Negative feedback for buyers?

[menaice]

Ok i am been doing fairly well with ebay, i have hit a few un reasonable buyers. I don't leave feedback untill they leave me feedback. I have just noticed something (some might say "you just noticed this!!!") Why in the hell can't i leave negative feedback for buyers? I have received a negative feedback from one buyer because i would not ship the item international... which in my ad it stated "ships to: United States"

This was before i figured out how to block countries.

Is there a LOGICAL reason why sellers can't leave neg for buyers?

[jeffweico]

The way that John Donahoe (eBay's CEO) sees it, if the customer pays for the item, they have done their part, so negative feedback is prohibited.

I much preferred the old system. The ONLY restriction I ever supported was when they changed it so that you must have had an actual transaction with someone to leave feedback. In the beginning, a competitor could leave you a negative without even buying your product.

The original idea was that feedback is a two-way street. It kept everyone honest and you WERE hesitant to leave a negative without trying to work it out first, as you didn't want one yourself.

This is a part of eBay's Amazonification program.

[inthezone]

Originally Posted by jeffweico

The way that John Donahoe (eBay's CEO) sees it, if the customer pays for the item, they have done their part, so negative feedback is prohibited.

I much preferred the old system. The ONLY restriction I ever supported was when they changed it so that you must have had an actual transaction with someone to leave feedback. In the beginning, a competitor could leave you a negative without even buying your product.

The original idea was that feedback is a two-way street. It kept everyone honest and you WERE hesitant to leave a negative without trying to work it out first, as you didn't want one yourself.

This is a part of eBay's Amazonification program.

And that original idea would actually eliminate a lot of the opened cases by the buyers, because now, like you said, the buyers would be encouraged to contact the seller to work things out before opening a case and leaving a negative feedback.

[BiN4RY]

Originally Posted by menaice

Is there a LOGICAL reason why sellers can't leave neg for buyers?

Think of it this way. Your account is used for both buying and selling, and you left a seller a negative feedback because of their terrible service and indescribed product. The seller gets pissed and leaves you a negative feedback in return. Now your feedback history is no longer 100%, which will affect your selling reputation as well.