Comments on: Marks out of 10 for feedback http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:22:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: EventHorizon1984 http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47972 EventHorizon1984 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:00:42 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47972 #46 - Years back several of us Were ChannelAdvisor/MarketWorks customers. Nice, simple, easy to use, and buyer friendly. Move forward a tad, perhaps coincidentally when eBay began investing heavily in CA, that became okay, eBay-type software improvements, eh, and buyer complaints (regarding checkout) went up. Thank the "Maker" for niche competition. Do let your seller know of the checkout experience. They may be blissfully unaware of the problems. As were we. "It's when things are going just right that you'd better be suspicious. There you are, fat as can be. The whole world is yours and you're the answer to the Wright brothers' prayers. You say to yourself, nothing can go wrong ... all my trespasses are forgiven. Best you not believe it." Ernest K. Gann #46 – Years back several of us Were ChannelAdvisor/MarketWorks customers. Nice, simple, easy to use, and buyer friendly.

Move forward a tad, perhaps coincidentally when eBay began investing heavily in CA, that became okay, eBay-type software improvements, eh, and buyer complaints (regarding checkout) went up. Thank the “Maker” for niche competition.

Do let your seller know of the checkout experience. They may be blissfully unaware of the problems. As were we.

“It’s when things are going just right that you’d better be suspicious. There you are, fat as can be. The whole world is yours and you’re the answer to the Wright brothers’ prayers. You say to yourself, nothing can go wrong … all my trespasses are forgiven. Best you not believe it.”
Ernest K. Gann

]]> By: John http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47969 John Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:58:22 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47969 #42 - I hear you loud and clear - the thing you have to remember is that bad sellers put off buyers for life. No buyers = lower prices and ultimately lower sales. As a seller, I have increased my customer service and standards....right down to packaging, postage costs, speed of postage and handling times, clarity of information etc (its something I will be taking about at http://www.s2so.co.uk ) its right ebay puts the pressure on sellers to perform to the highest standards....we need the buyers to have positive experiences. Ebay is not going down the toilet, if you look at the data that is out in circulation, you will see that buyers are coming back to ebay...so they have my support for the actions they are taking. Sure they will not please all the people all of the time...but you have to ask the question as to whether you are achieving the mark to be selling on ebay if you are suffering with DSRs etc. Ebid, QXL, tazbar, cqout etc etc - they all tried it and failed....the buyers just are not there. Also their sites are littered with fakes and more fakes. ebay has made gr8 strides in removing fakes...this tough attitude is the direction we all need them to take, to restore confidence in the site....just my thoughts. J #42 – I hear you loud and clear – the thing you have to remember is that bad sellers put off buyers for life. No buyers = lower prices and ultimately lower sales. As a seller, I have increased my customer service and standards….right down to packaging, postage costs, speed of postage and handling times, clarity of information etc (its something I will be taking about at http://www.s2so.co.uk ) its right ebay puts the pressure on sellers to perform to the highest standards….we need the buyers to have positive experiences.

Ebay is not going down the toilet, if you look at the data that is out in circulation, you will see that buyers are coming back to ebay…so they have my support for the actions they are taking. Sure they will not please all the people all of the time…but you have to ask the question as to whether you are achieving the mark to be selling on ebay if you are suffering with DSRs etc.

Ebid, QXL, tazbar, cqout etc etc – they all tried it and failed….the buyers just are not there. Also their sites are littered with fakes and more fakes. ebay has made gr8 strides in removing fakes…this tough attitude is the direction we all need them to take, to restore confidence in the site….just my thoughts. J

