Another Ebay Rant............

[Kryton]

This feedback system is a complete joke these days, especially for the sellers.
Over the last couple of weeks i have sold a few items that i have no use for and probably never will need again so i chucked them on ebay.
One item in particular was a central locking unit for a GQ patrol.
I bought this off another forum from a trusted member as my LHR door wasnt locking.
So, after recieving the item, i pulled my door trim only to find that my central locking is an after market one so what i had just bought was useless to me.

Never bothered trying to send it back or get a refund, forgot about it really till i did a clean up.
So, on ebay it goes, LHR GQ central locking mechanism was what i listed it as.
Had a Buy It Now of $40 but didnt sell the first time so i dropped it to $30 the second time.
Had an Offer (as i had Make an Offer as well) of $10 and in my dreariness from staying up all night for work, i accepted the offer.
I was actually trying to not accept it, but some how i did.
So, The money comes through and i leave feedback straight away - they have done their bit so i left Positive Feedback for them.
Sent the item off and havent heard a thing back
All good.

But it isnt.
Check my Feedback today, to see if any of th eother slow ones have left feedback yet, only to find I've gone down 1 point.
WTF?
Have a look and i got Negative feedback with the comment saying:
"Was for front doors not LHR".

No contact at all, no request for a refund - nothing at all.
Instant negative feedback because it was for the wrong door.
Accepting the low offer, sending the item and leaving feedback first counts for nothing.

I have requested the feedback be changed to at least a Neutral as i dont see this as fair.
I have also explained that when i bought the unit, i asked for a LHR, was told it was a LHR, so i had not reason to doubt it wasnt a LHR.
I dont even have the same system to compare it to.

So, all you buyers out there that feel it isnt fair that the seller doesnt leave feedback till you do first - this is why.
Ive always gone out of my way (when i sell) to leave feedback as soon as the item is paid for - that is their half of the transaction, that is what they are being judged on.
Not any more.