On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, Bruce Nadig wrote: > I've said it before, I'll say it again (refer to the archive for my earlier > rants on this feedback manipulating vendor). Don't just look to see if there > is positive or negative. Look at all the auctions that you can still view. > See what types of items this person typically sells. Does it fit with what > you are buying? Are there any strange patterns (like 10 auctions, one after > the other, for meaningless items like an 8mm nut that the seller sells for > 1¢)? Also, ebay does give sellers the option of making their feedback profile 'private', so no one can view the individual feedback comments, only the aggregate totals. If you run into a seller who has done this, run away. You don't want to deal with them. The one and only time I've gotten ripped off, it was by a seller with a 'private' feedback rating.
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