]]> By: John http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47968 John Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:49:10 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47968 #44 - I met Scot Wingo after the CA catalyst 2009 (a great event for sure). I was impressed with him as an industry figure and individual, and we had a very informative conversation about my experiences with Channel Advisor. I have to say that their(CA) checkout system is good if you have an off ebay site, but there are so many processes to go through to make a payment (7 ???), and then once you get to the end of it, you then have to log into paypal and then pay...= more stages!!! With the particular transaction, I had massive problems paying, and thought I would leave it for a few days....of course I totally forgot to pay and after a polite reminder from the seller I went to pay. I found to my horror that after waiting 4 hours for their site to work, I was faced with a message that the checkout was disabled, as the time to pay had expired. After the seller removed this block, I then paid. Thing that annoyed me was I was forced to go through the CA checkout and there was not other way to make a payment. A further frustration is having to retype in all my address details onto their checkout...when really it should be clever enough to import it in from the ebay sale? I know why its used - its to manage the inventory on the sellers multi-channel sites. My view is that ebay should make the buyer experience homogenised with just the ebay and paypal checkouts. If I see "powered by channel advisor" I may consider buying from another seller in the future, as it really put me off. J #44 – I met Scot Wingo after the CA catalyst 2009 (a great event for sure). I was impressed with him as an industry figure and individual, and we had a very informative conversation about my experiences with Channel Advisor. I have to say that their(CA) checkout system is good if you have an off ebay site, but there are so many processes to go through to make a payment (7 ???), and then once you get to the end of it, you then have to log into paypal and then pay…= more stages!!! With the particular transaction, I had massive problems paying, and thought I would leave it for a few days….of course I totally forgot to pay and after a polite reminder from the seller I went to pay. I found to my horror that after waiting 4 hours for their site to work, I was faced with a message that the checkout was disabled, as the time to pay had expired. After the seller removed this block, I then paid. Thing that annoyed me was I was forced to go through the CA checkout and there was not other way to make a payment. A further frustration is having to retype in all my address details onto their checkout…when really it should be clever enough to import it in from the ebay sale? I know why its used – its to manage the inventory on the sellers multi-channel sites. My view is that ebay should make the buyer experience homogenised with just the ebay and paypal checkouts. If I see “powered by channel advisor” I may consider buying from another seller in the future, as it really put me off. J

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47967 Chris Dawson Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:45:32 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47967 #44 I think you'll probably find that it was a rare but scheduled update to the CA Checkout process. Unfortunately with users around the world there isn't ever a convenient time of day for maintenance that won't inconvenience someone - a bit like in the UK eBay and PayPal maintenance always falls on a Friday morning just as sellers want to process their last orders before knocking off for the weekend... #44 I think you’ll probably find that it was a rare but scheduled update to the CA Checkout process. Unfortunately with users around the world there isn’t ever a convenient time of day for maintenance that won’t inconvenience someone – a bit like in the UK eBay and PayPal maintenance always falls on a Friday morning just as sellers want to process their last orders before knocking off for the weekend…

]]> By: EventHorizon1984 http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47965 EventHorizon1984 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:02:29 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47965 #41 John Pemberton on May 30th, 2009 8:26 am "How would you give feedback to someone when their stupid checkout system (Channeladvisor) won’t let you pay via paypal." Should take that up with ChannelAdvisor CEO Scot Wingo. However with eBay perhaps owning from 15% and up of ChannelAdvisor (http://seekingalpha.com/article/49471-10-reasons-why-ebay-will-eventually-acquire-channeladvisor), and perhaps meaning the ChannelAdvisor process is okay with eBay, don't expect much. "At ChannelAdvisor, we’ve been diligently studying the Spring Changes that eBay announced last week and talking to both sellers and eBay for more information." Scot Wingo, 23 April 2009 #41 John Pemberton on May 30th, 2009 8:26 am
“How would you give feedback to someone when their stupid checkout system (Channeladvisor) won’t let you pay via paypal.”

Should take that up with ChannelAdvisor CEO Scot Wingo.

However with eBay perhaps owning from 15% and up of ChannelAdvisor (http://seekingalpha.com/article/49471-10-reasons-why-ebay-will-eventually-acquire-channeladvisor), and perhaps meaning the ChannelAdvisor process is okay with eBay, don’t expect much.

