I don't do "late shipping, unresolved disputes, or seller initiated cancellations"
If you are doing nothing to cause defects, then IMHO you have no reason to worry about them.
I recently had one issue with one Buyer who has not refunded my payment after they have received my return and they blame it on not having received their payment from me due to late "managed payments"
If a seller is refusing to give you a timely refund, IMHO that has nothing to do with managed payments or recent changes. That is simply an irresponsible seller making excuses. If your tracking shows delivered, you will get your refund.
another case where a Buyer requested that I send her item to a different address than her Ebay registered one, and I said that I would not do that as it's against site rules and puts too much liability on me, so we mutually agreed I'd cancel the sale
As long as you canceled the transaction using "buyer requested" or "problem with buyer address", you will not get a defect. IMHO that has nothing to do with recent changes. It is simply a buyer asking you to do something that eBay advises you should not do. That is something that has been happening for years, and how a seller deals with this has not changed.
If you have nothing constructive to say, go on to the next topic
I did have something constructive to say. And based on your response here, your issues have nothing to do with recent changes on eBay. Both the situations you describe have been happening for many years.
Who are you, an Ebay Lobbyist?
I do not work for eBay or advocate for them.
"An ad hominem attack refers to a rhetorical strategy where the speaker attacks the character, motive, or some other attribute of the person making an argument rather than attacking the substance of the argument itself."
By the way, how do you seem to know so much about my issues?
I know nothing about your issues. That is why my post asked you what your issues where.
