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eBay should protect sellers from negative feedbacks when they offer free shipping and free return!

I'm selling on eBay since 2013 and also selling on other marketplaces,  before, once we made a sale I could be happy for that but recently, thanks to eBay's policies including feedback policy, return and top rated requirements , I feel so bad once I make a sale because I don't see it as a sale and just as a pain in the neck for couple months and the start of a long headache! I don't see any point that why sellers are not able to cancel a transaction for a buyer whose feedback profile shows that they have left multiple negative and unfair feedbacks for other sellers! Negative feedbacks that says the item is light or small or big while the seller included the coin or ruler side pictures and the exact millimeter sizes, or when a seller is shipping FREE and have  FREE RETURNS with no question asked! What else a seller can do to satisfy a rude and wanty buyer! I called eBay and gave them my feedback and asked them to reflect my feedback to their team and also REQUEST ALL SELLERS to CALL eBay and ask them to change their feedback policy for sellers who are cooperating with the buyers, have free shippings and free returns and full money back to be protected from the unfairs negative feedbacks!

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Free shipping and free returns does not make a bad transaction any better.
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I'm not really concerned about bad feedback.  I would rather have protection from losing money unnecessarily.

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Also negative feedback doesn't fix any problem in the transaction.

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In my opinion free returns and free shipping attract "wanty" buyers so I don't offer them.

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What do you call a bad transaction? Sitting in your home by your laptop, buying an item, they deliver it to you fast, you try it and if you don't like it you will return it for free and get your money, how bad could be such a transaction for a buyer?
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While no one wants to receive poor feedback, it no longer counts against a seller’s metrics by eBay. In fact, Feedback is losing much of its former clout. Fewer people are leaving it, fewer are consulting it before purchase. Its glory days may be past. Not to say it doesnt still have value, it does, but not like it once did.

 

In reviewing your feedback, it is stellar. So are you worried about the possibility of receiving negatives in the future? With much respect, as you are obviously a very successful seller, i wouldnt think of this as a priority concern, but your post says otherwise. 

 

I consult a seller’s feedback primarily to see how they respond to buyers. If there is a response to negative or nuetral ratings, it often reveals a seller’s level of professionlism. I see this as Feedback’s greatest value to future buyers. A well worded response to a poor rating can mitigate negative consequences. Sometimes a poor score cannot be avoided. Savvy buyers know this. So a seller’s good handling of it has far more power than the poor rating itself. A negative or nuetral can be utterly defused, and used as an opportunity to impress potential buyers. 

 

So is the possibility of getting a negative review worth this worry and effort?  I don’t know. It seems you are already doing everything in your power to be an excellent seller and offer strong customer service. That is the message your shoppers will get reviewing your current feedback. One unfair poor rating that might be in the future would likely not affect your bottom line. Just my 2 cents.

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@green_4730 wrote:
Free shipping and free returns does not make a bad transaction any better.

The OP was specifically talking about buyers who are not paying attention to details about the item, such as size.  If you are selling an item in which size/weight/fit is important, and the specifics about these details are given in the descrption, and/or pictures, what else can a seller do?  If someone buys a shirt, and multiple measurements are given, with multiple photos, as much detail as possible spelled out, and all these things check out when the buyer receives the item, how is it a sellers fault?  Wouldn't you just return it (for free), instead of going out of your way to neg a seller in which there was nothing incorrect in the listing, and more than enough information is provided?  Now, if the bad feedback was for "slow shipping" or "poor packaging", then I might agree it was a "bad transaction".  If the buyer is disappointed in size or color or fit or weight or whatever, and free returns are offered, in addition to free shipping, that should be grounds for feedback removal IMO.  

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Absolutely, this is exactly my concern!
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https://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/seller-updates/2018-spring/seller-protection.html

 

"Starting June 1, 2018, when you offer free returns, you'll have greater control to manage your business, and you can decide to issue partial refunds to buyers. For example, if a buyer uses or damages an item and returns it, you can decide to issue a partial refund and we'll take it from there. If a buyer escalates a case, we'll take care of it for you so you can focus on your business. Plus, we'll protect your reputation from any negative feedback."

 

This is in the event you issue a partial and the buyer escalates. Not sure what if anything would be done if a buyer just negged out of the blue.

The easier you are to offend the easier you are to control.


We seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did. - Thomas Sowell
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Thanks for the comment, you are right but not all buyers have the same level of understanding as you do. The point is that eBay is not a happy and pleasant marketplace for sellers and they just have to sell there and once a seller can find another alternative there is nothing to stop them from leaving eBay and these are all because of some unnecessary policies for sellers. You have no idea how hard we have been working and how much money we have paid out of our pocket, just to maintain our reputation and protect our business from abusive buyers. Thanks though for the comment.
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@aruyt75 wrote:

@green_4730 wrote:
Free shipping and free returns does not make a bad transaction any better.

The OP was specifically talking about buyers who are not paying attention to details about the item, such as size.  If you are selling an item in which size/weight/fit is important, and the specifics about these details are given in the descrption, and/or pictures, what else can a seller do?  If someone buys a shirt, and multiple measurements are given, with multiple photos, as much detail as possible spelled out, and all these things check out when the buyer receives the item, how is it a sellers fault?  Wouldn't you just return it (for free), instead of going out of your way to neg a seller in which there was nothing incorrect in the listing, and more than enough information is provided?  Now, if the bad feedback was for "slow shipping" or "poor packaging", then I might agree it was a "bad transaction".  If the buyer is disappointed in size or color or fit or weight or whatever, and free returns are offered, in addition to free shipping, that should be grounds for feedback removal IMO.  


@aruyt75 very nicely said. Totally agree. Feedback is supposed to be a rating on the seller's abilities, not on the product. It is not unusual for a buyer to be confused about this.

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