Roadsmith
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posted on June 6, 2004 04:29:33 PM new
Hi, all: I had an auction winner who then disappeared off the face of the earth, no contact, no nothing. Had bid on two different auctions, same item, chose to pay, evidently for the cheaper one and blew me off.
The 90-day limit for leaving FB is coming up in about a week. I wanted to wait until the 89th day to leave the neg--then I read something posted here that said when you leave the feedback, the 90 day limit starts up all over again. Can this be true?
Obviously, I'm trying to avoid a retaliatory neg, but I think it's important to warn other sellers about this ditzy dame.
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As I've matured, I've learned . .
#2. . . that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away. And the real pains in the butt are permanent.
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tomwiii
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posted on June 6, 2004 05:07:16 PM new
Trying to time a neg in order to avoid a retalitory neg is akin to tap-dancing on quicksand!
Negs can be left as long as the auction is in feeBay's database; approximately 90 days post EOA...& the check is in the mail & I promise not to...
 
793
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myoldtoy
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posted on June 6, 2004 05:11:26 PM new
Road: i dont know the answer; but a caution, i noticed a feedback "that i had not given" yet was in the list...it was over 90 days old...then it finally disappeared, but i cant give you an exact time..
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quicksand? oh hell yes.
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good luck, let us know how it goes.
myoldtoy
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tabletopitems
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posted on June 6, 2004 05:23:42 PM new
Hi Roadsmith!
Tried it once as well, and "quicksand" is the best way to describe it.
It worked, but only because the buyer must have seen it a while later.
I do know though, that it does not give you another days, it does give the other side some time to respond.
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mauibabbe
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posted on June 6, 2004 07:25:30 PM new
I have 2 of my auctions bookmarked for a 90 day Negative Feedback. I counted the days on the calendar to the minute the auctions ended and have hi-lighted the dates on my calendar.
I hope this works for me, I am tired of getting the retaliatory Feedbacks. I will let you know in 10 days. One is June 16th and the other is the 21st.
Good luck
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OhMsLucy
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posted on June 6, 2004 08:15:13 PM new
Don't bother with the feedback. File for your FVF and move on. Once they get two more FVF's they'll be gone.
Lucy
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sparkz
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posted on June 6, 2004 08:26:26 PM new
Wait until 3:00 AM and verrrrry quietly neg them. They will be sound asleep and never know what happened
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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tomwiii
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posted on June 6, 2004 08:30:49 PM new
Doah! Why didn't I think of that??
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Roadsmith
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posted on June 6, 2004 09:22:05 PM new
Thanks for the good advice, people. I'll ponder whether to take the quicksand approach and try to time the FB exactly, or just file for FVF.
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As I've matured, I've learned . .
#2. . . that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away. And the real pains in the butt are permanent.
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lovepotions
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posted on June 7, 2004 12:12:29 AM new
If the bidder is currently ACTIVE then you never know when they will show up to retaliate.
If the bidder hasn't had any transactions in over a month then they may not be back in time to leave a retaliation neg.
http://www.lovepotions.com
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mcjane
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posted on June 7, 2004 02:03:11 AM new
I was thinking the same thing that [b}lovepotions[/b] mentioned.
I would only risk it if they are not active.
A seller should not mess up their FB for a deadbeat. Most sellers never even look or care about a bidders FB, but smart buyers do check on sellers.
FVF is the way to go.
mauibabbe Be sure & come back & let us know.
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