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dshombert wrote:
This has probably been discussed earlier, here or elsewhere, but I'm unable to find it. I've just had the experience of someone sending me a PM about a piece of gear I had advertised saying - a direct quote - "I'll take it". I sent him my payment info and told him I'd hold it for 24 hours pending his payment. Never heard from him again. Not a problem, someone else bought the gear, but this is about the third or fourth time this has happened (different person each time). So it's annoying enough that I'd like to find some way to head it off. About all I can come up with is to state, in the ad, that unless you're someone who I've dealt with successfully in the past OR you're someone with at least dozens of positive feedbacks, you MUST Reply to the ad that you've send me a PM. I won't acknowledge your PM to me until you post that Reply. After you do, I'll send you my PP address and give you 24 hours (or some other amount of time) to make payment. If I never hear from you again, I'll use your tag PM to leave negative feedback.
This seems kind of Draconian to me, and I'd rather not do it if there's some other choice. Any suggestions?...Show more →
It happens to many of us, and as frustrating as it may be, I would suggest just moving on like you did. Leaving negative feedback might feel justified, but Fred’s rules state that feedback is supposed to be left for completed transactions only. I’m only speculating, but part of the reasoning for that might be to avoid punitive use of feedback ratings as a way of penalizing members for things like poor marketplace etiquette.
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