WeaponXxX said:
LOL if you can leave comments then I guess it is gonna be give em a star for positive feedback then in the comment box explain the buyer/seller is actually an asshole
Because Ebay are actively policing for those comments - they then get deleted but the plus remains.
Result is that they get a positive and no-one gets to read the comment.
Stopped selling on Ebay a few months ago when these changes were first mentioned.
Other effects of the new rules include:
1. Buyers now doing feedback ransoming (discount the postage or I'll neg you)
2. Sellers get discounts depending on their DSRs. The level set is 4.6 for the discount, while most people will give 4 or 5 for rating this then averages out at 4.5
3. People get suspended if their 12 Month feedback rating drops below 95% but they applied it retroactively and neutrals count as negatives under the new system. This really penalises small sellers as just 2 negatives/neutrals over 40 sales would get you suspended for 30 days. Of course since it's a rolling 12 months after the suspension you will have lost some positives from the beginning of the period (say 4 items) meaning your rating will then be 2 Non-positive out of 36 sales, meaning you get suspended again.
4. The 'paypal on all items' caveat means that if you want to rip someone off you pay via paypal then collect the item. 2 Weeks later put in a claim for item not received and you will get your money back as the seller can not prove delivery - as the only proof they accept is recorded delivery.
5. Ebay intoduced the subtle change in that you can not discriminate between payment methods - this means you now have to accept cheques from foreign buyers or paypal from home country buyers. See #4 for why this may be a problem and foreign cheques have a premium charge associated when paid into a UK bank.