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[waf]

I was just wondering who of the larger sellers have the automated feedback set up? Basically meaning you only get feedback once they get feedback.

Some of interest are
mapleleef4ever
north-of-7
Dave and Adams
Steelcitycollectables1
C&C

Think the last two are active here so they may want to share what the pros and cons are if they have it set.
Is it fair for sellers to do this? I always leave feedback once the card is paid for but only get around 60-65% feedback left for me. So that I would assume is a major issue why they would set it up and also the time factor involved in manually doing it.

Don't purchase much so would like to see a list to find out how popular it is and people opinion of it.

Thoughts


Thanks
Wayne

[japhi]

I have my settings so that I always leave feedback once the item is paid for as well. As far as I'm concerned the obligation of the buyer is only to pay, they don't owe me anything for completing the transaction by sending the card and I couldn't care less if they leave feedback or not. I always found sellers fishing for feedback to be strange...if you sell enough and take care of buyers (fast shipping, good packaging) feedback will take care of itself.

As a buyer I almost always leave feedback.

[subban7677]

Mos of my saved searches on ebay have "-magnet" included in them. The Habs Inks are the worst for it.

EDIT: Wow...totally wrong thread. Appologies.

[30ranfordfan]

I am by no means a large dealer..... I'm not even a small dealer. Just a collector that will sell stuff to keep funding the hobby.

I don't do anything automatically (not sure if one can set it up like that or not?) but I will not leave feedback until it's been left for me. I don't really care if I get feedback or not though, fishing for feedback is not my reason.

If you pay for your card on a Wednesday, I'll ship it Thursday. If you then send me a message the following Monday asking where it is.... and continue to badger me until you receive it.... my experience with this transaction is NOT positive. If you took 8 days to pay, my experience is also NOT positive.

Now, in both of those circumstances, I am still more than happy to leave positive feedback - once I know that's what I'm getting too. I'm not leaving someone a positive, only to be later hit with a neutral because I would not agree to a local pickup (which would have cost me more in gas than the card sold for - YES this happened once). With how slow Canada Post can be, how tracking information often dies once a package leaves the boarder, there is little recourse sellers have.

If a transaction ends up working out fine (even if there was a hiccup along the way) and I've received positive feedback, I will always leave it for the buyer.



As far as being a buyer goes (which is the VAST majority of my eBay feedbacks) as soon as I get my package, I leave positive feedback (assuming there was no issue with damage or wrong cards, or something like that). It's my way of telling the seller "I got it". I wish everyone would operate like that. As soon as I leave feedback for a seller, I remove it from the history displayed in "My eBay" and I don't really pay attention to weather I get feedback or not.

[waf]

Mos of my saved searches on ebay have "-magnet" included in them. The Habs Inks are the worst for it.

EDIT: Wow...totally wrong thread. Appologies.

Right thread just a different issue. Couple discussions on the go.

Thanks to the mod who moved my initial thread into the right area.

Wayne

[subban7677]

Right thread just a different issue. Couple discussions on the go.

Thanks to the mod who moved my initial thread into the right area.

Wayne

I confuse easily.

[Gmbs82]

Anyone having any problems with usps tracking numbers or shipments using the ebay shipping labels? Having some weird stuff happening lately....

[aspencer528]

I have to mention this as it defiantly rubbed me the wrong way. I made a bid today on a card off eBay, I was the highest bidder. I noticed there was 14 bids and the item at $35, but didn't think much. So about 45 min before the item ended I was out bid, 5 minutes later an email saying the bidder retracted, and I was now the highest bidder again. So obviously at this point red flags started in my head. I knew I was gonna be out bid the last second as the other bidder seen my highest bid. I decided to wait till the item ended before making a move, as I did think of bidding higher but my gut hinted otherwise. So seconds before the auction ended I predictably got out bid. Then I seen this pic...5 retracted bids on one auction!!! Are you kidding me???? I had to message the seller. I basically said, either the same member was retracting finding out the bids so he could snipe it or you are shill bidding! The response I got was a little surprising...they said they blocked the person who cancelled two bids, and has a different /25 of the same card if I want it for the same price......seriously, I have the message saved. That's about when I got annoyed as I'm thinking this person may have been trying to maximize so they could sell the second card for the price of the first. I have no problem reporting anything out of the ordinary on eBay, regardless of the persons feedback, as I think it's suspicious activity. I just wanted to share this and maybe get a little feedback, insight or opinion on the matter. Do you think it's the seller I should be weary of, or the potential bidder that retracted may have found a loop hole?


