This tiny little number...
It is on the basis of this little number that they will decide whether they can trust you or not...
The eBay Information Group:
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The ebay Marketing Group Are you trying to sell on ebay? Are you trying to earn money as an ebay affiliate? Do you know enough about ebay to share what you know? This Group is for you!
Feedback
Each time you buy or sell something on eBay, people can leave feedback for you, and you can leave feedback for them.This feedback can be positive, negative, or neutral, along with a comment.
Your feedback rating, then, is worked out using a very simple sum:
The number of positive feedback comments people have left for you, minus the number of negative ones.
This means that someone with a feedback rating of 28, for example, might have 30 positive ratings and 2 negative ones.
If you are a considerate buyer, then you should find that positive feedback will just appear next to your username, without you needing to do anything. If you want to help it along, though, there are a few things you can do.
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Always leave feedback for others:
People will feel an obligation to leave feedback for you if you leave it for them (eBay will send you an email after each transaction to offer you the opportunity).Take the time to write a positive comment about sellers who do what they should and the chances are they'll do the same for you.
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Pay promptly:
Sellers love nothing more than to be paid promptly - paying as soon as the auction ends saves the seller all sorts of worry, especially if you pay by credit card or another electronic method.You will often find that your positive feedback appears within a few minutes of you paying if you pay as soon as the auction ends.
Don't be a difficult customer:
Understand that your seller might take a day or so to respond to you, and perhaps a few days to send your item.Harassing them is nasty and unnecessary, and won't get you good feedback.
Build relationships:
If a seller sells a lot of a certain kind of thing you like, buy from them a few more times.They will be very happy to find a regular customer, and will go out of their way to leave positive feedback like 'a joy to deal with as ever'.
Also, they might offer you a few special deals!
The Seller's Rating:
On eBay, people pay far more attention to sellers' ratings than they do to buyers' - most sellers can't be bothered to check their buyers' feedback, while bad feedback on a seller can (and should) be a dealbreaker.When you are buying, then, you need to worry more about the seller's reputation than you do about your own.
That's why you need to see my lens on the SELLER'S REPUTATION!
Feedback Analyzer
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This software will increase your bank balance because it will tell you a Yen Rating for a big list of products. The most requested (but not found) items will be put at the top of the list.Basically, this magic piece of software will tell you what people want to buy that not enough people are selling.
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What's the oddest thing you've ever bought on ebay?
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- ebuyerfb ebuyerfb Nov 10, 2008 @ 2:31 pm
- I never been bothered to buy strange things on eBay but I thought I'd mention something your readers might be interested in.
Now that eBay had made all buyers equal there is no real way for them to establish trust with their sellers. Get your eBay sellers to rate you at http://www.eBuyer-Feedback.com where a positive actually means something. All transactions are automatically verified.
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- archangelptx archangelptx Apr 11, 2008 @ 9:31 am
- I think the strangest thing I've ever bought on eBay is a feedback guide that I could have gotten for free on here. Oh well! I got feedback for a $1 transaction, so that helped. Great lens, helpful for new users. 5 stars! Check out my lens here and maybe give me some advice on how I can improve my lens! http://www.squidoo.com/ebayrox
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Made by Weird Al Yankovic
Does this show what ebay is like or what?! I love it! :-)
"Ebay" by Weird Al Yankovic
"I want it that way" by the Backstreet Boys is parodied by the excellent Weird Al Yankovic "Ebay" song - synched to the videoclip. I must admit Ebay is very much the way he describes it in the song. Don't take it too seriously; just enjoy! btw I actually love 'Star Wars'. Honours #5 - Most Discussed (All Time) - Australia #3 - Most Discussed (All Time) - Music - Australia #1 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Australia #1 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Music - Australia #1 - Top Favorites (All Time) - Australia #70 - Top Favorites (All Time) #1 - Top Favorites (All Time) - Music - Australia #53 - Top Favorites (All Time) - Music #22 - Top Rated (All Time) - Australia #14 - Top Rated (All Time) - Music - Australia #22 - Most Linked (All Time) - Australia #6 - Most Linked (All Time) - Music - Australia
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