Does This eBay Feedback Strategy Makes Cents?

by: RKTOYS

"Is this also the reasoning behind the penny items on Amazon?"

I suspect that's more a way around being shut off at Christmas time.  At about $1.50 per phony transaction, it's a wash vs buying a month of Amazon Pro.  If you're close to 25 sales, it might be worth doing just to get over that hump.  But, honestly, Amazon taking 25% of every $20 sale makes it difficult for me to get there on my own and isn't something that I feel like paying even more for.

by: Kat64

Thanks to the grossly unfair and punitive defect policy, many sellers are looking to creative alternatives for ways to get their accounts back in good standing.

Currently, I am a TRS, but I know that I can lose that within 24 hours...given the way the system is set up now.
I have a defect from the 12 month lookback (how unfair is THAT!) that was a result of a buyer claiming INR.  The shipping company had the right address but my name instead of the buyers'.
They picked up their package and closed the case within 2 hours and left positive feedback.
But nooooo!  Can't get it removed.  It's still there a year and 2 months later!
Getting out of a ''below standard standard'' rating is fighting a losing battle.
Kudos to those who think outside the box and find a way to survive.

by: Shop and Ship

@Comments "The defect policy that causes toxic relations between buyers and sellers in returns has also got to be fixed." Yes, and take a step back for a broader look to see that the eBay platform itself has become a toxic cesspool for all Members - when they're Buying or Selling - thanks to eBay interjecting itself into every sales contract. If my Buyer is OK with USPS tracking and delivery confirmation then why should eBay be handing out defects for missing theoretical delivery windows?? If I find something that my recent Buyer would like as a gift and ship it for free then why should eBay award me with another defect for the 2nd tracking number as "late shipping?" I'm specifically referring to an Owner's Manual that I mailed to my Buyer about 3 weeks after the Item was delivered but was not part of the original listing. Sheesh! Perhaps I should mail the eBay admin a copy of "How to Control Selfishness Through Mercy"??

by: Volvo351

Gee, "offshore reps" simply "don't understand what the problem is!"  How can that be, when eBay hires only the highest caliber of Asian CHEAP LABOR.  I say "caliber" in reference to: "ready to be FIRED!"

Yes, what this seller is doing is sleazy, but when fleaBay stacks the deck against all sellers with DSR's and "defects" this may simply be a strategy born out of frustration. But, I'd venture that all his "buyers" are shills.