Negative ratings by seller: Misuse

[ckshayin]

Most sellers on eBay more or less threaten buyers with a negative feedback if they give them(the seller) a negative feedback.
Shouldn't the negative feedback be based on the performance of the seller and not on the feedback given by the buyer. I feel that this system in itself will be a disincentive to give a negative feedback and over the long term will bring down the efficiency of eBay by making every seller appear to be a good seller. In fact one seller even promises a 'surprise' gift if he gets a positive rating.
Regards

Shayin C K

[latika67]

I thoroughly agree. I am facing such a situation. I have recently bought an item that has not been delivered and the seller does not even respond to emails. I have also noticed that the seller has done this to other buyers as well. When they leave a negative feedback, the seller responds with a meaningless remark and a negative feedback. This discourages buyers from leaving negative feedback. I hesitate to leave a negative feedback for fear of losing my 100% rating

Ebay needs to evolve a mechanism to take such sellers to task and even bar them

[havenindia]

I vow never to leave a negative feedback. But, leaving a neutral has negative effects on sellers sales too.

[saffron604]

"Ebay needs to evolve a mechanism to take such sellers to task and even bar them "

Feedback is one's opinion and all sellers and buyers are free to exercise their opinion.

"This discourages buyers from leaving negative feedback"
Feedback is more important for sellers than buyers.
Feedback is the backbone of ebay . It is strongly recommended that ebay buyers should leave a factual feedback.

In US , ebay is blocking sellers who have 5% or more dissatisfied buyers. Sellers with 99.6% of feedback profile are also penalized with selling restrictions.

1% of sellers are responsible for 35% of negative buying experiences.Before you make a purchase just check sellers profile with this site and there wont be any dings.

http://toolhaus.org/