Re: [CR] Now: eBay ratings

Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 17:56:53 -0600 From: Todd Kuzma <tullio@theramp.net> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR] Now: eBay ratings

Oops! I have less than a 99% rating. In fact, it's a terrible 98.5% (one negative out of 67). So, obviously, I am a professional rip-off artist. Please do yourself a favor and refrain from conducting ANY business with me. I am likely to rob you blind.

Todd Kuzma Tullio's Big Dog Cyclery Heron Bicycles LaSalle IL 815-223-1776 http://www.tullios.com/ http://www.heronbicycles.com/ You've missed the point entirely Todd! Sheesh! I didn't expect this from you. The raw numbers are just that - raw. It's how you crunch the data to minimize risk on a bid / don't bid decision that matters. It's really quite easy IMO to spot the problem sellers on eBay about 99.5% of the time. They are a very small minority, after all. The data is there, but it has to be mined properly. Long-term, 99% is bad. That's why eBay puts the "Power Seller" threshold at 98% - it's pretty hard to slip below that under any legitimate circumstances. eBay wants everything to look peachy-keen to the outside world at first blush. That's why you can get a negative withdrawn for twenty bucks. Remember collalbo? His overall rating at the end was about 96% or so IIRC. Something like 75% of his copious negatives were over items that "got lost in the mail." Pretty much pegged the BS meter. Greg Parker Ann Arbor, Michigan