Re: [Boatanchors] Re: [Milsurplus] OT: NewEbay Rules for FB

[jeremy-ca]

I dont give buyers that option. Insurance is built into the S&H whether they 
like it or not.

Giving buyers any options is inviting problems. It also creates an 
opportunity for fraud.

With over 13K feedbacks and a 99.7% rating Ive learned over the years to 
control my business to function the way I want it to. Not the way Ebay 
prefers, too bad.

Carl
KM1H

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>
To: "J Forster" <jfor at quik.com>; "jeremy-ca" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
Cc: "Boat Anchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; <Radioman390 at cs.com>; 
<armyradios at yahoogroups.com>; <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>; 
<ARC5 at mailman.qth.net>; <Rebecca-Eureka at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Re: [Milsurplus] OT:   NewEbay Rules for FB


> What if you have problems with the buyer after he has received the item?
>
> In may case I have had a problem where the buyer declined insurance and 
> the
> USPS damaged the package while in transit. The item was well packed but 
> the
> package was badly mangled.
>
> Bob Macklin
> K5MYJ
> Seattle, Wa,
> "Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
> To: "jeremy-ca" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
> Cc: "Boat Anchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; <Radioman390 at cs.com>;
> <armyradios at yahoogroups.com>; <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>;
> <ARC5 at mailman.qth.net>; <Rebecca-Eureka at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Re: [Milsurplus] OT:   NewEbay Rules for FB
>
>
>> Read what I said. The seller has to mark an item as paid before the buyer
> can
>> now leave FB. This is new, w/in the last few months I think.
>>
>> As to your practice of not leaving FB as a seller until the buyer has 
>> left
> FB
>> for you it stinks. As soon as a buyer has completed his part of the
> contract, he
>> is entitled to positive FB.
>>
>> -John
>>
>> ======================
>>
>> jeremy-ca wrote:
>>
>> > I NEVER leave FB unless specifically asked AND after received  yet
> buyers
>> > have left me plenty of FB. I suspect something wrong with your
> statement.
>> >
>> > Carl
>> > KM1H
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "J Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
>> > To: <Radioman390 at cs.com>
>> > Cc: "Boat Anchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>;
> <ARC5 at mailman.qth.net>;
>> > <Rebecca-Eureka at yahoogroups.com>; <armyradios at yahoogroups.com>;
>> > <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:03 PM
>> > Subject: [Boatanchors] Re: [Milsurplus] OT:   New Ebay Rules for FB
>> >
>> > > Not necessarily:
>> > >
>> > > Has anyone else noticed that you cannot leave FB for a seller, UNLESS
> the
>> > > seller has 'marked the item as paid' ?
>> > >
>> > > If that continues under the new scheme, sellers can simply block FB
> from
>> > > transactions that don't go to their liking by simply not marking 
>> > > items
> as
>> > > paid.  In fact, eBay could start removing buyers, simply because
> sellers
>> > > are
>> > > not marking items paid, even though they have been.
>> > >
>> > > Of course, eBay will answer that if you use PayPal, items
> automatically
>> > > get
>> > > marked paid. But PayPal gives far less protection for buyers than,
> say,
>> > > USPS
>> > > Money Orders.
>> > >
>> > > IMO, this is partly a ploy by eBay to force you to use their 
>> > > 'banking'
>> > > system, and major profit center, PayPal.
>> > >
>> > > FWIW,
>> > > -John
>> > >
>> > > ============================
>> > >
>> > > Radioman390 at cs.com wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> J Forster <jfor at quik.com> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> >Subject:             New Ebay Rules (was Re: [hp_agilent_equipment]
> Re:
>> > >> >HP 8447D)
>> > >> >    Date:             Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:17:00 -0600
>> > >> >   From:             Dave-NR1DX/0 <nr1dx at arrl.net>
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> >Among other things in the new rules sellers will no longer be able
> to
>> > >> >leave negative feedback for buyers ..... interesting concept ...
>> > >> >
>> > >> ========================
>> > >
>> > >>
>> > >> The new rules are just a step in the process of changing EBAY into a
> pure
>> > >> advertising company, where you pay for the listing and for 
>> > >> successful
>> > >> transactions only in the form of transaction and PayPal fees.
>> > >>
>> > >> I have mixed feelings about dropping older feedbacks (after 12
> months)
>> > >> and relying on current transactions for the FB ratings. I joined 
>> > >> EBay
> two
>> > >> weeks before 9-11-01, and my first 10 transactions went sour because
> I
>> > >> was living in a hotel in NYC working 7 days a week. Although I
> completed
>> > >> over half of those transactions and paid the sellers later, the
> damage
>> > >> was done. Subsequent deals have been 100% good, but those 10
> negatives
>> > >> dropped me down to 98.6%.
>> > >>
>> > >> Since I frequently sell or trade, not being able to give negative
> ratings
>> > >> to winning bidders who default, seems to me to be favoring EBay's
> image
>> > >> building plan. It will no doubt increase the number of unsold items,
>> > >> which costs the sellers the listing fees for repeated attempts to
> sell
>> > >> and does nothing to penalize spurious buyers.
>> > >>
>> > >> I suppose that Meg Whitman is leaving because the "new EBay" she
> created
>> > >> is not fun anymore despite the cute graphics (I feel like I'm at a
> church
>> > >> bake sale). They seem to have learned from Craig's List (they own
> 25%)
>> > >> policy of totally free listings. EBay costs around 10% for a
> completed
>> > >> deal, based on listing fees (unless you start at 99 cents),
> buy-it-now or
>> > >> reserve fees, completed deal fees, and the 3% for Paypal. What we
> have to
>> > >> decide is whether it's worth it.
>> > >>
>> > >> To summarize, only Sellers can get negative listings, right?
>> > >
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