Originally Posted by DennisG.
As always there are two sides to every story. As a seller, I used to leave feedback after the customer recieved their item and let me know they were happy. This way, if there was a problem, it could be worked out and save both parties any grief. There are too many things that can go wrong between the time I ship an item and you recieve it. Just because you paid imediately does not mean that your side of the deal is complete. The transaction is not complete until the buyer recieves their item and they are happy with it. Plain and simple. Too many things can go wrong, like flakey customers who cannot be pleased no matter what. Maybe the customer is having a bad day, just got fired, caught his wife cheating, did`nt read all the description, who knows. Just way too many variables when dealing with human beings. It seems like most of responsibility is always put on the seller. If you the buyer, don`t know what you are buying or looking at, then it is up to you to ask questions. If something does`nt look or sound right to you then you need to choose, either buy it and gamble or move on. This is not to say that the seller is always right. I`m just trying to show the OTHER side of the coin. And because of ebays new feedback rules, I refuse to leave any feedback first. I don`t care what anyone thinks. I post it clearly in all my auctions now. The buyer has the right to skip my auction and move onto th next one. I`ve had too many flakey buyers threaten me with neg feedback if I did`nt do what they wanted. It has usually been shipping an item that is clearly marked no shipping or waiting for them to pay in person. I don`t usually have a problem with that, but when the winner openly tells me he will not pay if he don`t like the item, then I have a problem. You bid, you bought, you own it. Something to remember, as a buyer, you are only dealing with the one person you are buying from. As a seller, you are dealing with a whole bunch of different people with different personalitys, flakes, fruits and nuts included.
Ok, I`m stepping down off my box.
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