“At ChannelAdvisor, we’ve been diligently studying the Spring Changes that eBay announced last week and talking to both sellers and eBay for more information.”
Scot Wingo, 23 April 2009

]]> By: Stefan http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47964 Stefan Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:17:17 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47964 Hello, please let your comments at the ebay Ink blog. This is maybe nearer by the company. Also the editor of this blog promised to give it to the responsable people: http://ebayinkblog.com/2009/05/20/ebay-conducting-feedback-tests-in-the-marketplace-5-minutes-with-brian-burke/comment-page-2/#comments Hello,

please let your comments at the ebay Ink blog.
This is maybe nearer by the company.
Also the editor of this blog promised to give it to the responsable people:

http://ebayinkblog.com/2009/05/20/ebay-conducting-feedback-tests-in-the-marketplace-5-minutes-with-brian-burke/comment-page-2/#comments

]]> By: EbayIsGoingDownTheToilet http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47940 EbayIsGoingDownTheToilet Sat, 30 May 2009 16:48:04 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47940 LISTEN UP EBAY, STOP PUTTING THE HEAT ON THE SELLERS WITH MORE STRINGENT FEEDBACK SYSTEMS, INSTEAD FOCUS ON FEEDBACK FOR BUYERS WHO DON'T PAY!! EBAY SEEMS TO BE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THEY ARE ALWAYS "FIXING" MINOR PROBLEMS (IF YOU CAN EVEN CALL THEM PROBLEMS) AND NEVER ADDRESSING MAJOR ONES THAT KEEP GOOD SELLERS WHO LEFT EBAY FROM COMING BACK TO EBAY!! NOT TO MENTION THE OUTRAGEOUS FEES EBAY/PAYPAL CHARGE!!! IF A COMPANY WOULD MODEL ITSELF AFTER EBAY THE WAY IT WAS ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, THEY WOULD KICK EBAYS BUTT!! LISTEN UP EBAY, STOP PUTTING THE HEAT ON THE SELLERS WITH MORE STRINGENT FEEDBACK SYSTEMS, INSTEAD FOCUS ON FEEDBACK FOR BUYERS WHO DON’T PAY!! EBAY SEEMS TO BE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THEY ARE ALWAYS “FIXING” MINOR PROBLEMS (IF YOU CAN EVEN CALL THEM PROBLEMS) AND NEVER ADDRESSING MAJOR ONES THAT KEEP GOOD SELLERS WHO LEFT EBAY FROM COMING BACK TO EBAY!! NOT TO MENTION THE OUTRAGEOUS FEES EBAY/PAYPAL CHARGE!!! IF A COMPANY WOULD MODEL ITSELF AFTER EBAY THE WAY IT WAS ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, THEY WOULD KICK EBAYS BUTT!!

]]> By: John Pemberton http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47930 John Pemberton Sat, 30 May 2009 07:26:38 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47930 How would you give feedback to someone when their stupid checkout system (Channeladvisor) won't let you pay via paypal. I think eBay should remove such systems and keep with the standard ebay checkout. Here's a pic of what I am faced with....a 4 hour wait until I can pay...cheers Channeladvisor: http://s552.photobucket.com/albums/jj340/GMDCGLOBAL/test/?action=view&current=ijustwannapay.jpg How would you give feedback to someone when their stupid checkout system (Channeladvisor) won’t let you pay via paypal. I think eBay should remove such systems and keep with the standard ebay checkout. Here’s a pic of what I am faced with….a 4 hour wait until I can pay…cheers Channeladvisor:

http://s552.photobucket.com/albums/jj340/GMDCGLOBAL/test/?action=view&current=ijustwannapay.jpg

]]> By: Stefan http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47909 Stefan Thu, 28 May 2009 20:41:37 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47909 don´t miss the comments on ebay ink. don´t miss the comments on ebay ink.

]]> By: pete http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47869 pete Tue, 26 May 2009 15:37:58 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47869 To be able to accuratley rate a seller you would need such a complex system that no-one would now how to use it. At the end of the day, if a buyer doesn't actively complain about a sale then they are happy (generally). Anything that tries to measure "how" happy or "how" unhappy they are is doomed to failure from day one due to the reasons mentioned above. That's why the old system of positive and negative worked so well, it was simple and easy to understand, use and analyze. You were happy or you were unhappy. To be able to accuratley rate a seller you would need such a complex system that no-one would now how to use it.

