Sellers, do you do this?

86leo · Mar 18th, 2007, 10:42 PM

When a buyer wins your auction and they pay immediately, via PayPal......

Do you leave positive feedback immediately, since they held up their end of the deal?

It really irks me that sellers don't do this!

I ALWAYS pay within SECONDS of winning an auction (I pay my bills this way too, as soon as I'm paid, I pay my bills).

However, rarely does a seller leave me feedback immediately. Most wait until I leave them feedback.

Grrrrr.

Hats · Mar 18th, 2007, 11:03 PM

Yup! I usually always reply with! Thanks, speedy payment! Usually the only times that I wait are if it's an item that the buyer and I have discussed a lot. For example, I sold a Kooba purse to a girl in Germany and I was so worried about the PayPal transaction and everything, but I only gave her feedback a couple days after I sent it...

But even then, I still gave feedback BEFORE they give me mine. I don't believe in this whole, I'll wait until you give me something deal.

poppincourt · Mar 18th, 2007, 11:08 PM

from a sellers prespective, I wait until the buyer leaves feedback first. Just covering my end of the part. If a buyer pays immediately thats great. I leave them a postive feedback for instant payment. However, If and when they recieve item and for some reason they are not happy with it, they can leave me a negative feedback. Then I wont be able to do anything b/c i already left them a feedback. Since the buyer leaves feedback for the seller after receiving item, I will too leave feedback only after the buyer leaves me one first upon after the item recieved.

cassidyfit1 · Mar 18th, 2007, 11:13 PM

^^^ITA with this.

And I am NOT a reseller.

This is in my description when I do sell things:

"Please leave feedback upon receipt of your item. This process assures me that you have received your item."

This is what I have on my about me page:

"My e bay policy: AS A BUYER I leave feedback usually the same DAY that I receive my item. AS A SELLER I leave feedback AFTER the buyer leaves feedback for me first. If you look at the feedback I have left and the feedback I have received you will see a BIG discrepancy. Therefore nowadays I only leave feedback for buyers that leave it for me first. Feedback is a privilege NOT a right."

cola262 · Mar 18th, 2007, 11:27 PM

Some buyers receive item and threaten with negative feedback if certain demands aren't met. (like for me to pay their custom fee even though he insisted on insuring the item for full price and I warned him). As a seller, I leave feedback after they give me positive because of such buyers I've been in contact with.

SOLIDGOLD2 · Mar 18th, 2007, 11:33 PM

i only leave a feedback once a buyer has left me a FB other wise how will i know they were happy with the item. What i hate is when a buyer sends me a email telling me they love the item instead of saying that in a fb AND then never leaving me a fb...whats the point?!

86leo · Mar 18th, 2007, 11:42 PM

Thanks for your honest responses.

Swanky Mama Of Three · Mar 18th, 2007, 11:49 PM

as a Buyer I expect feedback left for me first.
As a Seller, I WILL NEVER hold feedback ransom for a buyer, if they paid immediately, they deserve positive feedback IMO.

hlfinn · Mar 18th, 2007, 11:52 PM

i would never leave fb before my buyer does. imo the transaction is not over when they pay. it's over when they recieve it and i know they're happy. otherwise if something is wrong they can neg without trying to work it out or threaten me with a neg. i wouldn't expect my buyer to think the transaction is over when they pay either. they need to get it first.

H_addict · Mar 18th, 2007, 11:55 PM

I leave feedback as soon as I get paid by the buyer. I did notice however, that I am one of very few people that do that. When I am the buyer, sellers usually wait till I leave them a feedback before they leave me one.

oo_let_me_see · Mar 19th, 2007, 12:03 AM

For me, it makes better business sense to wait until my buyer has received the item, is happy, and then leaves feedback. Therefore if a problem arises, we have a chance to figure it out. At the end, if the buyer is unhappy and leaves negative feedback, I would also leave negative feedback stating facts about what happened and knowing I did everything I could to work it out. Luckily, this has not happened to me, but I think it's the only way a seller can protect him or herself from unreasonable demands or what have you.

Lisasbags · Mar 19th, 2007, 12:09 AM

I have 100% feedback, but with that being said I just don't take it that seriously.

I leave it as soon as they pay and don't stress about it.

iqaganda · Mar 19th, 2007, 12:09 AM

Before, when I was new to eBay, I usually do this. But in the end, buyers don't usually do their part in the end. So I ended up waiting for their feedback first, before I left theirs! Fair enough.

lorihmatthews · Mar 19th, 2007, 12:11 AM

As a seller and a buyer, I look at each situation.

If my buyer is particularly difficult, I wait until they receive the item and leave FB. If not, then I leave FB right after they pay.

86leo · Mar 19th, 2007, 12:17 AM

Well, I certainly *now* see both sides to the issue and again, I appreciate everyone's honest "feedback" (errr, pun intended) LOL

I just started selling (my daughter's clothing). So, I guess its good to see what everyone does and why!!!

Mar 18th, 2007, 10:42 PM	#1
86leo Got Coach? Location: Lower 48 Again! Life is great!	Sellers, do you do this? When a buyer wins your auction and they pay immediately, via PayPal...... Do you leave positive feedback immediately, since they held up their end of the deal? It really irks me that sellers don't do this! I ALWAYS pay within SECONDS of winning an auction (I pay my bills this way too, as soon as I'm paid, I pay my bills). However, rarely does a seller leave me feedback immediately. Most wait until I leave them feedback. Grrrrr.

