posted on May 16, 2004 02:44:22 PM newWhen did eBay institute this rule?
You must be a member of eBay for more than five (5) days to leave Feedback for any user.
Warning! Using a second email address (an "alias" to leave negative Feedback for another or positive Feedback for yourself may result in immediate suspension of your eBay registration. The use of an alias account for any purpose regarding Feedback is strictly prohibited.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Is this something new...or have I just never heard of/seen it before?
posted on May 16, 2004 04:41:53 PM new
It's new to me.
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posted on May 16, 2004 05:59:17 PM new
Well FINALLY e bays does SOMETHING that MAKES sense,,,,,,,No feed back for five days! Sounds GOOD to me from ANYONE,,,,,Hope there is some kind of EXPLANATION from e bay like,,,,you were about to post NEGATIVE feed back,,,,please continue to HOLD for five days and PLEASE TRY to work out the problem through e mailing the seller..
Hopefully they get THIS message everyday for 5 days!
If it's Positive of course just let it post.
Thanks for getting on the side of the SELLERS for once e bay.....
and the beat goes on,,,,,,,Have another 2 Buck Chuck.
posted on May 16, 2004 06:17:19 PM new
It's been around for awhile. It was one of the things instituted to keep people from building quick feedback numbers for themselves fraudulently since it is pretty rare that you will actually have cause to leave feedback for someone within the first five days that your account is active.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on May 16, 2004 07:15:38 PM new
Fenix03 - How does that stop building quick feedback, because the seller can still leave feedback...only the newbie can't.
I assumed eBay did it to keep down feedback bombing by P.O.'d customers under new ID's.
Who knows!
BTW Jack - It doesn't matter whether you're leaving a positive or a negative...you're still blocked for five days.
posted on May 16, 2004 08:42:49 PM new
It prohibits you from creating multiple IDs and leaving feedbback for yourself with them. I kind of thought that was obvious based on the text you provided from ebay.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on May 17, 2004 09:13:37 AM new
That's been around for three or four years now. It's not really going to do much as far as stopping shill feedbacks. Most people will need the five days just to get the account workable anyway.
Edited after I went back to spelling school.
[ edited by stonecold613 on May 17, 2004 09:25 AM ]
posted on May 17, 2004 09:23:44 AM new
Hmmmm...wonder why I've never seen it before? I registered a new account in January, bought something, received it within 2 days and was able to leave feedback for the seller. They didn't make me wait 5 days then.
posted on May 17, 2004 09:43:57 AM new
I still say ebay should require a member to have 20 FB's before they can leave negative or neutal FB. Of course that would cut down on their FairTrade $75.00 a year and $20.00 a pop to have negs removed. I have a friend that just had a neg removed from a 5 FB bidder. 5 days doesn't do anything. Just another way for ebay to get richer off our backs. Not having a good EDay!!!
posted on May 17, 2004 10:03:35 AM new
Lady - lets look at your proposal from a buyers point of view. My mother buys toner and things for her computer on ebay. She has been doing this for about a year now but does not have a feedback rating of 20 because she has not needed to make that many purchases. If she deals with a fraudulent seller who never ships her purchase, is she supposed to wait a couple more months before she can leave this person a negative?
You r proposal is most helpful however to people who prey on newbies... it gives them carte blanche to screw them over at will.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on May 17, 2004 10:37:52 AM new
fenix
Low FB will not stop her from reporting someone to ebay or doing a paypal charge back. She has other options. Hopefully she checks a seller's FB before she deals with them anyway.
I think if a seller is going to "prey" on a bidder - they are going to do it!! A little neg FB isn't going to stop them.
I did say members - not bidders so this would work both ways. I think it gaves people a chance to learn how the FB system works. I bet 80 to 90% of neg. FB is left by newbies who have less than 10 FB's and 40% never even told the seller they weren't happy. Another 20% didn't read the TOS or the whole description.
Until you have 20 feedbacks - you don't really have anything to lose is all I am saying.
[ edited by ladyjewels2000 on May 17, 2004 10:44 AM ]
to leave negative Feedback for another or positive Feedback for yourself may result in immediate suspension of your eBay registration. The use of an alias account for any purpose regarding Feedback is strictly prohibited.
