Buyer minimum feedback settings to bid

[eyeseemusic]

When eBay 1st started sellers could set a number of feedback ratings to prevent flaky/fake buyers from bidding. That policy was eliminated and it should be reinstated. I am tired of bidders with 1 feedback rating from not paying after winning. Stop protecting buyers so completely! 

[house*of*paws]

Hey @simba6 

Do you recall when members were able to leave feedback outside of transactions?  I remember  reading posts about that early on, but I don’t think that was still in effect when I joined in 11/04.

Also, do you recall when members could trade items  … where no money changed hands?   [I think that also was before I joined.]

TIA.  I’ve never been able to locate a timeline for those changes, which is useful to know in understanding the evolution of eBay’s feedback system … in particular, feedback for buyers.  🙂

[simba6]

There was a time any member could give feedback for any reason to any member.  No transaction needed.  That was in effect in 1997-1999  don't know the exact ending time of it. That would have covered the outside of transactions.

Never knew about the trading option.  Would have been before 1997 when I was looking at the internet. Only had spotty access to it back then.

[a_c_green]

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@ms.rodriguez* wrote:

NO, eyeseemusic, I am NOT mistaken.  There was a block on buyers with negative feedback but never zero.

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I'll confirm that. In the past, you could block buyers with negative Feedback counts, though not those showing zero or higher.

Since 2008, the only way to even get a negative Feedback count in the first place was to be a Seller who'd collected more Negatives than Positives, since buyer-only accounts cannot have any Feedback less than all-Positive (i.e. 100%).

The one condition under which you can block a zero-Feedback user is an optional restriction for limiting the number of purchases that a user can make from you over the past 10 days, and you can limit the application of that restriction to only users of 5 Feedback or below. That's for making additional purchases; you cannot limit a zero-feedback buyer from making a first purchase.

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@house*of*paws wrote: ... Do you recall when members were able to leave feedback outside of transactions?  I remember  reading posts about that early on, but I don’t think that was still in effect when I joined in 11/04.

Also, do you recall when members could trade items  … where no money changed hands?   [I think that also was before I joined.]...

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When I joined in May 1999, feedback was limited to transactions, and I don't recall any bartering option.

[7606dennis]

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@house*of*paws wrote:

Hey @simba6 

Do you recall when members were able to leave feedback outside of transactions?  I remember  reading posts about that early on, but I don’t think that was still in effect when I joined in 11/04.

Also, do you recall when members could trade items  … where no money changed hands?   [I think that also was before I joined.]

TIA.  I’ve never been able to locate a timeline for those changes, which is useful to know in understanding the evolution of eBay’s feedback system … in particular, feedback for buyers.  🙂

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To the best of my knowledge, bartering has never been an option on eBay. 

[johnrj1226]

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[johnrj1226]

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[yourbestbuytoday1]

https://www.ebay.com/uas/selling-pref?success=UNPAID_PURCHASE_PREFERENCES did you know you can block some buyers from bidding please go to managing who can buy from you

[yourbestbuytoday1]

Is this happening with offers or auctions because there are ways to reduce the unpaid item count and I believe if you do all this it will help you in so many ways plus get you paid please let me know if you need any help thank you.

[lamoreesvintages]

One of the problems I've seen with low-feedback buyers is that they don't read listings carefully and/or want returns for absolutely ridiculous reasons. They are quick to return items that cost under $10, and I end up losing money if I'm paying shipping at either end.

[simply-the-best-for-you]

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@house*of*paws wrote:

Hey @simba6 

Do you recall when members were able to leave feedback outside of transactions?  I remember  reading posts about that early on, but I don’t think that was still in effect when I joined in 11/04.

Also, do you recall when members could trade items  … where no money changed hands?   [I think that also was before I joined.]

TIA.  I’ve never been able to locate a timeline for those changes, which is useful to know in understanding the evolution of eBay’s feedback system … in particular, feedback for buyers.  🙂

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@house*of*paws 

I started in 97 & then you could leave FB without any tx.  I don't remember when that went away, but I remember it being an option for awhile, maybe a year or two after I started.   

I don't recall trading, but that may just be b/c I wasn't looking to trade.