FEEDBACK TO BUYER
Ebay is constantly pestering me to leave feedback to BUYERS who haven't left feedback for their purchase. That's just STUPID! First of all, what do you say? Yes, they had to pay for the item they purchased? GOOD JOB PAYING! YOU DESERVE A MEDAL!
Does AMAZON, MY DOCTOR, DENTIST, HAIRDRESSER, and RESTAURANT I eat at leave me a review?
Of course NOT! Thats not how FEEDBACK/REVIEWS WORK!
I ALWAYS respond positively to feedback. I have a five star rating. And if a buyer doesn't leave feedback, it doesn't bother me.
Why? Let's face it, people love to complain. So if they are not leaving positive feedback, I don't care why!
Give me FIVE STASR of FOGETABOUTIT;-)
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE EBAY
AND LET ME DO MY WORK
16 comments
the-hook-and-the-loop
·3 years agoWhy not use it as an opportunity to make another sale? Don't use the pre-written feedback that eBay supplies.
Most buyers don't navigate to your store(if you have one). They just buy what's in front of them. They don't even know there are individual stores within eBay. So your feedback could be customized to the item they purchased. For example: "If you like that one, I have others to go with it, check out my store on eBay" or whatever. Sorry if I made you use your brain.
gloryglorygifts
·3 years agoTurn on your auto feedback and turn off your notices from ebay. Personally I think it's important to say thank you for shopping with me ~ there is lots of competition out there selling my items just as they are selling yours and the customer chose you to purchase from. It doesn't hurt to say prompt payment, we look forward to working with you again. That's how you get repeat buyers imo. I actually go as far as to give my repeat customers a higher grade of feedback. i want them to keep coming back.
Good luck to you in sales this year!
soh.maryl
·3 years agoWhy would you let it bother you?
sextons-sweet-deals
·3 years agoThe feedback process benefits both parties.
As a seller, I have stopped leaving feedback until buyer leaves feedback first. I do this because I get so many who don't. Why should I take the time to bump their feedback status / rating when mine doesn't move? The other issue of leaving feedback to a buyer first is that they might try to make a false claim 1,2, or 3 months down the road. I probably have almost a 100+ buyers that have yet to leave feedback.
As a buyer, I leave feedback within 2 or 3 days after receiving.
Recently I had a few sales and I review the buyer's status. They have received positive feedback from sellers, but they have left no feedback to the sellers.
stainlessenginecovers
·3 years agoLeaving Feedback as a Seller, for a Buyer, is just like saying 'thank you'- which most 'businesses' do when you pay money for a item or service. That is how most buyers see it.
Just set feedback to 'automatically leave' the moment they pay you. Then, you don't have to spend 1 second worrying about it.
coolections
·3 years agoIt sounds like you do not understand feedback. It also sounds like you like to hold feedback hostage and only give when you receive. Feedback for a buyer is to "thank them". Nothing more, nothing less.
fern*wood
·3 years agoThe more I think about it, the more I feel not giving a thank you feedback first to my buyer could be considered rude. When I buy something at a physical store and the clerk doesn't thank me when I pay, I feel it's rude. I usually say "your welcome" in a tone when they don't thank me.
albertabrightalberta
·3 years agoThere's so much in life to get stressed another. Reminders from ebay are NOT among them!
brightlightbookseller
·3 years agoWe've chosen to simply automate feedback once the buyer has paid (you have that option or to wait until they've left feedback as well if you're automating feedback). Since negative feedback isn't allowed, and you can still respond to their feedback separately, why not? As others said, it's just like saying "Thank you" to a buyer in a retail store, and perhaps sometimes it can stave off negatives from the customers if they have been thanked by you. Even if not, there's no harm done, and then we never have to worry about leaving buyer feedback.
josephb555
·3 years agoEven if a buyer doesn't leave you feedback you should still leave the buyer feedback. Your feedback could be "prompt payment" or "great buyer." You should never base your feedback on whether or not he gives you feedback. Also it is good that they paid since some buyers don't.
tdrake
·3 years agoI can't recall the last time a buyer pestered me for feedback. It is always SELLERS that pester me for feedback (I don't take kindly to that). I don't recall eBay actually "pestering" me to leave feedback. From time to time while I'm doing something (like giving someone feedback) eBay shows a reminder and asks if I want to leave more, but "pester"? Other's MMV.
Having said that, been on ebay with several ID's since 1997 or so. Many thousands of transactions. In all that time I don't remember NOT giving someone, buyer or seller, feedback. EXCEPT a couple SELLERS that bugged me more than once.
IF I buy something from a 0 or single digit feedback seller I always put them to the head of the line if the transaction is a good one, because it's a struggle to get started and getting feedback is one of the keys to that.
djvp53
·3 years agoIt takes a few seconds and it costs you nothing to say thank you. Why not?
varebelrose
·3 years agoAnywhere that you shop, does the clerk at the register not say a simple and polite "thank you"?
I cannot understand why so many people get so worked up over a simple matter of common courtesy.
ckimodog
·3 years ago@lady*marion
Good morning
Your post made me laugh. Thank you... 😆
As others have suggested you can turn off the feedback reminders and then go on with your day. Sometimes feedback is a bit over rated and some read too much into it. It's not a prerequisite on Ebay for a buyer or a seller to post.
Have a great day and Happy Selling.
fern*wood
·3 years agoJust say "Thanks for the payment". Most businesses do thank their buyers. I agree feedback for buyers really needs to go away entirely.
It might make you feel better to know that when I buy, I am also pestered to give my seller feedback even if they haven't given me any.
You can delete and ignore feedback reminders.
Getting worked up over it is pointless.
You can always go to your account settings and click communication preferences and turn off feedback reminders.