At the end of the day, if a buyer doesn’t actively complain about a sale then they are happy (generally). Anything that tries to measure “how” happy or “how” unhappy they are is doomed to failure from day one due to the reasons mentioned above.

That’s why the old system of positive and negative worked so well, it was simple and easy to understand, use and analyze. You were happy or you were unhappy.

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47868 Chris Dawson Tue, 26 May 2009 14:59:55 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47868 Hi Amber, It's a good point you make - I've long thought there's room for category based DSR levels for things like discounts. Sellers supplying items such as furniture or baths or cars have very different service levels than another who's items fit in a jiffy bag. Hi Amber, It’s a good point you make – I’ve long thought there’s room for category based DSR levels for things like discounts. Sellers supplying items such as furniture or baths or cars have very different service levels than another who’s items fit in a jiffy bag.

]]> By: Amber http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47867 Amber Tue, 26 May 2009 14:31:27 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47867 "In reality being a long way below average is what’s a disaster for a seller." And this is something I take issue with. Comparing eBay sellers based only on DSRs does them a grave disservice. For example, the DSRs for a US only seller are not the same as the DSRs for those who also ship internationally. A person who sells in a category with notoriously picky buyers (Video Games) isn't the same as one who sells books. We've had several instances where a seller with two ids--one for each type of merchandise--has wildly variant DSRs. Despite having the same business practices. The differences were because of the different buying demographics. A video game seller with a 4.6 in item as described is not the same as an antique seller with a 4.6. One is primarily a young demographic. The other is a more mature demographic. They do not rate sellers the same way. Prior to the shipping caps, I sold directly on ebay.co.uk and ebay.com.au. The AU ratings were always higher than the UK ratings--despite having the UK listings having lower postage costs and faster transit times. The messaging was exactly the same. So even destination on CBT played a factor. I have no confidence that Brian and the rest of the feedback flunkies will get this one right, either. Unless they stop the ridiculous use of 'averages' to compare one seller to another. “In reality being a long way below average is what’s a disaster for a seller.”

And this is something I take issue with. Comparing eBay sellers based only on DSRs does them a grave disservice. For example, the DSRs for a US only seller are not the same as the DSRs for those who also ship internationally.

A person who sells in a category with notoriously picky buyers (Video Games) isn’t the same as one who sells books.

We’ve had several instances where a seller with two ids–one for each type of merchandise–has wildly variant DSRs. Despite having the same business practices. The differences were because of the different buying demographics.

A video game seller with a 4.6 in item as described is not the same as an antique seller with a 4.6. One is primarily a young demographic. The other is a more mature demographic. They do not rate sellers the same way.

Prior to the shipping caps, I sold directly on ebay.co.uk and ebay.com.au. The AU ratings were always higher than the UK ratings–despite having the UK listings having lower postage costs and faster transit times. The messaging was exactly the same. So even destination on CBT played a factor.

I have no confidence that Brian and the rest of the feedback flunkies will get this one right, either. Unless they stop the ridiculous use of ‘averages’ to compare one seller to another.

]]> By: Stefan http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47862 Stefan Tue, 26 May 2009 04:53:20 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47862 in every other company they would say: "Mr. Burke you failed, you are done, good bye". in every other company they would say: “Mr. Burke you failed, you are done, good bye”.

]]> By: Stefan http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47861 Stefan Tue, 26 May 2009 03:12:37 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47861 it is interesting to read the comments at ebay INK, but I am sure they do not care ... it is interesting to read the comments at ebay INK, but I am sure they do not care …

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47850 Chris Dawson Mon, 25 May 2009 13:47:44 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47850 @EventHorizon1984 EventHorizon1984<i>While in real life a 4 out of 5 rating is good, on eBay it’s a disaster for a seller.</i> In reality being a long way below average is what's a disaster for a seller. In the UK the average DSRs for the last 30 days are 4.76, 4.73, 4.69 & 4.66. In the US the averages are slightly higher at 4.80, 4.77, 4.73, 4.74. All a seller needs to do is set buyers expectations for service and then meet or exceed those expectations and the DSRs will most likely look after themselves. @EventHorizon1984 EventHorizon1984While in real life a 4 out of 5 rating is good, on eBay it’s a disaster for a seller.

