Re: [CR]ebay Etiquette

(Example: Production Builders:LeJeune)

From: "Sterling" <sterling@tns.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <cf.1d527994.2abce034@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]ebay Etiquette
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:50:26 -0700

I would leave him positive feedback , or no feedback. It just does not pay to be unkind toward another. Sterling Peters San Diego

Help,
> What kind of feedback should I leave for a seller on an auction that was not
> what it was described to be. I had asked during the auction a specific
> question about the nature of the item and received a quick and positive
> response. When the item was delivered and turned out to be something
> different, an exchange of e-mails convinced me the seller didn't really know
> the item (he said he was selling it for a friend). He returned my bid plus
> shipping (and offered return shipping, too). At the end of the auction, when
> he had received my payment, he left Positive feedback for me at ebay. I
> don't think he tried to deliberately deceive (the item was in a NOS box
> referencing a similar but different item, which he then described in the
> auction), so my question is, what kind of feedback do I owe him? Positive
> (for being so responsive and making it right), Neutral (for not making a more
> informed response to my question), or Negative (for possibly making me miss a
> more appropriate auction). Thank you for your opinions.
> Tom Donahue
> Melbourne, FL