can see exact postage paid, factor in some fluff for handling charges/supplies, etc and you can pretty well regulate what is reasonable.
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tikitomoka
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how many teenagers do you actually know that buy cards? i'd venture to guess not many (5 doesn't count as many). it absolutely happens because they either have lofty expectations of shipping times or get upset of the littlest of corner dings. you don't use ebay much, nor do you sell on ebay much, so you really don't have any idea of what goes on outside of what gets posted on this site about it. and using two other teenagers on this site isn't good evidence for an argument.TBTwinsFan said:
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Oops, posted in wrong topic. 
cubsfan_2007
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I dislike the way eBay has changed the feedback system. OK I understand it eliminates retalitory feedback that is a plus, but I hate how as a seller I may get a buyer who is so anal about everything and receive a negative from them. Thus I may have 2000 Pos and 1 neg feedback but my seller rating says I have 95.5% feedback percentage. Does that make any sense, so all the hardwork would. shattered for one year because a buyer is a nimrod. Im a seller who doesnt do too much selling, maybe ill average 200 transactions a year. Well one neg out of say 150 pos feedback makes your rating look bad even if youve had nothing but perfect transactions throughout you reign on eBay.
This is just an example I havent been effected by this but I have noticed sellers with say a 97.5% rating, and I click on their name and they only have 1 neg feedback out of their 2000+ pos. It just so happens they didnt have as much sales in the past year
This is just an example I havent been effected by this but I have noticed sellers with say a 97.5% rating, and I click on their name and they only have 1 neg feedback out of their 2000+ pos. It just so happens they didnt have as much sales in the past year
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