In reality being a long way below average is what’s a disaster for a seller.
In the UK the average DSRs for the last 30 days are 4.76, 4.73, 4.69 & 4.66. In the US the averages are slightly higher at 4.80, 4.77, 4.73, 4.74.

All a seller needs to do is set buyers expectations for service and then meet or exceed those expectations and the DSRs will most likely look after themselves.

]]> By: Liz http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47849 Liz Mon, 25 May 2009 13:04:47 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47849 As a buyer, I hate DSR's. An extra step and I will loose the will to leave feedback forever. As a buyer, I hate DSR’s.

An extra step and I will loose the will to leave feedback forever.

]]> By: EventHorizon1984 http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47848 EventHorizon1984 Mon, 25 May 2009 13:01:45 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47848 > Sue Bailey on May 22nd, 2009 9:12 am > sellers who complain that DSRs are hurt by international trade are, > frankly, just not doing it right. Now I'm curious too. What is "doing it right"? Out in the middle of the Pacific, where there's a 2500 mile gap between land masses, our DRSs are Shipping Time (4.87), Shipping and handling charges (4.85). Those are the cumulative ratings from U.S. buyers, with no International ones. Shipping from Hawaii is at the high end of the post office shipping rates, versus the low end for most sellers in the middle 48 States. And we get marked down accordingly. Still these are good numbers. When we did ship Internationally, buyers tended to rate the two shipping DRSs at "4". This due to longer delivery time, and more expensive than say shipping from France to Great Britain. Of course the numbers given above were much much lower. While in real life a 4 out of 5 rating is good, on eBay it's a disaster for a seller. It was much more prudent to stop International shipping ON eBay and ship Internationally OFF eBay, than risk a 4.5 DSR and be completely banned from selling on eBay. That choice of course due to Brian Burke's actions, and NOT our International customers. Incidentally our last International "buyer" skirted past the International blocks and didn't bother to pay. They left a Neutral and DSRs of 3 3 3 1 (unlike eBay we can do simple math), resulting in a warning from eBay and reduced search standing. Miracle of miracles we managed to get the feedback and DSR removed. The warning disappeared and the 30 day average shot back up to 5's across the board. So what exactly is "doing it right" for this 1 in a 1000 International buyer? In the matter of one Brian Burke: "No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity. " Jacques Yves Cousteau > Sue Bailey on May 22nd, 2009 9:12 am
> sellers who complain that DSRs are hurt by international trade are,
> frankly, just not doing it right.

Now I’m curious too. What is “doing it right”?

Out in the middle of the Pacific, where there’s a 2500 mile gap between land masses, our DRSs are Shipping Time (4.87), Shipping and handling charges (4.85). Those are the cumulative ratings from U.S. buyers, with no International ones. Shipping from Hawaii is at the high end of the post office shipping rates, versus the low end for most sellers in the middle 48 States. And we get marked down accordingly. Still these are good numbers.

When we did ship Internationally, buyers tended to rate the two shipping DRSs at “4″. This due to longer delivery time, and more expensive than say shipping from France to Great Britain. Of course the numbers given above were much much lower.

While in real life a 4 out of 5 rating is good, on eBay it’s a disaster for a seller.

It was much more prudent to stop International shipping ON eBay and ship Internationally OFF eBay, than risk a 4.5 DSR and be completely banned from selling on eBay.

That choice of course due to Brian Burke’s actions, and NOT our International customers.

Incidentally our last International “buyer” skirted past the International blocks and didn’t bother to pay. They left a Neutral and DSRs of 3 3 3 1 (unlike eBay we can do simple math), resulting in a warning from eBay and reduced search standing. Miracle of miracles we managed to get the feedback and DSR removed. The warning disappeared and the 30 day average shot back up to 5′s across the board.

