posted on March 20, 2001 01:32:31 PM
I came across the feedback of a number of "established" sellers with between 200-500 feedbacks and have also been NARU'd while I was looking at the feedback by a number of other users.
Thier in each of the 4 cases their feedback was spotless and then it seemed in their last month or so of selling they snapped or something with a host of negative feedbacks with charges such as slow shipping, not sending he item etc.
I'm not sure if there were medical problems or if these people just lost it. None of the items were for high ticket items (anywhere between $10-100 USD) indicating to me there was no feedback padding for fraud purposes later on.
I think these people saw through the looking glass SNAPPED!
posted on March 20, 2001 01:47:16 PM
I have a friend who is one of these.
He is on his third seller ID, and just got NARU'd again.
His excuse....
"He gets lazy".
Which means he does not ship the items until
legal action is threatened.
THe sad part is that otherwise, he is a moral and ethical person!
I think, based on 18 years of friendship, that the lack of face to face interaction makes it too easy for him to blow off his responsibilities.
Personally, I hope he stays off ebay and sells me his stock cheap!
(Because we sell the same type stuff, and every buyer he burns is a potential loss of sales for me!)
posted on March 20, 2001 02:20:46 PM
There have been several occassions when I've found out that the person selling is not the person who set-up the account and earned the feedback. It seems many people will loan their account and their feedback to friends or family.
Ebay may use a credit card or ID verify to confirm a seller's identity, but they have no way of confirming your actually dealing with the person who set-up the account and earned the feedback.
posted on March 20, 2001 04:45:32 PM
In most situations!
These ebayers are found shill bidding! So suspended forever, when they use another ID, doing same .
[ edited by supergsm on Mar 20, 2001 04:48 PM ]
posted on March 20, 2001 04:46:52 PM
There is a chance that some of these selers may have had financial difficulties, or other things happen that distracted them from their responsibilities as a seller.
They may have had their phones disconnected, or lost their internet service because they are unable to pay thier bills.
There are a lot of reasons why a good seller could have run into problems (other than fraud).
posted on March 20, 2001 07:22:27 PM
I agree with Chris...I think they snapped.
Or more likely burned out. I over 400 FB now, and I'm starting to show signs of stress. (Lack of concentration, forgeting things, etc.)
What gets to me most is the fear of NFB. I only have one, but every day I check my FB just to be sure.
Logically, I know I'm probably not going to have a NFB and I also know that a few really aren't going to hurt anything. But I still check twice a day and then sigh with relief.
I wish I could have the 'oh well' attitude some sellers have about NFB, because I think that's the kind of seller that can survive. But I just don't, that's my personality.
This attitude, together with all the work Ebay really is, is pushing me toward non seller status.
posted on March 21, 2001 06:32:31 AM
If your feeling burned out, why not take a break, I find this is a great help, even if its only one day of not listing or packing, you may also want to take time to streamline and organize your system of doing things, so when you resume you'll have less stress and spend less time with e-baying. Remember to keep it fun.
