>> 255 transactions is enough to get a good
picture
Good point. For example, I've got 29 transactions, with one negative. But
in that user's feedback, anyone can see that he's just a big moron. (To my
amusement, he even wrote in all caps, "SELLERS BEWARE!") Alas, my ranking
is 96.7 percent.
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On Behalf Of Director
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 12:03 AM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only'
Subject: RE: Apple _1_ on ebay???
For a while I did some buying of stuff on eBay to jump-start our museum. One
thing I learned is to look at the feedback score of a seller. Anything less
than 99% should be a huge red flag unless the seller has only a few deals,
in which case one misunderstanding can kill the number.
255 transactions is enough to get a good picture. < 98%. Run, don't walk, to
the nearest exit. At the very least this guy is going to be argumentative.
Also note that not a single one of those negatives was resolved
satisfactorily.
HTH,
Gil
Please note changed email address:
gcarrick at
uta.edu
A. G. (Gil) Carrick, Director
The Museum at CSE
Coach - ICPC Programming Team
University of Texas at Arlington
Department of Computer Science & Engineering Box 19015, 471 S Cooper Street
Arlington, TX 76019 817-272-3620
http://www.cse.uta.edu/TheMuseum at CSE/