Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
Thanks. That helps to explain the disconnect.
What really p'o's me is that The seller is a "Power Seller" and as such I can't leave feedback for 7 days.
That rigs the game in the seller's favor and distorts the feedback numbers.
I am a pretty active buyer and seller of bike stuff on ebay. Like China's working conditions, ebay ain't perfect. (joke)
I haven't had the issue you have but there can be a lot of problem's encountered on ebay...deadbeat buyers, seller's misrepresenting product condition etc.
I honestly hate the skim that ebay gets for selling things...and also the Paypal skim taken.
That said, I probably buy 80% of my bike schwag on ebay.
I've had good experience with Competive Cyclist.
Final point I will make is...Ebay's feedback system IS rigged. Buyers bitten on ebay will swallow the indiscretion and still give out positive feedback to not provoke the reciprocal revenge of the seller. So feedback scores are bogus.