Bad feedback club

[sovereignsamba]

Anyone else have bad samba feedback and feel at a loss?? Ive done good business with people on samba for years, after a one sided argument with a dullard my samba feedback is tainted and I no longer sell on samba. Anyone else feel this way?

[joe56vw]

I think the biggest issue with the feedback threads is people are more likely to leave bad feedback when something goes wrong then leave good feedback when a sale goes right


personally I have sold dozens of things on here but only have a handful of feedback posts

even with the small issue it may have I would still trust it before trusting ebay or some random guy from CL
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why is there no sarcasism button on here?

[60ragtop]

You letting one person own you? grow a pair and move on You can't please em all.
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[Bruce]

One deal with problems doesn't mean much. Did you steal the guy's money? That's what really counts.
You can do what one high volume samba seller does when he constantly gets bad feedback, beg your other buyers who you didn't piss off to give you good feedback.
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[hitest]

The irony.

This thread poll gets a "yes" only by those who are extremely pissed at their feedback. And a "no" if the system works just fine for them. Choice three gets a "don't care" vote only by those who never buy or sell- yet frequent the forums. Expect flawed results in the poll from the beginning- for you are only getting polar results from already polarized opinions.

Feedback is often placed when people are extremely pleased or extremely pissed. Neutrality doesn't get much airplay. It is abused by people who often don't even have any skin in the game. I've seen good folks dragged to hell and back in the feedback threads- but often not by the original buyer or seller in the transaction questioned! Too many folks here jump on a bandwagon because their lives lack any substance otherwise.

If the transaction you made deserves poor feedback- so be it, but try to make it right. But if it was undeserved, find out why and still make it right. There are plenty of feedback threads where shitty experiences were reversed- and both seller and buyer are better for it.
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[Glenn]

I've had thousands of transactions and sometimes you just can't please the other parts. At that points I offer a full refund, even if I have to loose a few dollars.

It's just the cost of doing business.
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[VOLKSWAGNUT]

I like the Samba feedback. I do look at feedback when buying.. and I even look at my potential buyers feedback.
I had a user leave me some nasty bad feedback on a part that he never even purchased from me..
He didnt like my selling rules so I was deemed difficult (as well as some name calling) and he posted bad feedback.... which is against the rules regarding posting feedback without a transaction. It was removed accordingly a week or two later .... and well after I relieved my frustration...

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[Jon Schmid]

Sounds like the OP has a red ass. Whatever.

[skills@eurocarsplus]

[mark tucker]

yup I think there should be a bad feedback klub for the sobs selling pure shit and lieing about it. Ive bought totaly dead cases,barrel shims that were folded in half,trans parts that were totaly wore out, new heads that were machined afu(realy afu seats in corrked,machined off center and at a twist .and they were probably threw away then recycle guy sold them or employee/buddy.).....and more. and yes Ive bought some good stuff too from many good guys. I try to buy from trusted sellers these days. but then you have the effing thieves in the shipping bizz to deal with like the super flows I bought but the usps seems to like them more than me....and the insurance was a scam too. so..... sure have a club but whoos gonna keep track of it and monitor it for accurcy...or spelling!!! do that have meetings? special hand shake???printed hats???avatars in a certain color??

[EVfun]

I don't refuse to buy from a seller because they have a occasional bad feedback. I look over the last page of or 2 of feedback before buying more expensive items and I can see if the seller is a problem or if a prior customer is being a jerk. What I'm looking to avoid is sellers who have a habit of misrepresenting what they are selling or who pack parts so bad that many don't make it intact (that will sometimes happen, even to the best.)
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[Jacks]

I'm doing my best to understand why It has taken 8 1/2 months to respond to the bad feedback. Could you explain the seemingly lengthy delay?
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[Spezialist]

Never forget the politics, ever. Consider yourself SHUNNED
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[notchback]

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[mark tucker]

with all of this negitive feed back, you have to also realize one mans trash is another treasure....so......you also have to be able to filter through the feedback to try to figure out who has the trash and how trashey is it? then look for it again.if they send junk but you need it....and can fix it.... go for it, but if they dont send squat......dont order/buy squat. there are scamers and there are people that just dont know or care .so...always ask as many questions as possiable ti be sure your both on the same page....and be prepared to get a email ....sold,sorry.

and whats junk to me, may be brand new to you.

[Malokin Martin]

To me, it's all about how you respond to the feedback and how soon. If you respond in a timely, clear, even, fair way that makes you look like you're trying, then I could care less what a couple crazy customers say.

Then there's stuff like the Mofoco feedback (for example).... Go bat-shit crazy like that with a few customers in a public forum and I wouldn't even consider giving it a chance.

The interwebs are forever.

[ALLWAGONS]

I stopped caring for feedback a looong time ago, I even have it as a signature line " FEDDBACK NOT NEEDED" I ocassionally leave feedback for my friends. At one point, a disgruntal buyer threatened me and my family because an item he claimed arrived damaged to his address. Some people are still NOT ready to buy online, those people should stick to swapmeets.

Martin
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