Get Negative feedback removed on ebay $20

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justin415

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Apr 27, 2002
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The problem with this is that both parties must come to an agreement or the feedback will not be removed. I wasted $20 on this because the other party would not come to agreement. So, this is not a guaranteed thing.
 
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Sepen

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Originally posted by: Buzzman151
it still sounds pretty shadey to me... I don't like the idea people are able to remove negative feedback. Its there for a reason. If its unwarranted, you can contact ebay and they'll take care of it for you or as jacktackle said, you can always respond to it
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Um no. I sent out a $30 item with DC and provided it to the buyer. A week later I look at my feedback and he puts a negative on for me saying I never sent it, this after 120+ positives and he having a ZERO rating. I contact his PO and they said it has been sitting there waiting for him to pick it up for 4 days. They left two notices on his door. I contact him and explain the situation. Oh, sorry he says. I contact Ebay, nope, it stays. So no, once it is there it stays.

 
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alyosha

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Jan 9, 2001
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Feedback is overrated - many people boost their feedback buying 100s of 3cent items, wait a month until the links to the auctions are no longer available - and here you go - great ID with huge feedback ready to rip somebody off...
edited: so I dont care how huge the feedback list is - until I see that the guy did several deals recently and got feedback to auctions I can verify...
 
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Illini2003

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Jul 26, 2002
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Originally posted by: cameronj
Originally posted by: nta
to preserve your prestine record of 200 positives, it's probably worth it.
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Why? As a buyer, there is absolutely no diference for me between a seller with 1 neg and 200 positives, vs one with zero and 200 like you. 99.5% customer approval rating? That's good enough for me, and I can't imagine anyone else would feel differently (as a buyer).
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Exactly, I'd like people to name a store that has a customer approval rating at this percentage.

Personally I think it's nice to have the option to have negative feedback removed because I know I've gotten two undeservadly. The first because I never recieved the item I bought and the guy was a jack@ss about it and the second because the guy was from England and said the product arrived damaged. Which would be believable if I actually shipped to England in the first place since I don't do international stuff. Some people are just real winners.
 
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Doomer

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I contact his PO and they said it has been sitting there waiting for him to pick it up for 4 days. They left two notices on his door. I contact him and explain the situation. Oh, sorry he says.
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Given the shear number of idiots in this world, it's really a wonder that neg. feedback hasn't destroyed the ebay concept.

When I bid on ebay I understand that I'm taking a risk. The only bad deal I ever got was a motherboard that was DOA. The listing clearly stated that it was sold as is so it was my screwup. I bit my lip and let it pass. I didn't leave feedback at all on this one but I did learn a valuable lesson. I will never buy anything that is sold as is period. Not even a rock. :(
 
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nMo

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Hmm.. does anyone know of a software or service that will email me everytime a new item for sale with my criteria is listed on eBay?
 
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VaG

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This is the coldest deal on the planet (eBay ripping us off by making it easier to remove feedback if you pay square trade.)

Here is eBay's feedback removal policy. You just need to make sure your situation fits this criteria and eBay will remove it for free. I have used both methods and square trade is faster, easier, and more responsive but if you can wait it can be done directly through eBay for free. Every situation I have used it in is because the buyer had outdate/inaccurate contact info (so they thought I never contacted them) which is the easiest case to win because if the other party doesn't respond within 14 days you automatically win so if the emails bounce just file with eBay for free.

Quick rundown of eBay's criteria. If you don't meet this criteria don't waste your time contacting eBay but if it's worth the cost to you try square trade since it's free to initially file a case.

Square trade makes a ruling.
Court order.
Feedback has no connection to eBay.
Feedback has a link to another page, picture, or JavaScript.
Feedback contains profane or vulgar language.
Feedback contains personal identifying information.
Feedback that makes any reference to an eBay or law enforcement organization investigation.
Feedback left by a user who provided eBay with false contact information.
 
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ChunkyBarf

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Jan 26, 2001
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nMo: The eBay Toolbar perhaps?

eBay Toolbar Download Page

I think this has a basic "search" tool built in. You may want to check it out. I will warn you though, this program makes a shortcut in your startup folder every time you use it. Thus, this thing will always be running in the background. Just so you know.

