Ebayers with (private) feedback.

[BlueDog]

Hey fellas, I've been selling a few items lately on Ebay and noticed more and more people with Private feedback. This shits me no end as I like to see what these people are all about through their feedback. Most seem to have at least one neg but I have no way of knowing what for? Mind you all of these members have been from either Spain or France.

I tried to find some info on why Ebay allows this as it makes a complete ( if it wasn't already ) mockery of the feedback system, utter bullshit. Apparently from what I could find the ( private ) option is there to prevent Ebay being sued for defamatory comments or accustations being made against a member, if the member has the option to make said comments it private then Ebay avoids a potential lawsuit.

I'm considering cancelling any bids of buyers with private feedback as the last one of these who won ended up backing out of the sale, the dick then left me positive feedback for the item which then no longer made me eligible for a fee refund and has people questioning why I re-listed the item when it's shown as sold through my feedback, wanker.

Do any of you blokes refuse to sell to private feedback Ebay members?

Cheers Ryan

 

[PGowdy]

I don't refuse to sell to private feedback buyers. When people buy from me i have no idea what their feedback is like. But i never buy from anyone with private feedback. It has always been an indication of a dishonest seller to me. Literally something to hide.

 

[BlueDog]

Thanks Pete, I agree entirely.

Ebay unfortunately doesn't have an option to automatically block bidders with private feedback so if one of these people bid a the last second how do you handle it without receiving a neg for refusing to sell to them?

Such a ****ed up system.

 

[itfciain]

Did you open a non-payment case against him Ryan ? If you did then you should have got a refund and then the feedback removed

 

[x-pack]

Should of sold 'em to me matey :wink:

You did well with the ESB backs. Went a bit beyond my league for the Sandperson 8)

 

[Jedi_june]

I don't refuse to sell to private feedback buyers. When people buy from me i have no idea what their feedback is like. But i never buy from anyone with private feedback. It has always been an indication of a dishonest seller to me. Literally something to hide.

Pete hit the nail on the head!!!!!

Sell, but don't buy from sellers with private feedback! 8)

 

[aussiejames]

I thought you can not sell if you make your feedback private :?: