posted on May 18, 2002 08:47:54 PM new
Typically when bidders complain about a reciprocal feedback policy, they assume the seller is withholding feedback for some nefarious reason, i.e., as insurance that the bidder won't leave negative feedback. That makes absolutely no sense. Why would a seller leave non-positive feedback for a satisfactory customer?
I think it's more likely that either the seller is waiting until the transaction is "finished" (buyer is satisfied) or else the seller hasn't got hours per week to waste leaving feedback for customers who don't reciprocate.
I don't see how it can be any simpler: If you want feedback, leave feedback first. If you want to argue about that, then obviously the feedback isn't that important to you.
