Re: [CR]Now: eBay ratings

(Example: Framebuilders:Alberto Masi)

Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 14:01:27 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Now: eBay ratings
References: <8c.1dcb6fbb.2f105d6e@aol.com>


PBridge130@aol.com wrote:
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> > A 99.2% rating on eBay is soooooooo not good!!! Anything more than a
> > couple of tenths of a percent below 100% is a bad thing and a big red
> > flag to anyone that is eBay savvy.
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> I've concluded 133 total transactions on the bay, some to duplicate sellers
> or buyers, so not all of those count in my feedback. I have one negative,
> which was a "revenge" negative after I posted a negative for a seller who
> failed to deliver. One. The result is a 99.1 rating. I could have avoided that
> one negative by choosing not to warn the ebay community about that seller,
> but instead, those who are ebay savvy (obviously doesn't include me) will now
> know to avoid me. Or, wait, would it have been soooooooo worse for me not to
> tell the community about the the non-delivering seller? I'm soooooooo
> confused!!!!
>
> A 99.8 rating, which includes one negative, would require 500 transactions
> with unique buyers or sellers, and all with feedback. I'll have to take up
> some more hobbies, so I can pump up my transaction rate, and I'll now know to
> be sure not to ever give out a negative, regardless of the quality of the
> transaction. :-)
>
> Peter Bridge
> DenCO

Like I said Peter, the rating is a reason to look into the details of the feedback. I have much less reason to check when the person's feedback is 100%.

My advice would be to do as you please ;-)

Chuck Schmidt SpCa

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