professorhiggins
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posted on October 7, 2001 04:38:32 PM
I've never bid on any auctions where the seller
had private feedback because it makes me think that they have something to hide.
I suppose a legitimate seller may do this if
a disgruntled bidder began emailing past winners and tried to cause problems.
A bad seller would probably choose to have
private feedback to conceal wrongdoings on their part.
My questions are:
1) Are there any other reasons why one might
choose to go private?
2) Does anyone on this forum use this method?
3) What type of reactions do others have when they see an auction which is run by a seller with private feedback (will you usually bid anyway)? I would probably bid if the seller
had tons of positives and little or no negatives, but isn't it better to display
excessive positive feedback--why hide it?
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 7, 2001 04:46:20 PM
For sellers, I don't think they should have private feedback - and I personally don't feel that ebay should allow it for sellers.
However, as a buyer I can see reasons to have private feedback.
I'm currently doing my Christmas shopping and have thought about making my feedback on my buying ID Private so my friends & family can't see what I'm purchasing, since I'm buying for them.
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squeeky
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posted on October 7, 2001 05:08:13 PM
Making your feedback private won't stop people from doing a buyer search to see what you are bidding on, and have bidded on and/or won in the past 30 days.
***Think outside the Box***
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pobo
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posted on October 7, 2001 05:08:24 PM
It's like why have sex sitting naked in the boss's chair...makes me feel so naughty
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HopelessSinner-07
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posted on October 7, 2001 05:14:12 PM
We sell lots of 3x and 4x Pantyhose.....
We have received a few email asking not to leave a feedback...
My response is always the same..
No Problem ...Jim..or Bruce or Larry
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quickdraw29
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posted on October 7, 2001 05:22:15 PM
I went with private feedback once, some deadbeat, a week after the auction ended, left me a neg. I asked him why and he said because he thought I was trying to hide something. So I've been with public fb since, although I attempted to do it again and realized they don't show your total fb number either, which is also ridiculous.
I don't see any reason I need public fb. Name any business, B&M or internet, other than auctions that allow their feedback viewable to the public. What's so hard to develop a better system that is factual and subjective than this current ridicous method? Click on one of the following: A)Item took under 10 days to arrive; B) 10-14; C)15-21; D) over 21. Click on one of the following: A) Seller was extremely friendly; B)somewhat friendly; C)not friendly at all.
At the end of every users feedback number is the average from all those categories listed above and more.
It's been a big issue with me and ebay has lost 30% of my business because of their reluctance to change.
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barbkeith
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posted on October 7, 2001 05:22:57 PM
HopelessSinner, thanks I needed that!! 
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Eventer
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posted on October 7, 2001 07:35:16 PM
I don't see a problem w/having private feedback. Why even SafeHarbor uses it..just check out the Meg/baseball auction.
If it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me.
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figmente
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posted on October 7, 2001 08:46:29 PM
I think that private feedback can be a significant liability for a seller as many buyers pass them as probably having something to hide.
For buyers it should hardly matter as few sellers would much notice until something else seems sour.
Another ppossible reason for a seller wanting to use private feedback would occur when a seller, especially in high end fields, is concerned with competitors harvesting the customer list. ebaY's tightening access to email addresses might reduce this concern.
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engelskdansk
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posted on October 7, 2001 09:01:08 PM
I always check the feedback of any seller before bidding. A history of problem negs and they are toast. Same goes for private feedback--automatic bypass.
If more buyers would show some responsibility BEFORE bidding, problem sellers would be out of business.
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justgeorge
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posted on October 7, 2001 09:58:32 PM
Why have private FB?
My bet would be that the reason for private FB is not to hide a glowing positive FB file.
As a seller, I don't think I have ever had a bidder with private FB, but if I did I would probably consider canceling the bid.
As a bidder, I would not bid on an auction where the seller chose to keep his FB private.
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professorhiggins
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posted on October 7, 2001 10:49:14 PM
I don't think private feedback will conceal the
seller's auctions---though I could be wrong---
so I don't think it would prevent a competitor
from harvesting the seller's customer list----a.k.a. the people who didn't win---
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bookart
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posted on October 7, 2001 11:41:28 PM
Why the PRIVATE feedback?
Do you really want your fellow Ebayer's to know what a deal you got on a rubber vagina?
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justgeorge
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posted on October 7, 2001 11:50:38 PM
bookart:
How to I make that laughing smily face???
Anyway, insert it here!!!!
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celebrity8x10s
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posted on October 8, 2001 08:29:03 AM
I remember running into a seller with private feedback and a rating of around 1200. I thought he was hiding something, but when I clicked on his feedback, it reavealed all positives and no negs. He posted in his about me page the reason for the private feedback. It had something to do with another person contacting bidders, but I can't remember the exact reason. It didn't appear to hurt his sales any.
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kckckc
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posted on October 8, 2001 12:41:13 PM
Another reason I have seen for private feedback dates WAAAAY back to non-transactional based feedback. For anyone who has joined ebay in the last 2 years or so, you used to be able to leave feedback, for anyone, at anytime, for any reason (and as many as you wanted). It was a nightmare, and those feedbacks still exsist in your file. You could be bombed just because someone didn't like your name, or the worst case I saw, was Rosie O'Donnell's charity auction, she got HAMMERED becasue of her strict no gun policy she aired. Way back when I sold something with a fur detail on it, and got slammed by an anti-fur person. I can see how one woudn't want those comments read, if they suffered the same fate, but to a higher degree.
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justgeorge
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posted on October 8, 2001 01:13:51 PM
I remember running into a seller with private feedback and a rating of around 1200. I thought he was hiding something, but when I clicked on his feedback, it reavealed all positives and no negs. He posted in his about me page the reason for the private feedback. It had something to do with another person contacting bidders, but I can't remember the exact reason. It didn't appear to hurt his sales any.
I am be wrong but I think if your FB is private you can still see who the bidders are. In order to keep your bidders IDs private you need to run private auctions then their IDs wont be shown except to anyone except the seller.
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