posted on December 9, 2000 11:42:46 AM
I recently came across an auction I was interested in. But when I was trying to view the description and read the terms it was very hard because this person's particular auctions had the words "penny thanks you for looking" everywhere I pointed my mouse. It was VERY irritating. So, I wrote to the seller an email:
"Hi, I was looking at your XXXXXXXXX auctions. I might have bid on some things but I have to tell you, I just had to back out of your auctions because of that extremely annoying "penny thanks you for looking" that follows my cursor all over the screen. It makes it very hard to read the descriptions and look at the pics. I also know that about 95% of bidders feel the same way. Just thought you should know.
Her response:
Sorry, your loss.
Can you believe it?
So I responded:
I don't think so! Too bad you feel that way. Good luck with your auctions. You will need it.
Her response:
Want to know something REAL scarey? We have 17 ebay web sites....5 in 1 group and 12 that are all different formats. We sell everything from pet supplies to jewelry and fully support 4 families.....it's hard to avoid us.
She has 212 feedback and 5 negs. I wish I knew ALL her ID's cause I'd avoid her like the plague!
posted on December 9, 2000 12:22:17 PM
She had items I may have bid on had her auctions been easier to read (not so busy) and had she been a little friendlier. With an attitude like that she doesn't DESERVE my business. She said it was my loss for not bidding. I basically responded that that's not how I saw it and it's too bad she had to be like that.
I used to have music in my auctions a LONG time ago when I first started and someone emailed me and told me how annoying it was so I quit doing it. Now my auctions are simple and my bids are much higher. Too bad everyone can't just take a little bit of advice now and then.
You missed my point. I didn't say there was anything wrong with your first e-mail (although it is always a mistake to tell strangers what they "should do" or "should know" rather than what they "might like to do" or "might like to know".
I just thought your decision to continue an unwelcome correspondence was ill-advised. It could be viewed as harassment.
posted on December 9, 2000 12:56:12 PM
My motto is "less is more" when it comes to auction formats. I'd like the potential buyer to look at the ITEM, has worked o.k. for almost 4 years
posted on December 9, 2000 01:02:31 PM
The seller does sound unecessarily rude ; she/he could have enquired politely of the bidder what information the bidder wanted , and provided it .
And then again equally politely have told the bidder that she/he had received nothing but accolades re: the " touchy-feely-love-me " eye pollution , and will continue to use it ... thank you very much !
Time -consuming ? So's responding with rudeness .
I've been sotempted to contact some sellers re: the legibility of their listings ; usually glaring neon magenta or blue text on a dark background or often the sections in which they give important info like shipping costs and TOS ! Wonder if these are the same people who complain that bidders don't read ...
Also where the ebay page "jumps " into wallpaper , just when you're looking at the tiny print that gives shipping , cos' it's not mentioned in the description ! Just happened to me today...the page suddeny turned into the bottom of a 70's bathtub effect with those rubber non-slip psychedelic stick ons , probably meant to suggest snowflakes..aaargh..couldn't read a thing through it , so found another listing of the same item to bid on!
Most of these sellers have quite high fb , so I figured it's just my eyesight..now I'll know not to bother the seller...or maybe I should , just to get some statistics to bring back here some time?
edited for ubb's and another look at ' unethissiairily '
[ edited by uglimouse on Dec 9, 2000 01:09 PM ]
posted on December 9, 2000 03:58:55 PM
that was a rude seller. I think it's perfectly acceptable and often very interesting to call snotty people on their rudeness. many people don't have time, but I'm at home a lot and I have the time and I think every strike against rude people we can make has the potential to give these rude people something to think about whether they do or not. If they blow us off so what. I say challenge rudeness wherever you can. I had a person leave a totally unjustified and rude negative for me on Half.com complaining about ME for late shipping when I sent the day after I got notice and she only paid for book rate. I didn't have her email but I promptly sat right down and wrote her to let her know that rude, thoughtless buyers herself were the reason I no longer sell on Half.com and that if she intended to do more buying on the internet it would help if she would read the FAQ's first. Did she read it? Who knows. Did she take it to heart? Who cares. Next time she's leaving a negative, though, I bet she'll think twice.
posted on December 9, 2000 05:09:31 PM
Pointing out others Rudeness is rude all on its own and you know two rudes acts dont make one more polite.
Two parents Dad always rude to mom in return mom is rude to dad and points out all his faults always reminding dad of that thing he did wrong 20 years ago all the while in front of there kids, Does dad's rudeness to mom and moms rudeness back and pointing out past and new flaws in dad's behavior make for polite childeren in there future I think not all they learned is return insult for insult.
It is always better if you find no good points to remain polite in all things to other as a exsample of what is right.
The seller put this mouse trailer on there auction because they liked it its there auction if you didnt like the mouse trailer you had two options one was to park your mouse and use your keyboard to navigate there auction if you were interested enough you might want to read and bid or you could have used the back button neither of these acts are rude at all just a choice each bidder of these auctions make everyday.
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