If this is not what you were looking for, then sorry.

Take care,
Happy Buying,
ChunkyBarf
 
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pjs

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Oct 10, 1999
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I have one negative feedback on my e-bay history.

I purchased an item from a guy in Canada, paying with a couple of days of winning the auction. He claimed that the item was in fantastic shape. I received it and it was not. I had to perform many hours of repairs (did upgrades at the same time) to bring it up to "fantastic" shape.

The item was a pair of electrostatic speakers. Someone had modified the wiring, trying to "upgrade" to a higher quality wire but the solder joints in several places were cold and some were completely broken. There were places where the high voltage wire had been broken and then spliced back together and covered with clear package wrapping tape. Somebody did not know what they were doing!!!

I e-mailed the guy several times. He did not respond.

I posted a negative feedback.

He retaiated by posting a negative feedback on me, whining that I posted a negative feedback about him. He never did respond to my e-mails.

I don't mind that I have this negative feedback. Someone looking at both of our posts/comments about the negative feedbacks can draw their own conclusions.

Paul
 
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iwearnosox

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Oct 26, 2000
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Negs are sometimes unavoidable. Who cares if you have a couple as long as percentage wise it's good?
 
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agent2099

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Originally posted by: tranceport
i think this is wrong.
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Agreed.

The only way a negative should be removed is if it's retaliatory or unwarranted. You shouldn't be able to buy your way out of a negative.
 
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randypj

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Oct 9, 1999
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I had understood....from the newbie discussion forum, that it was as justin415 stated about getting ebay to remove on Square Trade's say so:

"The problem with this is that both parties must come to an agreement or the feedback will not be removed. I wasted $20 on this because the other party would not come to agreement. So, this is not a guaranteed thing."

Is no?

I'm still waiting for a neg, just so I can respond professionally and rationally (and then spam blast the little blastard). I don't mind seeing a few negs. I just look at the situation and both parties' feedback. It makes a big difference to me if the response is professional.
--Randy
 
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nickdigger

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Apr 24, 2002
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Originally posted by: IgoByte
Hey, this is just like the Catholic church...
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hehe. at least it's not like that "other <cough> religion", where you buy your way into heaven with a dynamite vest.


re: preserving your perfect 200-0-0 rating... how can you deal with 200+ ebayers and not encounter a single idiot?
 
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IgoByte

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Jan 23, 2001
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Originally posted by: nickdigger
Originally posted by: IgoByte
Hey, this is just like the Catholic church...
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hehe. at least it's not like that "other <cough> religion", where you buy your way into heaven with a dynamite vest.
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LoL
 
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Cybordolphin

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Oct 25, 1999
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I believe if Ebay demanded an IQ test prior to allowing registration, there would be virtually no negative feedback anyway.
A majority of the negative feedback is left by dirt farmers that have no business even being on Ebay.

Gotta go.... my arm is sore from being pinched today....

 
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nta

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Apr 9, 2002
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I totally agree that that having 200 feedback with no negatives as supposed to 200 feedback with 1 or 2 negative is nearly the same. However, I've had a situation where i had an unwarranted feedback from a complete idiot who bought an item from me, received it in 3 days, left negative because he said that the item wasn't packed well enough? (WTF, I had 1 layer of bubble wrap and newspaper). Anyways, I was running a dutch auction for a few DVD burners that I got in on cheaply a while back and received an email from a potential buyer saying that he would've bought hadn't it been for the bad packaging job. I've even responded to that negative. So, in the long run, that one negative can be very harmful. Like I said, removing negatives isn't for every situation, but for certain ones, IE: mistakes, stupidity, unwarranted feedback, it might be worth it for you. You just have to evaluate your cost benefit.
 
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vegetation

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Feb 21, 2001
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Frankly, I'm more suspicious of sellers who have too perfect of a record. Shows that something is up! I somehow feel a lot safer with a seller who has a few ranting negatives left, with appropriate replies of course.
 
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