Mar 18th, 2007, 11:03 PM	#2
Hats Member	Re: Sellers, do you do this? Yup! I usually always reply with! Thanks, speedy payment! Usually the only times that I wait are if it's an item that the buyer and I have discussed a lot. For example, I sold a Kooba purse to a girl in Germany and I was so worried about the PayPal transaction and everything, but I only gave her feedback a couple days after I sent it... But even then, I still gave feedback BEFORE they give me mine. I don't believe in this whole, I'll wait until you give me something deal.

Mar 18th, 2007, 11:08 PM	#3
poppincourt shopping IS my therapist	Re: Sellers, do you do this? from a sellers prespective, I wait until the buyer leaves feedback first. Just covering my end of the part. If a buyer pays immediately thats great. I leave them a postive feedback for instant payment. However, If and when they recieve item and for some reason they are not happy with it, they can leave me a negative feedback. Then I wont be able to do anything b/c i already left them a feedback. Since the buyer leaves feedback for the seller after receiving item, I will too leave feedback only after the buyer leaves me one first upon after the item recieved.

Mar 18th, 2007, 11:13 PM	#4
cassidyfit1 Member Location: Sunshine State	Re: Sellers, do you do this? ^^^ITA with this. And I am NOT a reseller. This is in my description when I do sell things: *"Please leave feedback upon receipt of your item. This process assures me that you have received your item."* This is what I have on my about me page: "My e bay policy: AS A BUYER I leave feedback usually the same DAY that I receive my item. AS A SELLER I leave feedback AFTER the buyer leaves feedback for me first. If you look at the feedback I have left and the feedback I have received you will see a BIG discrepancy. Therefore nowadays I only leave feedback for buyers that leave it for me first. Feedback is a privilege NOT a right." __________________ www.myspace.com/irongirl2005

Mar 18th, 2007, 11:27 PM	#5
cola262 Member Location: NYC	Re: Sellers, do you do this? Some buyers receive item and threaten with negative feedback if certain demands aren't met. (like for me to pay their custom fee even though he insisted on insuring the item for full price and I warned him). As a seller, I leave feedback after they give me positive because of such buyers I've been in contact with.

Mar 18th, 2007, 11:33 PM	#6
SOLIDGOLD2 Member	Re: Sellers, do you do this? i only leave a feedback once a buyer has left me a FB other wise how will i know they were happy with the item. What i hate is when a buyer sends me a email telling me they love the item instead of saying that in a fb AND then never leaving me a fb...whats the point?!

Mar 18th, 2007, 11:42 PM	#7
86leo Got Coach? Location: Lower 48 Again! Life is great!	Re: Sellers, do you do this? Thanks for your honest responses.

Mar 18th, 2007, 11:49 PM	#8
Swanky Mama Of Three Location: Dallas Area	Re: Sellers, do you do this? as a Buyer I expect feedback left for me first. As a Seller, I WILL NEVER hold feedback ransom for a buyer, if they paid immediately, they deserve positive feedback IMO. __________________ Holy inappropriateness!!! - a la Bethenny

Mar 18th, 2007, 11:52 PM	#9
hlfinn runner in training	Re: Sellers, do you do this? i would never leave fb before my buyer does. imo the transaction is not over when they pay. it's over when they recieve it and i know they're happy. otherwise if something is wrong they can neg without trying to work it out or threaten me with a neg. i wouldn't expect my buyer to think the transaction is over when they pay either. they need to get it first.

Mar 18th, 2007, 11:55 PM	#10
H_addict H is for HOCKEY Location: ICE RINK	Re: Sellers, do you do this? I leave feedback as soon as I get paid by the buyer. I did notice however, that I am one of very few people that do that. When I am the buyer, sellers usually wait till I leave them a feedback before they leave me one.

Mar 19th, 2007, 12:03 AM	#11
oo_let_me_see CL Best Username '08 Location: la la land	Re: Sellers, do you do this? For me, it makes better business sense to wait until my buyer has received the item, is happy, and then leaves feedback. Therefore if a problem arises, we have a chance to figure it out. At the end, if the buyer is unhappy and leaves negative feedback, I would also leave negative feedback stating facts about what happened and knowing I did everything I could to work it out. Luckily, this has not happened to me, but I think it's the only way a seller can protect him or herself from unreasonable demands or what have you. __________________ Desperately seeking Louboutin City Girls in Luggage, size 38 or 38.5!!! PM me if you have any leads, pretty please!!!

Mar 19th, 2007, 12:09 AM	#12
Lisasbags Sofa King Banned	Re: Sellers, do you do this? I have 100% feedback, but with that being said I just don't take it that seriously. I leave it as soon as they pay and don't stress about it.

Mar 19th, 2007, 12:09 AM	#13
iqaganda has purse depression Location: Hong Kong	Re: Sellers, do you do this? Before, when I was new to eBay, I usually do this. But in the end, buyers don't usually do their part in the end. So I ended up waiting for their feedback first, before I left theirs! Fair enough. __________________ My Updated HANDBAG COLLECTION My Shopping List Monogram Keepall 45 with Shoulder Straps Black Patent YSL Muse Large Maybe... White MJ Stam

Mar 19th, 2007, 12:11 AM	#14
lorihmatthews Persian Love Location: San Francisco	Re: Sellers, do you do this? As a seller and a buyer, I look at each situation. If my buyer is particularly difficult, I wait until they receive the item and leave FB. If not, then I leave FB right after they pay.

Mar 19th, 2007, 12:17 AM	#15
86leo Got Coach? Location: Lower 48 Again! Life is great!	Re: Sellers, do you do this? Well, I certainly now see both sides to the issue and again, I appreciate everyone's honest "feedback" (errr, pun intended) LOL I just started selling (my daughter's clothing). So, I guess its good to see what everyone does and why!!!