I got blocked for NOT leaving feedback

[darkhorse9]

I was planning on using today's eBay coupon to buy a pricey item from someone I had bought from before. But when I clicked to BIN I was infomed that the seller had blocked me.

I contacted him to find out why and he replied that he blocked everyone who bought from him and didn't promptly post feedback.

I usually do all my feedback once a month or so and all at one time. Oddly enough I had just caught up on all my feedback two days ago.

He told me he was willing to unblock me but I had already moved on and used my coupon elsewhere.

Seems odd to prevent someone from spending money with you because they don't say anything about you.

[Fred]

Sounds like he doesn't want the business... what a knuckle head....

[realbigfatdog]

What a d-nozzle. I guess he doesn't need business.

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[jfkheat]

If I blocked everyone that didn't leave feedback I would block half of the buyers and sellers that I have dealt with.
James

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by jfkheat

If I blocked everyone that didn't leave feedback I would block half of the buyers and sellers that I have dealt with.
James

Yeah, I'd be reverse shilling my own stuff LOL!

What a dumb policy to have.

Is this a very active seller? Seems counter-productive.

[Cozumeleno]

At this rate, I'm surprised he/she even has customers left. When I used to sell on eBay, I probably got feedback about 30% of the time from buyers.

I didn't have exactly that same experience but did notice that an item I was watching specifically stated in the description that you shouldn't bid on his/her items if you were not planning to leave feedback. First time I'd seen that.

[bobbyw8469]

What an asinine reason to block someone. Bid retraction? I get it. Star dinging? I get that too. (at least back when that was relevant). Not leaving feedback?? Like someone else said, I would have to block most everyone who has bought from me in the past.

[Michael B]

The same holds true the other way. There are quite a few sellers that have not leave me feedback. Would that be a reason to give them a negative?

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Michael B

The same holds true the other way. There are quite a few sellers that have not leave me feedback. Would that be a reason to give them a negative?

I try and remember to leave a simple feedback response to everybody who pays, but there is absolutely no reason to leave a negative for no feedback left.........especially since feedback means absolutely zero for buyers anymore.

Ebay won't even let you block a buyer who has zero feedback, but they will let you block a buyer who has -1 feedback, which is theoretically impossible unless said buyer started off as a very small seller first. Not sure why that's even an option in today's landscape. It's irrelevant.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by Michael B

The same holds true the other way. There are quite a few sellers that have not leave me feedback. Would that be a reason to give them a negative?

As a seller, I have my feedback automated to leave it once the buyer leaves feedback. The reason I do not leave feedback upon payment any longer is I have multiple regular customers who have requested me NOT to leave them feedback. I asked a couple of them why.... simple, they do not want others (wife, fellow collector, etc) reviewing their buying feedback and seeing who they are buying cards from.

IMO, there are more buyers who do not care if they receive feedback or not than there are buyers who have to get their feedback fix off of each purchase.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

As a seller, I have my feedback automated to leave it once the buyer leaves feedback. The reason I do not leave feedback upon payment any longer is I have multiple regular customers who have requested me NOT to leave them feedback. I asked a couple of them why.... simple, they do not want others (wife, fellow collector, etc) reviewing their buying feedback and seeing who they are buying cards from.

IMO, there are more buyers who do not care if they receive feedback or not than there are buyers who have to get their feedback fix off of each purchase.

This is also in response to Dave's comments. I don't sell on ebay anymore, but when I did I always left feedback when someone paid and they then left me feedback. I would include in my listing that once the buyer left feedback I would know that they received the item and were happy with it.

Even though it does not mean much to most sellers, I look at it as common courtesy. As a buyer, I will always leave you feedback on an item. I have never left a negative and maybe 1 or 2 neutrals in 18 years. If I do that you should at least extend the same courtesy to me.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by Michael B

The same holds true the other way. There are quite a few sellers that have not leave me feedback. Would that be a reason to give them a negative?

I have left feedback for every single one of my transactions, both buying and selling, normally the same day I receive the item, or when I would receive payment. That is an 88.5% feedback rate. So, about 11.5% of the sellers I've bought from, have neglected to leave feedback.

I just checked my feedback history, and found that I have left feedback for 7,593 transactions, while I have received feedback on only 6,720 transactions.

Less than 100 of these transactions are me as the seller, as I haven't sold anything on ebay in over a decade, and then, very rarely.

Steve

[OLDBILL]

Wonder if you still would have been blocked if you had given him negative feedback...

[gregr2]

Yeah, this seems pretty stupid. I just looked at my last 48 items sold and I received feedback from 24 of them. I just cannot see blocking 50% of the people that buy from me, makes no sense.

[celoknob]

There are some who make everything about their own ego and adulation.

[Santo10Fan]

Wow, he must really have some time on his hands, that's a manual entry of the username for each block

[Stampsfan]

Hard to believe. As mostly a buyer, I will consistently leave feedback for a seller, but I find it's not always reciprocated.

However, it wouldn't stop me from buying from them again if everything else was top notch. Seems like a bizarre business practice where you would limit your customer base because of that. Sounds a little narcissistic and insecure.

If I were a restaurant owner, would I still take reservations from a former patron, even if they didn't leave me a positive review on FB, Yelp, or Google.

[auggiedoggy]

First off, my rant is about people that don't leave feedback at all. I hate it when people don't leave feedback. The feedback system is important to both seller and buyer. Especially to the seller. As a buyer, I always leave feedback once I receive the item. Not to do so, IMHO, is rude and inconsiderate.

p.s. I would not, however, block a person for not leaving feedback.