So what exactly is “doing it right” for this 1 in a 1000 International buyer?

In the matter of one Brian Burke:

“No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity. ”
Jacques Yves Cousteau

]]> By: Amber http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47843 Amber Sat, 23 May 2009 20:56:59 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47843 "sellers who complain that DSRs are hurt by international trade are, frankly, just not doing it right. " Sue, I've been selling internationally for 6 years now. I am quite sure I know how to mail internationally--and communicate with my buyers--correctly. Mailing from France to the UK is not in any way the same as mailing from the US to the UK or the US to Australia. (I am a US seller). Distance alone would account for longer delivery times that you are probably experiencing. The USPS drastically changed international postage options in 2007--coinciding almost exactly with the introduction of the DSRs. Surface mail was eliminated. Those who shipped via surface methods saw their shipping prices quadruple. We went from having relatively inexpensive international rates to having nearly the same rates as other countries. As for dispatch time, my DSRs have absolutely taken hits from international buyers despite messaging them in every possible way that overseas delivery can take weeks. Please don't use the false logic that because YOU don't see any issues with CBT, those that do are somehow doing something wrong. “sellers who complain that DSRs are hurt by international trade are, frankly, just not doing it right. ”

Sue, I’ve been selling internationally for 6 years now. I am quite sure I know how to mail internationally–and communicate with my buyers–correctly.

Mailing from France to the UK is not in any way the same as mailing from the US to the UK or the US to Australia. (I am a US seller). Distance alone would account for longer delivery times that you are probably experiencing.

The USPS drastically changed international postage options in 2007–coinciding almost exactly with the introduction of the DSRs. Surface mail was eliminated. Those who shipped via surface methods saw their shipping prices quadruple. We went from having relatively inexpensive international rates to having nearly the same rates as other countries.

As for dispatch time, my DSRs have absolutely taken hits from international buyers despite messaging them in every possible way that overseas delivery can take weeks.

Please don’t use the false logic that because YOU don’t see any issues with CBT, those that do are somehow doing something wrong.

]]> By: Kate George http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47839 Kate George Sat, 23 May 2009 09:15:19 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47839 And another thing, it's still necessary to have a buying and a selling ID even though sellers can't leave bad feedback for buyers. I bought a CD, the seller didn't communicate well, told me he had posted it when he hadn't, charged £2 for postage then sent second class when the listing said first and the condition wasn't really as good as stated either. I emailed asking for a response on all these issues and got no reply so I left a neutral. (He was lucky as many people would leave a neg). The feedback I got as a buyer was "Very hard buyer to please" and the reply to the (factual) feedback I left was "go away and annoy someone else". Obviously this seller is an idiot but I wouldn't like comments like that showing up on my selling ID. And another thing, it’s still necessary to have a buying and a selling ID even though sellers can’t leave bad feedback for buyers. I bought a CD, the seller didn’t communicate well, told me he had posted it when he hadn’t, charged £2 for postage then sent second class when the listing said first and the condition wasn’t really as good as stated either. I emailed asking for a response on all these issues and got no reply so I left a neutral. (He was lucky as many people would leave a neg). The feedback I got as a buyer was “Very hard buyer to please” and the reply to the (factual) feedback I left was “go away and annoy someone else”. Obviously this seller is an idiot but I wouldn’t like comments like that showing up on my selling ID.

]]> By: Kate George http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47837 Kate George Sat, 23 May 2009 08:38:36 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47837 The problem is that a stupid buyer can ruin your business. One buyer just left me a neutral for not sending clip on earrings. The listing clearly says please let me know if you want clips. They never contacted me either when they bough them or before leaving feedback so this was the first I knew that there was a problem. This could really damage me with ebay. I not a bad seller, if the buyer contacted me I will happily change to clip on earrings. The problem is that a stupid buyer can ruin your business. One buyer just left me a neutral for not sending clip on earrings. The listing clearly says please let me know if you want clips. They never contacted me either when they bough them or before leaving feedback so this was the first I knew that there was a problem. This could really damage me with ebay. I not a bad seller, if the buyer contacted me I will happily change to clip on earrings.

