posted on February 1, 2001 06:19:30 PM new
That kind of feedback would certainly have a profound affect on my decision as to whether or not I would bid...And of course the answer is, I would NOT bid. It never ceases to amaze me, though, how many will! It's usually new bidders
posted on February 1, 2001 06:23:31 PM new
This is something I have commented on many times. Con men rely on the greed of their victims. If someone posts a $500 item at $200 with no reserve, suckers will bid on it even if the seller has no ratings or lots of negatives and insists on a money order sent to a po box. Because of my web site where I have info on preventing fraud, I get several emails a week from folks who were scammed. Almost all of them contain the sentence, "I guess I should have known at that price that there was something wrong." But the buyer was blinded by greed at the thought of getting such a good deal.
So if you're selling stolen goods at a cheap price or if you're a scammer offering a deal too good to be true, folks might not check your feedback. But if you're selling a legitimate item at a legitimate price, then I think your feedback will make a difference.
posted on February 1, 2001 06:34:14 PM new
Speaking as a buyer, I always look at feedback. Personally, if I saw someone with a 1200 feedback and no neg's, I'd think something was wrong! There are always some weirdos out there that can't read and that you will never satisfy no matter what you do. What I look at is how the seller handled the feedback. I've seen sellers respond in childish and hostile comments. I stay far away from those auctions! I've also see sellers respond with a calm statement of facts. I've even seen a few apologies with statements that it's been handled. I'll bid on those auctions with no hesitation. Everybody is going to run into problems sooner or later, it's how you respond that impresses me.
posted on February 2, 2001 02:18:24 AM new
There are bids, and then there are bids.
As a buyer, I always look at feedback -but there are a lot of variables involved. Is this a common item or something I'm not likely to see listed again for awhile? What percentage of their feedback is negative? How did they respond? What are the negs for? -slow shipment or misrepresentation? I could go on.
I may or may not bid on an item in which the seller has some negative feedback, but if I do bid, it will probably be a lower bid than if they had sterling numbers.
BTW, I bid on and won a cast iron widget awhile back from a seller with several negs for slow shipment. I wasn't in a hurry for it, so I ended up getting a good deal on it probably because others were put off by the feedback.
posted on February 3, 2001 12:42:50 PM new
.if I have my math figured correctly, only 30.2% of his feedback is positive I would NOT buy from him......You can not make everyone happy, but surly more than 30.2%...
