posted on May 15, 2001 02:51:08 PM new
From BidBay auction site:
When you complete any of the following tasks, you will be automatically entered to win. Earn one entry for each item you list, each item you bid on, and every friend you refer to us.
The structure of BidBay's contests would seem to encourage (i) the bidding on items with no expectation of paying in order to gain contest entries, therefore increasing the percentage of deadbeats, and (ii) the bidding on items in their non-cash "BidBayBucks" category, leaving sellers in the cash categories high and dry when it comes to cash bidders.
This has created a less-than-ideal environment for sellers.
Comments?
fixed UBB.
[ edited by dimview on May 15, 2001 02:56 PM ]
-ask the 600 members left there, who are having a hard time figuring out who has the most multiple user names, what are they, how come so many different ones, whose staff, whose not, a virtual, who's, who, of comedy and error, a Pandora's box, yeah right.
posted on May 15, 2001 03:59:50 PM new
BIBBAY just booted me for telling one of the kool aid kids what I thought..They couldnt sell a whore in a miners camp
posted on May 16, 2001 04:29:08 AM new
???? what did I do wrong here? Sorry J>
if I did something wrong here, My god I thought this was a message center???
That deadbeat site owes me bidbay bucks..LOL
What Joice means is that discussion of events that occur on other Message Boards are not appropriate within AW's Forums. Such discussions should be taken back to the board they originated at or to email.
If you require further clarification, you are welcome to email [email protected]
posted on May 16, 2001 08:36:36 AM new
"The remaining users also like to use AW identities, because they are ashamed of what they say."
Now THAT sounds like a case of the pot calling the kettle black! With very few exceptions, most of the posters here have ID's "only here" or other such cute comments. My AW user ID is almost identical to the one I use everywhere else...the only difference being the "R" at the beginning.
As far as the contests go, a winner is disqualified if they have a negative rating for non-payment of auction wins. The responsibility lies with the seller to report the deadbeat status and leave appropriate feedback to that extent.
posted on May 16, 2001 08:40:47 AM new
You, of all people, know that reporting deadbeats to the site in question is a case of excuse after excuse that they accept.
There are two right now that are deadbeats, pure and simple, but the excuses go on and on.
I am not anyone any place else. I use the same ID or add a 1 (due to others having the same ID) every place I post.
posted on May 16, 2001 08:51:26 AM new
And Good Morning to you as well mtnmama
Notice that I did say "with few exceptions". I had you and one other person in mind when I added that. I know you SN's are almost exact everywhere you do business as I did read your other post before I wrote this one.
I know that sometimes there are delays and excuses...but that has no effect on the buyer/seller ability to leave negative feedback. To the best of my knowledge, there is no requirement on the company's behalf to recover money or merchandise. I know they may attempt to solve the problem through 3rd party negotiation but that usually isn't very successful when it comes to dealing with a true deadbeat.
posted on May 16, 2001 09:06:19 AM new
About all a sight can do is to suspend a deadbeat, but then that would go against registration numbers.
>^,,^^,,^<
MEOW pft pft
I had in the past offered up some very extensive research and tips on collecting from a deadbeat. postal fraud, etc but was turned down by bidbay. One user sent the link around to other users because she didn't want it posted on the chat boards for all to use.
That in itself was idiotic, but who am I to say this person is such? She seemed a good friend until the going got tough, then she got going quickly.
You also know that most of the folks on that site refuse to leave negative feedback because they're terrified of receiving retaliatory feedback which is very amusing to say the least. Anyone knows that retaliatory feedback is just that and if people can't tell the difference between that and an honest negative, they have no experience in online auctions.