]]> By: Richard http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47836 Richard Sat, 23 May 2009 06:42:10 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47836 The problem with the current system is just how much damage someone leaving all 1's can do or some nut leaving all 3's for an N/A. Get a couple of loons in a row and you could end up suspended -- 30 days is too small a window for even a moderate seller. The other problem is if everyone is expected to leave a 5, what does someone leave for the truly exceptional? I mean you specifically sent the item out on the same day the person bid to get it to them by their kids birthday and giftwrapped the thing. As it stands now you get the same 5 as a normal item except that if the post office messes up you get the splat. What they should have had from the beginning was a SIX rating in a shaded form for above and beyond. One would only be allowed to leave a limited number of 6's and they would be only for special things. Having a 6 there as a special option might also stop the "nobody is perfect" 4 feedback when they should be leaving a 5. The problem with the current system is just how much damage someone leaving all 1′s can do or some nut leaving all 3′s for an N/A.
Get a couple of loons in a row and you could end up suspended — 30 days is too small a window for even a moderate seller.

The other problem is if everyone is expected to leave a 5, what does someone leave for the truly exceptional? I mean you specifically sent the item out on the same day the person bid to get it to them by their kids birthday and giftwrapped the thing. As it stands now you get the same 5 as a normal item except that if the post office messes up you get the splat.

What they should have had from the beginning was a SIX rating in a shaded form for above and beyond. One would only be allowed to leave a limited number of 6′s and they would be only for special things.

Having a 6 there as a special option might also stop the “nobody is perfect” 4 feedback when they should be leaving a 5.

]]> By: Kerry http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47835 Kerry Sat, 23 May 2009 04:39:44 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47835 I sell occassionally but buy regularly. I preferred it when a seller could leave negs as my feedback as a buyer meant something. I received 2 negs as a buyer both were retallitory but didn't do me any harm. One was for a pair of jeans with huge frays in the hems that were described as excellent condition (sorry fray = damage which to me is not excellent condition when not designed that way) seller would not give partial refund for me to keep or agree to any postage for me to return. The other seller took 17 days to post & only after I escalated dispute by the time itt arrived 22 days after auction end it was too late for purpose. Neither seller said I didn't pay so really nacked me up with their comments. I once got a neg on my main ID from a NPB. He ended up NARU'd so it got removed but he did trash my DSR's. I don't like the current system so much because the DSR's are annonymous I would have no idea of how to improve as I don't know why the person was disatisfied. My DSR's stand at 4.7 for P&P but 4.9 for evrything else yet I know someone marked me down to a 1-2 in the last 15 sales for unreasonable P&P don't know who as everyone else must have been happy ish so how can I improve it as it could have just been a whinger. I have only sold 50 items n last 12 months so this 1 person can have a large effect. I sell occassionally but buy regularly. I preferred it when a seller could leave negs as my feedback as a buyer meant something. I received 2 negs as a buyer both were retallitory but didn’t do me any harm. One was for a pair of jeans with huge frays in the hems that were described as excellent condition (sorry fray = damage which to me is not excellent condition when not designed that way) seller would not give partial refund for me to keep or agree to any postage for me to return. The other seller took 17 days to post & only after I escalated dispute by the time itt arrived 22 days after auction end it was too late for purpose. Neither seller said I didn’t pay so really nacked me up with their comments. I once got a neg on my main ID from a NPB. He ended up NARU’d so it got removed but he did trash my DSR’s.

I don’t like the current system so much because the DSR’s are annonymous I would have no idea of how to improve as I don’t know why the person was disatisfied. My DSR’s stand at 4.7 for P&P but 4.9 for evrything else yet I know someone marked me down to a 1-2 in the last 15 sales for unreasonable P&P don’t know who as everyone else must have been happy ish so how can I improve it as it could have just been a whinger. I have only sold 50 items n last 12 months so this 1 person can have a large effect.

