posted on October 31, 2000 08:28:17 AM
Forgive me if this topic has been discussed before.
My eBay seller sister has a bidder on one of her current auctions who has shielded access to his/her feedback profile by using the private FB option. Upon looking up his/her Overall Profile Makeup we were horrified to see that he/she has app. 30 FB, nearly half of which are negative.
Two questions: Why does eBay offer this option? It seems to us that it protects bidders with very bad records and does nothing for the sellers except cause headaches and visions of cancelled auctions.
Secondly, Why hasn't eBay bounced a person with such a bad FB record?
posted on October 31, 2000 08:31:45 AM
I sell women's clothes and a lot of my bidders are cross dressing men. They have good feedback but they don't want people seeing what they have bought in the past--- friends, family members, co-workers, etc., to whom they may not be "out of the closet". If the feedback is negative you can see it on the front page, but if someone has all positives and private feedback, most likely they are purchasing something embarassing, OR buying gifts for relatives or kids, and don't want it to be seen.....there are a number of reasons that could be totally innocent.
posted on October 31, 2000 08:36:12 AM
Ebay only used to bounce buyers who got to a negative 4 total feedback. It was real easy to be an awful buyer yet still maintain a FB rating above this.
Now, they bounce those who don't pay four times, or something like that, but this person probably got most of their negatives for items before this new rule, so they continue to exist. Or, their negatives are not related to not paying.
If I had a buyer with private feedback and a lot of negatives, I'd either cancel his bid outright or give him 24 hours to make it public so you can see it.
