Who leaves feedback first?

"Mark" <keep_it@thegroup.com> wrote in message
news:bf0ihu$9hif3$1@ID-123703.news.uni-berlin.de...
> As a general rule, who should be the first to leave feedback? Is it the
> seller when he has been paid and posted the goods, or the buyer when he
> has received and is happy with the item?
>
> I'm beginning to think that on some occasions people hold back with the
> feedback and wait for the other person to go first so they can see
> what's been written about them before returning the compliment.

I think the seller should leave feedback as soon as they have been paid, the
buyer has fully completed their side of the transaction so why should the
seller wait to leave feedback?

Tim.

Mark wrote:
> Having listened to both sides I do tend to agree that the buyer should
> be first with the feedback. That way it indicates to the seller that
> goods have been received, customer is happy and the transaction is
> completed.

Completely agree! :o)

Jaqy

In article <bf0ihu$9hif3$1@ID-123703.news.uni-berlin.de>, Mark
<keep_it@thegroup.com> writes
>As a general rule, who should be the first to leave feedback? Is it the
>seller when he has been paid and posted the goods, or the buyer when he
>has received and is happy with the item?
>
>I'm beginning to think that on some occasions people hold back with the
>feedback and wait for the other person to go first so they can see
>what's been written about them before returning the compliment.
>
I think feedback should not be visible to either buyer or seller until
both have left it.
--
Roger Hunt

Roger Hunt wrote:
> In article <bf0ihu$9hif3$1@ID-123703.news.uni-berlin.de>, Mark
> <keep_it@thegroup.com> writes
>> As a general rule, who should be the first to leave feedback? Is it
>> the seller when he has been paid and posted the goods, or the buyer
>> when he has received and is happy with the item?
>>
>> I'm beginning to think that on some occasions people hold back with
>> the feedback and wait for the other person to go first so they can
>> see what's been written about them before returning the compliment.
>>
> I think feedback should not be visible to either buyer or seller until
> both have left it.

But that would mean that valuable feedback warning of a scammer would never
be visible until the scammer left feedback to the buyer which obviously he
would never do.
--
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger"

"Then I hide until it goes away"

In article <bf39j2$ane3q$1@ID-46820.news.uni-berlin.de>, Dr Zoidberg
<AlexNOOOOO!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> writes
>Roger Hunt wrote:
>> In article <bf0ihu$9hif3$1@ID-123703.news.uni-berlin.de>, Mark
>> <keep_it@thegroup.com> writes
>>> As a general rule, who should be the first to leave feedback? Is it
>>> the seller when he has been paid and posted the goods, or the buyer
>>> when he has received and is happy with the item?
>>>
>>> I'm beginning to think that on some occasions people hold back with
>>> the feedback and wait for the other person to go first so they can
>>> see what's been written about them before returning the compliment.
>>>
>> I think feedback should not be visible to either buyer or seller until
>> both have left it.
>
>But that would mean that valuable feedback warning of a scammer would never
>be visible until the scammer left feedback to the buyer which obviously he
>would never do.

Ahhh .. very true.

OK - feedback should have a default value of Negative unless the other
party amends it.
--
Roger Hunt

Roger Hunt wrote:
> In article <bf39j2$ane3q$1@ID-46820.news.uni-berlin.de>, Dr Zoidberg
> <AlexNOOOOO!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> writes
>> Roger Hunt wrote:
>>> In article <bf0ihu$9hif3$1@ID-123703.news.uni-berlin.de>, Mark
>>> <keep_it@thegroup.com> writes
>>>> As a general rule, who should be the first to leave feedback? Is
>>>> it the seller when he has been paid and posted the goods, or the
>>>> buyer when he has received and is happy with the item?
>>>>
>>>> I'm beginning to think that on some occasions people hold back with
>>>> the feedback and wait for the other person to go first so they can
>>>> see what's been written about them before returning the compliment.
>>>>
>>> I think feedback should not be visible to either buyer or seller
>>> until both have left it.
>>
>> But that would mean that valuable feedback warning of a scammer
>> would never be visible until the scammer left feedback to the buyer
>> which obviously he would never do.
>
> Ahhh .. very true.
>
> OK - feedback should have a default value of Negative unless the other
> party amends it.

I'd go for neutral as a default.
Negative would result in too many accidental negs.
--
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger"

"Then I hide until it goes away"

"BORG" <borg@deadspam.com> wrote in message
news:68b8hv858bgj60p7k10s1ifd0t4ck2anq9@4ax.com...
> if i buy something and send the payment fast and good, then why
> shouldn't I have + feedback first, if the goods arrive broken or wrong
> and I leave - feedback this leave it open to a slanging match and
> possible - feedback to me for doing things right
>
>


This isn't about you (necessarily) ;o), but if a buyer was reasonable they
would contact the seller first to sort out a dispute, however picky it was.
Other sellers should be able to know how picky/unreasonable their bidders
are - this can only be seen with neg fb after an unreasonable transaction.

If the seller leaves + fb for fast payment, they can't then change for bad
attitude problems from the buyer. Fast payment should still be included in
fb, if it were the case, but it's not the end of the transaction until both
parties are happy - or at least until the buyer receives the item.

As a seller I wait now. As a buyer, I email and leave feedback straight
away - although in a lot of cases fb has already been left for me. They're
lucky that I'm not picky.

Laura

In article <bf3bll$aghc5$1@ID-46820.news.uni-berlin.de>, Dr Zoidberg
<AlexNOOOOO!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> writes
>Roger Hunt wrote:
>> In article <bf39j2$ane3q$1@ID-46820.news.uni-berlin.de>, Dr Zoidberg
>> <AlexNOOOOO!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> writes
>>> Roger Hunt wrote:
>>>> In article <bf0ihu$9hif3$1@ID-123703.news.uni-berlin.de>, Mark
>>>> <keep_it@thegroup.com> writes
>>>>> As a general rule, who should be the first to leave feedback? Is
>>>>> it the seller when he has been paid and posted the goods, or the
>>>>> buyer when he has received and is happy with the item?
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm beginning to think that on some occasions people hold back with
>>>>> the feedback and wait for the other person to go first so they can
>>>>> see what's been written about them before returning the compliment.
>>>>>
>>>> I think feedback should not be visible to either buyer or seller
>>>> until both have left it.
>>>
>>> But that would mean that valuable feedback warning of a scammer
>>> would never be visible until the scammer left feedback to the buyer
>>> which obviously he would never do.
>>
>> Ahhh .. very true.
>>
>> OK - feedback should have a default value of Negative unless the other
>> party amends it.
>
>I'd go for neutral as a default.
>Negative would result in too many accidental negs.

Innocent but unspectacular until shown to be otherwise - sounds fair.
--
Roger Hunt