]]> By: eqixx http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47833 eqixx Fri, 22 May 2009 17:16:33 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47833 our DSRs are all 4.9 except postage cost which is 4.7. we find that sending items with parcelforce (one flat charge) gets worse feedback than sending with Royal Mail (a few different charges, based on weight. having said that, most people imagine it's a lot cheaper to send something than it actually is. Also, we send items the next working day after payment, make this clear at every stage, and send everything with parcelforce 48hr. With Royal mail, we say we're sending 2nd class, but actually send everything 1st class, meaning it arrives quicker than they expect, pleasantly surprising them. :) Our feedback is dominated with things like 'fast delivery' 'super quick postage' 'really quick delivery!', which we believe is a reassurance to potential customers (that and our 100% rating! :) ) I see nothing really wrong with the DSRs as they are at the moment, however they could re-name the tags for each of the stars to Awful, Bad, Poor, Average, Good. I just wish they'd stop changing things and stop micro-managing. our DSRs are all 4.9 except postage cost which is 4.7. we find that sending items with parcelforce (one flat charge) gets worse feedback than sending with Royal Mail (a few different charges, based on weight. having said that, most people imagine it’s a lot cheaper to send something than it actually is.

Also, we send items the next working day after payment, make this clear at every stage, and send everything with parcelforce 48hr. With Royal mail, we say we’re sending 2nd class, but actually send everything 1st class, meaning it arrives quicker than they expect, pleasantly surprising them. :)

Our feedback is dominated with things like ‘fast delivery’ ‘super quick postage’ ‘really quick delivery!’, which we believe is a reassurance to potential customers (that and our 100% rating! :) )

I see nothing really wrong with the DSRs as they are at the moment, however they could re-name the tags for each of the stars to Awful, Bad, Poor, Average, Good.

I just wish they’d stop changing things and stop micro-managing.

]]> By: Hereford United Fan http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47831 Hereford United Fan Fri, 22 May 2009 15:48:42 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47831 #23 John Just signed up. See you there. Thanks #23

John

Just signed up.

See you there.

Thanks

]]> By: Ian I http://tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html#comment-47830 Ian I Fri, 22 May 2009 15:30:16 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7172#comment-47830 My 30 day DSRs are 4.95, 4.92, 4.92, 4.87. What that does not tell me - or anyone else - is how many of our customers have (despite clear info on the view item page and dispatch emails from both ourselves and the couriers) not been in to take delivery, and then marked us down because (they claim) they have not been carded and before they have done anything about it the item is coming back to us. I know our website customers are happy - not only do many of them take time to email and tell us so, they come back and buy again. What they do not do is waste my time with stupid questions, fraudulent claims, and ridiculous offers. Ebay is already too time consuming - and therefore even less profitable - without asking sellers to deal with even more "interaction" and the increased hassle it will bring. DSR's are a waste of time. They give ebay the opportunity increase fees with the left hand before discounting them for some of us with the right hand, and they give (some) buyers a handy tool with which they think they can blackmail genuine sellers. Unfortunately however ebay will never do away with feedback because if they did they would have to work harder themselves to root out deadbeat sellers and scammers. My 30 day DSRs are 4.95, 4.92, 4.92, 4.87. What that does not tell me – or anyone else – is how many of our customers have (despite clear info on the view item page and dispatch emails from both ourselves and the couriers) not been in to take delivery, and then marked us down because (they claim) they have not been carded and before they have done anything about it the item is coming back to us.

I know our website customers are happy – not only do many of them take time to email and tell us so, they come back and buy again. What they do not do is waste my time with stupid questions, fraudulent claims, and ridiculous offers.

Ebay is already too time consuming – and therefore even less profitable – without asking sellers to deal with even more “interaction” and the increased hassle it will bring. DSR’s are a waste of time. They give ebay the opportunity increase fees with the left hand before discounting them for some of us with the right hand, and they give (some) buyers a handy tool with which they think they can blackmail genuine sellers.

Unfortunately however ebay will never do away with feedback because if they did they would have to work harder themselves to root out deadbeat sellers and scammers.

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