PBridge130@aol.com wrote:
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> > A 99.2% rating on eBay is soooooooo not good!!! Anything more than a
> > couple of tenths of a percent below 100% is a bad thing and a big red
> > flag to anyone that is eBay savvy.
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> I've concluded 133 total transactions on the bay, some to duplicate sellers
> or buyers, so not all of those count in my feedback. I have one negative,
> which was a "revenge" negative after I posted a negative for a seller who
> failed to deliver. One. The result is a 99.1 rating. I could have avoided that
> one negative by choosing not to warn the ebay community about that seller,
> but instead, those who are ebay savvy (obviously doesn't include me) will now
> know to avoid me. Or, wait, would it have been soooooooo worse for me not to
> tell the community about the the non-delivering seller? I'm soooooooo
> confused!!!!
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> A 99.8 rating, which includes one negative, would require 500 transactions
> with unique buyers or sellers, and all with feedback. I'll have to take up
> some more hobbies, so I can pump up my transaction rate, and I'll now know to
> be sure not to ever give out a negative, regardless of the quality of the
> transaction. :-)
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> Peter Bridge
> DenCO
Like I said Peter, the rating is a reason to look into the details of the feedback. I have much less reason to check when the person's feedback is 100%.
My advice would be to do as you please ;-)
Chuck Schmidt SpCa
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