Another Ebay question

[2cutekids]

I'm sorry to post this here, but I wasn't sure where to ask this........What do you do when you have left feedback, but haven't received any back. These are auctions that went very smooth, but they've been over for a couple of weeks. I paid immediately with paypal and I've already received my items, I'm just waiting for my feedback

 

[rflorek]

I've been doing eBay for 8 years. There a quite a few transactions where I was either a seller or a buyer where I never received feedback even though I had left it.

When I first started out, I would send an email to the seller/buyer to politely ask them to leave feedback as I was trying to build my rating, but now, I just let it go.

Good luck!
Robyn

 

[sammy66]

Don't worry about it. Sometimes sellers are slow to leave it, sometimes they do feedback in bulk, and sometimes they don't leave it at all.

I would advise you against asking for feedback though.

 

[angeleigh]

I no longer leave feedbac until I recieve it if I am the buyer. In my opinion I should have gotten a positive as soon as they got my money - I had at that point fulfilled my obligation. When I recieve the item I send an email and let them now I am satisfied and that a positive will be left as soon as I recieve mine. If I never get it I do not leave it - I was tired of seeing total recieved was over 100 less then total left (yes , we ebay A LOT). I personally find the practice of sellers not leaving until after they get it obnoxious - as mentioned I did my part as soon as I payed (which is always within 24 hours of end of auction). Before I buy I chec the seller rating for two things - overall positive and do they leave "retaliatory" which is evident by the negative they leave every time they get a negative. IMO that should be impossible since they should have already left when they got payed. On a positive note I have only left negative 3-4 times in over 500 auctions - all of which the seller was "no longer a registered user" within a very short time after auction was over. Few things can't be resolved with an email or phone call.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

I will just send an e-mail stating: "I received the item and left positive feedback for you about a week ago. I would appreciate it if you were to do the same for me." Usually I will then geet feedback within a day or two and sometimes also an e-mail thanking me for reminding the seller.

 

[brivers222]

I'm sorry to post this here, but I wasn't sure where to ask this........What do you do when you have left feedback, but haven't received any back. These are auctions that went very smooth, but they've been over for a couple of weeks. I paid immediately with paypal and I've already received my items, I'm just waiting for my feedback

Unfortuantly, That happens a lot. Much like the Pirate Code, it is more of a guidline anyways. People use FEEDBACK as a blackmail weapon a lot of the time. They rarely represent a "TRUE" experience because people, like myself, are afraid to leave negative because of a retailiation NEGATIVE.

The best suggestion I can offer is to ask the seller a question about following up with feedback as you Paid quickly and left Positive yourself. THey may have just forgot.

For the record I recently sold an item to a person who has 35(+) feedback but they have NOT LEFT A SINGLE FEEDBACK ever. So I decided instead of boosting their rating and not getting nothing in return, I am going to hold out and wait. The worst that happens is that neither of us get feedback.

 

[pediatric-rnp]

Don't worry about it. Sometimes sellers are slow to leave it, sometimes they do feedback in bulk, and sometimes they don't leave it at all.

I would advise you against asking for feedback though.

Just curious -why would you advise against asking for it? I have been ebaying for many years, and always send a short, polite email requesting feedback if they have not left it. Only once was my email ignored -every other time, the fb was promptly left. I think as long as you are polite and not accusatory in asking, you'll be fine.

 

[~Kathie]

I no longer leave feedbac until I recieve it if I am the buyer. In my opinion I should have gotten a positive as soon as they got my money - I had at that point fulfilled my obligation. When I recieve the item I send an email and let them now I am satisfied and that a positive will be left as soon as I recieve mine. If I never get it I do not leave it - I was tired of seeing total recieved was over 100 less then total left (yes , we ebay A LOT). I personally find the practice of sellers not leaving until after they get it obnoxious - as mentioned I did my part as soon as I payed (which is always within 24 hours of end of auction). Before I buy I chec the seller rating for two things - overall positive and do they leave "retaliatory" which is evident by the negative they leave every time they get a negative. IMO that should be impossible since they should have already left when they got payed. On a positive note I have only left negative 3-4 times in over 500 auctions - all of which the seller was "no longer a registered user" within a very short time after auction was over. Few things can't be resolved with an email or phone call.

How sellers and bidders leave feedback is an individual issue.

As a seller I don't leave feedback when a buyer pays. Yes most of the time, they have paid promptly, but that is not all that is involved in a transaction.

In my opinion, transactions are not concluded until the buyer receives their item and is happy with it. I email each bidder after shipment and put a note in every package asking bidders to email me to let me know the package arrived safe and sound, and once I hear from them, I will post feedback. Some bidders just leave me feedback, so I know that they have received the item in good order.

As a buyer, I post feedback for the seller and then email then to let them know the item arrived and feedback has been posted. If they choose to leave it fine....if not........whatever.

I can understand your frustration at leaving feedback for a seller (or a buyer) only to not have them return it. Some people never leave feedback as another poster demonstrated ---the person that had 35 FB and never left any for anyone else.

To the OP, if you emailed them once, then I would just let it go. Not all sellers/buyers treat other ebayers that way. There are plenty of us who are nice to deal with.