I've just discovered that you can't leave negative feedback on Ebay

[don simon]

I'm selling some kit and after the muppet trying to scam me, I had to relist the stuff and fair play to Ebay for being helpful.
Now I discover that the person who won one auction, and who is not communicating and as of yet hasn't paid or made arrangement for collecting the goods cannot receive negative feedback for messing people around.
That's a bit of a joke, isn't it?

I'm aware that people aren't on the internet 24/7, I am aware that people have holidays, but surely if there is an auction that you have won, or hope to win, you'd make sure that you followed it through to the conclusion as soon as possible.
Rant over. :D

[Fez_uk]

Been like that for ages

[Banshee]

Been like that for ages

I concur and think it's very very unfair, ebay really don't respect the seller anymore :(

[don simon]

I think the system should be that the seller has to leave feedback as soon as the buyer pays.
The buyer has fulfilled their part of the deal completely at this point.
And this would be before the buyer gets to see the level of delivery/ after sales that the seller has to offer.

And each party can leave positive or negative.

The more I use Ebay, the more I think it's a bit crap.

[Fez_uk]

I concur and think it's very very unfair, ebay really don't respect the seller anymore :(

Very true but they know what they are doing, It's the buyer that brings the money

[macabethiel]

e-bay can be a pain. We sold some cocktail glasses on e-bay a few years back. Buyer said items never arrived. As it was about £8.00 we did not bother with signed for delivery and buyer said item never arrived and was given a full refund.

About 3 months later the items were returned to us via Parcelforce as - uncollected from his local post office. All but one glass was broken.

Now we donate a lot of stuff that is too good to throw way at Barnardoes Charity Shop.

[firebobby]

In this case I would always report the buyer to ebay, that has always worked for me in the past. I have always had good service from ebay.:)

[don simon]

Would you believe it, but it's another hacked account making unauthorised bids?

Ebay's security is pretty poor, innit?

[firebobby]

Would you believe it, but it's another hacked account making unauthorised bids?

Ebay's security is pretty poor, innit?

You do find them don't you :lol
I think you should be able to block that buyer. ?

[Banshee]

I had an engine for sale on there before, stated clearly that it was collection only and excluded all other countries using the check boxes etc and I still had some idiot win it from Portugal who messaged me 2 days later asking when I'd be able to post it over :lol :doh

[firebobby]

I had an engine for sale on there before, stated clearly that it was collection only and excluded all other countries using the check boxes etc and I still had some idiot win it from Portugal who messaged me 2 days later asking when I'd be able to post it over :lol :doh

You do get them :lol
I always ask about postage before I bid, I suppose some people are to thick to read the advert :augie

[Fez_uk]

Ebay's security is pretty poor, innit?

More than likely the accounts were phished. Basically the account holders are stupid, Not down to ebays security.

[don simon]

You do get them :lol
I always ask about postage before I bid, I suppose some people are to thick to read the advert :augie

I know, I haven't mention the lad that wanted me to deliver all the kit to a postcode that he offered. He was happy with the charge I was going to make, I wasn't happy when I Googled the postcode. :eek:

More fun and games as they're up for auction again. :clap