tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post8684786276957482030..comments2024-03-21T21:37:03.772-05:00Comments on Series Books for Girls: eBay's Survey on Ease of Use of SiteJennifer Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-4736727247607537342010-06-10T20:32:59.075-05:002010-06-10T20:32:59.075-05:00I've read reports of users who have 50 to 60 b...I've read reports of users who have 50 to 60 bid retractions showing on their feedback page, and they are still registered users. It is against eBay policy to retract too many bids, but eBay does nothing about it.<br /><br />Maybe your bidder was messing around "just for fun" which is against eBay policy.<br /><br />I think it is a good idea to keep brand-new users from haphazardly leaving negatives with no communication, but eBay has stacked the deck against sellers. I have seen a few cases where buyers of Nancy Drew books have left harsh negatives for sellers when the books could clearly be seen as being in rough condition from the photos and in the descriptions. People like that should not be allowed to leave negatives so easily. <br /><br />I have read that eBay has removed the cautionary page that buyers used to see when they submitted negative or neutral feedback. That page would warn them if they were <i>sure</i> they wanted to leave the negative or neutral feedback. If this page is gone, then it makes it that much easier for buyers to leave thoughtless negative feedback.Jennifer Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-22780916291621780322010-06-10T19:56:42.119-05:002010-06-10T19:56:42.119-05:00That's the weird part, the first bid was over ...That's the weird part, the first bid was over the reserve by $5, the second one was over by $15. <br /><br />So they already could have guessed the reserve since ebay displays the lowest possible price of the max bid. <br /><br />I should also state that this person is "new" (in quotes because at this point, I've become suspicious of people who could well be banned users back again.), they show up with the "less than 30 days" icon behind their name.<br /><br />I'm nearly positive that this person IS violating ebay rules, but I have no faith that ebay will give a crap. <br /><br />There are certain rule changes of ebay's that I agreed with (such as the retrieved negative feedback feature, since it was so easy to get burned by clueless newbies who left feedback first and got the facts second.) But they take each step too far, ala the "no negative feedbacks for buyers" which is simply assinine. It's just as likely for a buyer to be fraudelent as it is a seller! <br /><br />Same with this retractable bid thing. Part of ebay was ALWAYS that you might bid high on something only to find it offered cheaper next week. It was part of the gamble and both buyer and seller implicitly agreed to that.<br /><br />Sometimes you'd get a great deal, sometimes you grossly overpay, but it was always known that you take that chance when you place your bid. <br /><br />I honestly just don't understand the changes they've been making, they completely undermine the spirit of what the site was.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236689051540693776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-40808348324320031222010-06-10T19:33:56.261-05:002010-06-10T19:33:56.261-05:00One reason someone would bid more than once on a r...One reason someone would bid more than once on a reserve auction is to find out the reserve. There would be no reason to retract the bid, however, if it did not meet the reserve. If the bid did meet the reserve, it would be against eBay policy to retract the bid. It does seem odd that the bidder retracted the bid, placed another bid, and retracted again.<br /><br />I have not ever had anyone bid more than once and retract, but I have had people retract bids. I have had several of them contact me wanting me to cancel their bids. That always annoys me, since I think they should retract so that it will count on their records, not that eBay really cares.Jennifer Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-54699013801954039782010-06-10T17:08:17.264-05:002010-06-10T17:08:17.264-05:00Ebay loves to send surveys and perks to my husband...Ebay loves to send surveys and perks to my husband's ebay acct, which has low feedbacks but never anything to me (longstanding member with a lot of feedback.) <br /><br />That always strikes me as weird, why don't they care what the older members think? <br /><br />I also wanted to ask you, have you ever had a bidder who bids and then cancels their bid repeatedly? <br /><br />I've run into that just this week and my query to ebay went totally ignored. Someone bid on my item (which had a reserve) then retracted it claiming that they'd put the wrong amount in. <br /><br />Then they bid again with a HIGHER amount and cancelled it again citing the same reason. It seems fishy to me but I don't know what to do about it.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236689051540693776noreply@blogger.com