E Bay users - Orchid Board

Gin · #1 (**permalink**) 06-17-2009, 10:52 AM

Here is a handy site that saves you a lot of feed back digging . Sometimes ebay will block it, just keep trying type in the sellers Id then click recieved ..
Negative/Neutral Feedback

Zoi2 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-17-2009, 11:56 AM

Thanks Gin, this looks pretty handy!
Joann

WhiteRabbit · #3 (**permalink**) 06-17-2009, 03:20 PM

Cool Gin!
thanks for posting this! I hate that you can't click to see only the negative feedback on ebay - I understand they don't want you focusing on negative if there is a bunch of positive , but I like to see what the negative feedback is! And how the seller responded if they did at all

This is just what I need

camille1585 · #4 (**permalink**) 06-17-2009, 03:34 PM

That's news to me that you can't click on the negative feedback! I find that very strange so I just checked, on ebay fr (maybe on the other EU ones as well) I can click on all the types of feedback, and ebay USA I can't. Strange that ebay would not block it everywhere...
I agree, seeing the negative can be helpful, it gives you an idea if the problems with the seller are serious or not. Sometimes it's really minor things. Not long ago I was shocked by a seller's reaction to a negative rating, it was really harsh.

Gin · #5 (**permalink**) 06-17-2009, 06:50 PM

I checked one out that had some Neg. feed back on ebay site.
I looked on the site I posted and all of it related to plants not sent, dead plants, and ones with bugs , the common thread was no return emails, several had to jump thru paypal hoops to get their money back .
There was a post on the site I posted saying that ebay blocks it off and on but to keep trying a lot easier then digging to see what the Negs. were about . Gin

s1214215 · #6 (**permalink**) 06-29-2009, 07:09 AM

Ebay alse turn a blind eye to the law. Many Ebay merchants in Thailand send plants abroad with no CITES or Phyto certs. Some mention they do this on their Ebay advertisements for the plants they are selling.

I have tried to buy from Thai sellers on Ebay and been rejected several times with spurious and invalid reasons. I have been told they do this as they worry buyers in Thailand may be the police or CITES. I complained to Ebay and got no help from them.

Ebay in Australia has been getting A LOT of bad press lately from the media there about them not performing refunds and various dodgy deals.