I've purchased two things on eBay lately - one was new (a small paint set), the other was not (a vintage serger). For the paint I was forced to leave a review of the paint (why I LOVED it) if I wanted to leave FB for the seller - I ended up leaving no FB because I hadn't used the paint yet and didn't plan to for a couple of months. For the serger I didn't have to leave the product review so I was able to leave FB.
As someone who typically gets books on eBay, how am I supposed to legitimately rate the "product" aka an entire book upon arrival without having read it yet? Ugh. It is so annoying. I just left this in the review box for a group of books along with 5 star ratings, "I haven't read it yet, but... hooray for eBay forcing me to leave a review of a product to review a seller! /s". 😒
As someone who typically gets books on eBay, how am I supposed to legitimately rate the "product" aka an entire book upon arrival without having read it yet? Ugh. It is so annoying. I just left this in the review box for a group of books along with 5 star ratings, "I haven't read it yet, but... hooray for eBay forcing me to leave a review of a product to review a seller! /s". 😒
See the post right above you (#12)- it is NO different except for the 'verbiage' that ebay uses.
Rating the 'item' means
The Buyer and did they ship what they showed, did they ship it on time, did they pack it so it would not get damaged...that IS the 'item', not the ACTUAL item only
It's not earthshattering but I liked having previous comments saved so I could just click on which comment I wanted to use. Also, on the old page I could click on the item there to see if the buyer had paid. Now I have to go back to "orders" and see if the item has been paid. Usually ebay tells us when and why they are changing things. I didn't see anything about changes to the feedback system.
If you are concerning yourself with the verbiage used about 'rating item' vs 'rating the seller'...just ignore it; put down the words you want to say, whether it be about
a.) the transaction
b.) the seller
c.) the item
d.) all of the above
e.) none of the above
and then click 'submit'.
The feedback still looks the EXACT same on anyone's/everyone's feedback (with the only REAL adjustment being
a.) you can write a novel instead of just a few words
@toomuchstuffagain35 does your screen look like this?
Tell us what you loved about the item 🤔
"I was almost ANNIHILATED with joy when I received this toilet plunger. The dog-derp brown of the plunger itself compliments my bathroom, and the handle only gave me one splinter."
So, as I stated-just choose the 'type' (Positive, Nuetral, Negative) and then
Write as you would NORMALLY do.
NOTHING different (you are just being confused with the words 'Rate This Item' when in reality, you are rating the item, the seller, the transaction as a whole..
It is very different. If you source on eBay, you have to leave a hundred separate feedbacks. Each time you need to reload the feedback screen, search for the correct item, and fill out two pages of feedback. It also does not save or autoload commonly used feedback from your preferences. It also does not always put the feedback in order of date. Generally only 10 feedback options load per page, so you need to refresh to a new page below … and often that new page is no different than the first!
I source items on eBay and I no longer leave feedback because it is clunky and frustrating.
Its ebay forcing buyers to "amazon" products by demanding they be rated.
What it will do is discourage people from leaving good feedback not wanting to deal with this new hassle to leave the feedback. It will have no effect on buyers leaving bad feedback. So the net effect will be to hurt/lower seller fb ratings.
And then ebays algorithm will see this and start decreasing traffic to sellers listings affected by this.
Ebay found a way to tick off buyers and sellers with this one.
chapeau-noir
·2 years agoI've purchased two things on eBay lately - one was new (a small paint set), the other was not (a vintage serger). For the paint I was forced to leave a review of the paint (why I LOVED it) if I wanted to leave FB for the seller - I ended up leaving no FB because I hadn't used the paint yet and didn't plan to for a couple of months. For the serger I didn't have to leave the product review so I was able to leave FB.
wilsonharborsales
·2 years agoDon’t worry, soon enough it will change again.
dbandych
·2 years agoAs someone who typically gets books on eBay, how am I supposed to legitimately rate the "product" aka an entire book upon arrival without having read it yet? Ugh. It is so annoying. I just left this in the review box for a group of books along with 5 star ratings, "I haven't read it yet, but... hooray for eBay forcing me to leave a review of a product to review a seller! /s". 😒
stainlessenginecovers
·2 years agoSee the post right above you (#12)- it is NO different except for the 'verbiage' that ebay uses.
Rating the 'item' means
The Buyer and did they ship what they showed, did they ship it on time, did they pack it so it would not get damaged...that IS the 'item', not the ACTUAL item only
adamcartwright
·2 years ago@bio-tchr
I used it today. Checked some stars, wrote a line of feedback like I've always done. Took me a few seconds.
bio-tchr
OP2 years agoIt's not earthshattering but I liked having previous comments saved so I could just click on which comment I wanted to use. Also, on the old page I could click on the item there to see if the buyer had paid. Now I have to go back to "orders" and see if the item has been paid. Usually ebay tells us when and why they are changing things. I didn't see anything about changes to the feedback system.
inhawaii
·2 years agoI also used it for the first time today.
I'm with you.
What's the big deal?
bonjourami
·2 years agoYes.I used it too..whats the big deal indeed...same old, same old.
stainlessenginecovers
·2 years agoIf you are concerning yourself with the verbiage used about 'rating item' vs 'rating the seller'...just ignore it; put down the words you want to say, whether it be about
a.) the transaction
b.) the seller
c.) the item
d.) all of the above
e.) none of the above
and then click 'submit'.
The feedback still looks the EXACT same on anyone's/everyone's feedback (with the only REAL adjustment being
a.) you can write a novel instead of just a few words
b.) you can attach a picture (or not)
toomuchstuffagain35
·2 years agoAs a buyer it won't let me submit a FB unless I "rate the item". Whatever. FB is supposed o be about the transaction not a review of the item.
As a seller I LOATHE this new setup for leaving FB.
stainlessenginecovers
·2 years ago@toomuchstuffagain35 does your screen look like this?
chapeau-noir
·2 years agoTell us what you loved about the item 🤔
"I was almost ANNIHILATED with joy when I received this toilet plunger. The dog-derp brown of the plunger itself compliments my bathroom, and the handle only gave me one splinter."
toomuchstuffagain35
·2 years agoI can put up with it as a buyer because I Do want to leave FB for my sellers, but as a seller I can't STAND to use it to leave FB.
For some reason, every single change they've made to FB over the last couple of years has just made it so much worse.
toomuchstuffagain35
·2 years agoYes, unfortunately.
stainlessenginecovers
·2 years agoSo, as I stated-just choose the 'type' (Positive, Nuetral, Negative) and then
Write as you would NORMALLY do.
NOTHING different (you are just being confused with the words 'Rate This Item' when in reality, you are rating the item, the seller, the transaction as a whole..
NOTHING different.
wilsonharborsales
·2 years agoIt is very different. If you source on eBay, you have to leave a hundred separate feedbacks. Each time you need to reload the feedback screen, search for the correct item, and fill out two pages of feedback. It also does not save or autoload commonly used feedback from your preferences. It also does not always put the feedback in order of date. Generally only 10 feedback options load per page, so you need to refresh to a new page below … and often that new page is no different than the first!
I source items on eBay and I no longer leave feedback because it is clunky and frustrating.
rugerskick
·2 years agoIts ebay forcing buyers to "amazon" products by demanding they be rated.
What it will do is discourage people from leaving good feedback not wanting to deal with this new hassle to leave the feedback. It will have no effect on buyers leaving bad feedback. So the net effect will be to hurt/lower seller fb ratings.
And then ebays algorithm will see this and start decreasing traffic to sellers listings affected by this.
Ebay found a way to tick off buyers and sellers with this one.
So once again, thanks for nothing, eBay.