08-02-2015 08:02 AM
I have someone making an OBO "best offer" but they have "private" feedback. What is that? I've never seen that before. It's on gold so I'm hesitant. Thanks for any insight! Lisa
08-02-2015 10:47 AM
eBay users that buy only have the option to have their feedback public or private . It's as easy as clicking on private . eBay warns users about building trust with sellers , but they still offer this feature to those who want to keep their feedback comments private . eBay says we can still see their number of positive and negatives . We all know that we can not leave negatives for buyers so I don't know how this helps . It definitely makes me wonder .....its up to you if you want to do business .
Mermaid 🐳
08-02-2015 01:39 PM
08-02-2015 02:23 PM
I'm hesitant about private FB because I don't know if it's someone who buys items that they are embarrassed to share with the world, or it they have been a pain in the back side. It's one thing if it's a buyer, but I am really hesitant about a seller with private FB.
Recently I wanted to buy from a seller but the item would give away my political views so I asked the seller to please not leave me any FB. That's beside the point, but FB is a funny thing. I am this close to wishing that there was no such thing as FB.
Diane
08-02-2015 03:21 PM
Diane ,
I don't know why but I was under the impression that sellers could not have private feedback . Of course the rules are always changing here . I have never come across one .
I have noticed less and less people leaving feedback . I'm starting to wonder if people are boycotting it . Wouldnt that be something ?
Mermaid 🐳
08-02-2015 03:36 PM
08-02-2015 04:00 PM
@southernmermaid8 wrote:Diane ,
"I don't know why but I was under the impression that sellers could not have private feedback ."
Mermaid 🐳
Mermaid, sellers can have their FB set to private but eBay cautions that it may cause potential buyers to go on to the next listing.
Diane
08-02-2015 04:01 PM
btw, if there was a boycott against FB, it would be fine by me.
Diane
08-03-2015 12:11 PM
I just another offer from another private feedback for the same gold earrings! this one only has 10 feedbacks, all this month. It makes me too nervous. I think I'm just going to decline. Ugh.
08-05-2015 03:04 AM