6 Jun
2005
6 Jun
'05
7:51 a.m.
On Sun, 5 Jun 2005 shoppa_classiccmp at trailing-edge.com wrote:
Allison wrote:
By default, whether the item arrived in good condition or otherwise, I
always leave negative feedback for poor packaging. Some people need
incentive for correcting their bad habits.
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I don't do Ebay. It involves more trust than
I am able to muster.
From what I've seen more monies lost than I care to loose.
Most sellers and buyers are perfectly honest. What hurts me (more
emotionally than financially!) is when I buy something heavy and
fragile, and the seller is so naive that he packs it poorly and it
arrives banged up, damaged, or broken. Usually it's obvious that
there was insufficient packaging - e.g. 70 lb items put in lightweight
cardboard boxes filled with just styrofoam fuzzies. But I feel
bad going after the seller, because he honestly thought that shipping
insurance would cover his carelessness. Clearly he was mistaken.
OTOH not going after the sellers who are careless like this encourages
them to continue shoddy packaging.