24 May
2007
24 May
'07
6:03 p.m.
Quoting Patrick Finnegan <pat at computer-refuge.org>:
So, just don't bother leaving feedback, if you
don't want to risk
getting
negative feedback.
As a seller, I think that it's completely illogical to leave feedback
for
someone before the transaction is over. It's generally not safe to
assume that the party on the buying (or selling end for that matter[0])
is completely reasonable. This is ebay, not civilized society. :)
But, what if the buyer has unreasonable demands, such as complaining
about something silly[1] like using the original packaging to ship you a
computer, which they didn't express until after you ship them the item.
[1] There was a thread a couple months ago on here about a seller doing
this. From my perspective, a functional device is much more important
than worrying about the "damage" from putting a label on an old piece of
cardboard.
If the system worked properly you should not have to worry about retailiatory
feedback, if, as a buyer I have done my part and paid promptly, then I should
get feedback form the seller that I paid promptly. IF i leave negative feedback
because the seller misrepresented the item, packed it improperly, or just
generally jacked me around then the seller should not retaliate with negative
feedback just because they got caught, and that is just what some sellers do,
they get caught in any number of no-no's and then take it out on the person who
caught them.
and as to [1] I can see when someone is advertising "look, classic computer
system, complete with original packaging!!" that in that case the packaging
needs to be preserved as WELL as the equipment. by labeling directly onto the
packaging it is lowering the value of the package as a whole. it has always
been that a collectable item is worth more if it has it's original packaging and
that packaging is in good condition, so if someone is advertising the packaging
being there as part of the selling point of the auction then they should take
care not to damage the packaging any further than it already is.
Personally I do not buy old systems for the packaging or collecting as an
investment generally, so I usually could care less about the packaging, although
there are occasional exceptions to that rule.
so, if one is advertising the packaging as part of the whole enchilada, then you
should take precautions to preserve it, like bubble-wrapping the original
packaging (with the equipment inside) and placing that into a slightly larger
package for shipping.
of course that is my opinion, your mileage may vary, things in the mirror may be
closer than they appear.....