Re: [CR]Now: eBay ratings Was: Charter-Lea cranks

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Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 14:21:57 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Now: eBay ratings Was: Charter-Lea cranks
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Phil Sieg wrote:
>
> Yup,but it''s not always easy to tell with eBay's 80-character limit. It
> also depends on the number of feedbacks the seller has and when the
> negatives occurred. It only takes one a**hole out of 100 feedbacks to drop
> you to 99%. One out 1000 is something to get your knickers in a twist
> about. When you get to folks with over 1000, you still need only 10 or so
> to drop that 1 percent. Any of you who have dealt with the public can
> vouch that coming up with ten yahoos in a sample size of 1000 really
> doesn't take a lot of effort.

Phil if you're looking at a guy with 1000 (ONE THOUSAND) feedbacks (doesn't even include the repeat buyers, by the way) and he has ten bad feedbacks? It's not the same as a guy with 100 and one bad one. And it's not just math we are talking here.

But of course, my point is if you been on eBay a long time, patterns emerge. Ask Greg Parker... he does his homework so he doesn't get burned.

And you know what? If you don't bid on this one, there's probably gonna be another of the same item up for auction by a different seller soon enough.

Hint: always check the seller's shipping details. And retractions... that always interesting!

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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