so further investigating, I found this, Seller Marilyne6444. Been looking at all their auctions that ended tonight and the user names that bid, lots with retracted bids by the same user, and those same user names were used to bid up other items. I'd be cautious.

[Gmbs82]

[QUOTE=aspencer528;13856452]I have to mention this as it defiantly rubbed me the wrong way. I made a bid today on a card off eBay, I was the highest bidder. I noticed there was 14 bids and the item at $35, but didn't think much. So about 45 min before the item ended I was out bid, 5 minutes later an email saying the bidder retracted, and I was now the highest bidder again. So obviously at this point red flags started in my head. I knew I was gonna be out bid the last second as the other bidder seen my highest bid. I decided to wait till the item ended before making a move, as I did think of bidding higher but my gut hinted otherwise. So seconds before the auction ended I predictably got out bid. Then I seen this pic...5 retracted bids on one auction!!! Are you kidding me???? I had to message the seller. I basically said, either the same member was retracting finding out the bids so he could snipe it or you are shill bidding! The response I got was a little surprising...they said they blocked the person who cancelled two bids, and has a different /25 of the same card if I want it for the same price......seriously, I have the message saved. That's about when I got annoyed as I'm thinking this person may have been trying to maximize so they could sell the second card for the price of the first. I have no problem reporting anything out of the ordinary on eBay, regardless of the persons feedback, as I think it's suspicious activity. I just wanted to share this and maybe get a little feedback, insight or opinion on the matter. Do you think it's the seller I should be weary of, or the potential bidder that retracted may have found a loop hole?

In my most recent ebay auction I had 5 bid retractions and let me tell you how much it pisses me off that happens. I highly doubt all 5 bidders hit the wrong amount in, became highest bidder, then retracted, then didnt bid again...

[Gmbs82]

[QUOTE=aspencer528;13856452]I have to mention this as it defiantly rubbed me the wrong way. I made a bid today on a card off eBay, I was the highest bidder. I noticed there was 14 bids and the item at $35, but didn't think much. So about 45 min before the item ended I was out bid, 5 minutes later an email saying the bidder retracted, and I was now the highest bidder again. So obviously at this point red flags started in my head. I knew I was gonna be out bid the last second as the other bidder seen my highest bid. I decided to wait till the item ended before making a move, as I did think of bidding higher but my gut hinted otherwise. So seconds before the auction ended I predictably got out bid. Then I seen this pic...5 retracted bids on one auction!!! Are you kidding me???? I had to message the seller. I basically said, either the same member was retracting finding out the bids so he could snipe it or you are shill bidding! The response I got was a little surprising...they said they blocked the person who cancelled two bids, and has a different /25 of the same card if I want it for the same price......seriously, I have the message saved. That's about when I got annoyed as I'm thinking this person may have been trying to maximize so they could sell the second card for the price of the first. I have no problem reporting anything out of the ordinary on eBay, regardless of the persons feedback, as I think it's suspicious activity. I just wanted to share this and maybe get a little feedback, insight or opinion on the matter. Do you think it's the seller I should be weary of, or the potential bidder that retracted may have found a loop hole?[QUOTE=aspencer528;13856452]

In my most recent ebay auction I had 5 bid retractions and let me tell you how much it pisses me off that happens. I highly doubt all 5 bidders hit the wrong amount in, became highest bidder, then retracted, then didnt bid again...