I've sold on both and bought on eBay. Feedback is important, but it's only a vague indicator. For eBay, if someone has less than 99% positive, it's a warning sign. Most important is to read the negative feedbackthat's revealing. AND watch out for neutral feedback. It's a pulled punch. I had one not so good transaction with a seller on eBay. Everything worked out only because of my calm, polite, INSISTANCE to return item and be refunded. I should have given the seller negative feedback, but settled for none. Remember, feedback is mutual. We all want to keep our own record good and I knew from our interaction that a negative would have been revenged with a negative. So sometimes there is 'hidden' feedback, the feedback never given. The point is, if everyone truly posted the deserved feedback, there'd be much more negative than there is.
Is ebay feedback worth anything on Audiogon?
I guess I'm curious as to the value of stating "check my feedback on ebay" when someone has little or no audiogon feedback history. While I may be cautious of new sellers here (it doesn't mean I won't buy from them, I do and we were all new once), sending me to ebay for feedback usually turns me away from the ad. I don't buy or sell on ebay because it's such a scammers paradise. Does ebay feedback matter?
Another thing while I'm up at 4am, how hard is it to put the "New Retail" price in the ad? Items that are 4-5 years old I understand, memory fades, but something bought within the last year or within the last month? If I have to do the seller's reseach in this regard, I skip the ad. All of those boxes are there to fill out to help sellers. The more information, the better.
It's 5:30 now and I guess I'll get some coffee. Good morning everybody.
Another thing while I'm up at 4am, how hard is it to put the "New Retail" price in the ad? Items that are 4-5 years old I understand, memory fades, but something bought within the last year or within the last month? If I have to do the seller's reseach in this regard, I skip the ad. All of those boxes are there to fill out to help sellers. The more information, the better.
It's 5:30 now and I guess I'll get some coffee. Good morning everybody.