ebay feedback | The Whine Seller

After all these years, buyers still don’t know what eBay feedback is for and it makes me sad

by T. W. Seller | May 17, 2013 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

Buyer leaves bad feedback that reads, “Furious! You damaged my mailbox by forcing the...

Is being an eBay Top Rated Seller worth the effort?

by T. W. Seller | May 16, 2012 | Customer Service & Bettering your Business, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 2 |

Before we start, in the interest of disclosure, I’m a Top Rated Seller (TRS)… at the...

Heck yeah, green feedback star! (& why it took us 14 years to get it)

by T. W. Seller | May 4, 2011 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

We reached our green star today, 5,000 feedback ratings. Our 5,000th feedback was from...

Things that make me sad (eBay Feedback Fail)

by T. W. Seller | May 21, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 7 |

Sometimes, a screen shot is worth a thousand words:

5 Tips for Dealing with Bad or Negative Seller Feedback

by T. W. Seller | Sep 9, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 10 |

Just like the popular bumper sticker says, Bad Feedback Happens. Oh, wait. It’s doesn’t say that? Hmm, well, it should. Sometimes bad feedback happens to good sellers. But what should you do if you find yourself...

“eBay’s DSR feedback policy isn’t fair to hobby or casual sellers!”

by T. W. Seller | May 7, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 17 |

This is one of those posts that will probably tick some people off but I have a real issue with this train of complaint. I see this all over the blogs and even in listing texts. Some people feel that the new quality standards...

An eBay Feedback DSR Moral Dilemma: What would you do?

by T. W. Seller | Mar 30, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 18 |

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been doing a little of shopping on eBay lately. The seller of one of the items I purchased emailed me to chat, we are both collectors of the same thing, and we had a nice little chat...

Happy Holidays: my favorite eBay feedback comment

by T. W. Seller | Dec 23, 2008 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance | 1 |

When I was in college, I was selling a huge batch of Star Trek figures for a Trading Assistant client before Christmas. One of my good friends was a casual eBay buyer but was fascinated by the selling aspect of it and used to...

Editorial: Bonanzle has a long way to go to become the eBay killer

by T. W. Seller | Sep 30, 2008 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 38 |

Bonanzle was getting big buzz yesterday so I decided to try it out for myself. Just like any of...

My Top 3 eBay Feedback Pet Peeves (both as a buyer and seller)

by T. W. Seller | Jul 25, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Timeless | 0 |

Even with all the changes, there are still a few things either about the feedback system or that buyers do that drive me nuts! #3. Feedback that reads like this, “We are the #1 seller of DVDs. Visit DVDeBaySeller’s...

Good News from eBay: Feedback changes

by T. W. Seller | Jul 10, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 0 |

Some great news out of eBay today. One of the changes they recently made that not only got the most sellers upset but also made the least sense to me personally has been repealed. As per this post by Lorrie Norrington: Effective...

Leave a negative message in a positive feedback and eBay will suspend you

by T. W. Seller | Jul 9, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 0 |

So a lot of sellers are very upset about this. To recap, eBay sellers can no longer leave negative feedback. So, some are leaving positive feedback and then writing a negative message. Well, this is against eBay’s policies...