leaving feedback...
By itsjustmeb
@itsjustmeb (1212)
Canada
January 15, 2007 8:50pm CST
What do you do if you had an excellent transaction, but the person on the other end flat out refuses to leave feedback??
I had this transaction recently where I left this girl glowing feedback, even though the item she sent me was less than par, and she's ignoring me! I have requested for feedback in return, but not one word. I don't think this is fair, because my left feedback for her resulted in her fb being boosted.
I have sent her a message asking nicely to leave me feedback, but she's ignoring me. What would you do?
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32 responses
@rms2727 (815)
• India
16 Jan 07
ebay is one thats full of jerks and also ebay has no good frame work to ensure judicious and proper feedbacks. anyways let it be and move on no point asking someone for a feedback if he/she is all that unwilling. for future you might want to hold on your feedbak til you have received one.
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@lauriefnp (5109)
• United States
16 Jan 07
She's probably feeling guilty because she knows that she sent you an inferior product! I'm not sure how the Ebay system is supposed to work; I am not a seller there but believe me I have made a lot of purchases. When I bid on an item and win it, I pay very promptly. At that point, my part of the transaction is complete and I expect that the seller would leave feedback at that time. When I receive the product, I ALWAYS go back and leave feedback. But I will not leave the seller positive feedback first. It just makes sense that they should rate the buyer first,as that is the part of the transaction that occurred first. Maybe the sellers won't agree with me, but that's how I do it. If a seller hasn't provided feedback by the time I receive the item, I delete it from my summary and won't leave a rating unless they contact me that they have done so.
So, in this case, I feel that she should have rated you for your part (paying for the item after you won the auction) before you left her any feedback at all.
@Athique (154)
• India
17 Jan 07
Feedback cannot be taken forcefully. It has to come out naturally from the person you are dealing with. You dont be bothered if you are not getting it. I feel you did your job greatly. She is probably not in the mood to reply. There are few people in this world of such kind. I guess she has lot more to say but she is probably avoiding it for some reason.
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@patootie (3592)
•
17 Jan 07
I very much doubt that leaving feedback is compulsory .. so whether the item is perfect, not so perfect or however good your feedback is there is no rules to make anyone give your feedback ..
Their is no point worrying about it .. continuing to ask for feedback could even be thought of as harrassment and that will only likely get you a negative feedback left ..
There is nothing you can do .. I wouldn't waste anymore time on it ..
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@anthonyshao (44)
• United States
17 Jan 07
You know what, this is Internet, and honesty we can't do SH!T about it. I have been working for a person who was said to pay me 65 bucks for completing the work, and I did. And then that person said that,"please send me your work and they will be checked and then you will be paid." I was like,"ya, I should trust him and since this is the first time I have completed a online job, I should show my honesty." As a result, I sent the work to that person. But, guess what, since then, that person didn't even reply me once though I had constantly been sending messages. So, I eventually gave, and I just told myself that be careful next time.
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
17 Jan 07
I don't think you can do anything, people don't have to leave feedback, I had plenty that never did, this is why some people who sell don't leave feedback til they get it. For awhile I did this my argument was the transaction has not really finished til they get their product and are happy with it but I got blasted by other sellers who said when you sell the transaction finishes when you get paid, I don't totally agree with that but most seem to think this way....no much you can do I am afraid...sorry.
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@melanie652 (2524)
• United States
17 Jan 07
I've had that happen to me before. It's not fair, but that's the way it is sometimes. You've already done all the things I would've suggested - like emailing her and requesting feedback. I've gotten to where I only leave feedback if the other person leaves it first.
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@irisheyes (4370)
• United States
16 Jan 07
Some sellers wait a week or two and give feedback all at the same time. They sell so much, it's really the only sane way to do it. Also, something might have happened that makes it difficult for the person to take care of business right now - out of town, family emergency etc. Did you check to see if they left FB for anybody else since you left for it them?
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@livingtwist (410)
• United States
16 Jan 07
Don't let it bother you, it life some folks will and some want. It's been my experience in life to not let others hold me back or to worry over something I can't fix.
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@tashadimmitt (75)
• Japan
17 Jan 07
just send her a mesage and tell her that your feed back is imoptant to you and that she should feel her end of the bargain or you will change your feed back you can always go back in and make ANOTHER comment under the feed back that you left.
@jamcon (15)
• United States
16 Jan 07
It is unfortunate that she is not being as responsible as you were. Sometimes you just have to do what is right on your part and know that others may not as unfair as that is. I sell on Ebay and it really makes me mad when you have a great transaction and someone won't take 2 minutes to give you positive feedback. I just leave them positive and wait, if they don't do the same I send a reminder and then just let it go.
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@Signal20 (2281)
• United States
16 Jan 07
I used to sell on ebay (and bought as well), but I wouldn't leave feedback until I received it. Reasoning, I saw too on the community section, too many sellers getting burned by doing everything right and the way they're supposed to. Then, the buyer gets a bug up their butt, and negs them over something really minor, instead of contacting the seller and trying to work it out. I wouldn't necessarily leave a negative for someone if they had for me, but I think it offers a little bit of leverage for the buyer to try to work it out. I've only had 2 people not leave feedback, and one didn't leave anyone feedback, the other probably thought the same as I did, so neither of us got it. As for your case, that's not right, she's just being lazy. OR, she may do all the feedback one certain day a month all at once, just a generic THANK YOU lol. I know a lot of "power sellers" on ebay do stuff like that. At this point, there's probably not much you can do, you did it the right way, if you can, add an edit on your feedback to her mentioning she doesn't leave feedback.
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@cwgrlsarefun (1581)
• United States
16 Jan 07
Leaving feedback is not a requirement at most places therefore there is really nothing that you can do. Since you did leave feedback for her you did your part and know that. It is only one person and I don't think that this one person will affect whatever it is that you are doing. This is usually done as a courtesy, don't get to upset over it. I usually am the first to leave feedback and if I don't get it in return that is ok.
@somnolence (460)
• United States
16 Jan 07
Some people just don't leave feedback. You can't force her. I'd just let it go.
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@bluereddog1990 (35)
• United States
16 Jan 07
I always send a nice update/reminder if I haven't received feedback after I am sure the item has arrived/received. Something to the effect " I was just checking to see if your item arrived safetly and if you are pleased with it.If so, please leave me feedback so that others may benefit from it. Thank you again for your purchase." You can of course change it depending on whether you are the buyer or seller.
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@Mitchum (1)
• France
16 Jan 07
Well, it's happened to me about twenty times now. My ebay score should be up around 340 or so, but you can guess the rest. Sure, positive feedback is nice to get, and it boosts that magic number each time you get it, but it is something which you should not worry about too much. I'll leave my transaction visible on 'my ebay' for a while, maybe as long as a month, but if there is no response to my gentle reminders, then there is really nothing much I can do. Anything more than a mild complaint just could get you a negative for no other reason than the other party is having a bad day/week/month/year/life! Once you get a negative it's a bit of a fight to get rid of it, even if its totally unjustified. My advice would be to forget it and move on. Keep smiling and your good vibes will attract all the positives you need.
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