Those Of You Who Sell on Ebay...

[pastafreak]

Do you always make a point of giving feedback? Does ebay require it?

I ask because a purchase I made 2 weeks ago has not had feedback-yet. I am always very prompt with both payment and feedback.

[tonyav]

Don't know if Ebay require it pasta, but I always give feedback as soon has I receive payment.

[dotty.]

send them a message thanking them for the prompt delivery and telling them you have given them feedback, some people just forget to look at the feedback page.

[TWR]

Don't worry Pasta, the buyer may be on hols, I've done it myself.

[Clanad]

It's not required by Ebay, but strongly encouraged. A lot of buyers simply forget or are not interested in leaving feedback. On the other hand, I don't leave feedback as a seller until I see what the buyer has left...

[China Doll]

Yes I do, but not always straight away, can take a couple of weeks. I pay straight away but feedback can wait until I feel like doing it as I find it quite tedious. But I look at other peoples feedback so tediousness aside, it's an important thing to get round to doing.

[Mick-Talbot]

I always give feedback.

[magsmay]

pastafreak this drives me nuts! so many times as a seller I've given feedback straight away saying prompt payer etc. and do not get any feedback even if I send a polite email saying I hope they are happy with the purchase and if not is their anything I can do about it. Now as a seller, before giving feedback I go to see if they actually give feedback and if they don't then I don't bother

[ladybirder]

I give them a little reminder after a couple of weeks.

[pastafreak]

Thanks for all the varied replies. I've never sold,but as a buyer I think it's important to let others know whether a sellers goods are worth the money,or that they provide a good service. Feedback is the way to go. If I pay promptly-it is nice for that to be recognised.
The seller in question has left feedback for others-so I'll wait and see.

[boingboing]

As a seller I state clearly in all my listings that "I only leave positive feedback once feedback received. This lets me know the buyer has received the item and is happy with it". A buyer of one of my items recently contacted me to say this was the wrong etiquette and made no sense at all. They were not prepared to leave feedback as a buyer until I had left feedback as a seller. The only reason I started doing this was that years ago I sold quite a few items and despite leaving feedback I received no feedback myself. The feedback is, to me, an important part of my selling on ebay. I've sold over 500 items on this basis and last week was the first time any buyer had refused to leave feedback first. I think I will carry on the same, it is up to the prospective buyer to read the listing and then choose if they wish to bid or not.