| As an eBay seller you need to understand that | | | | will always use. As soon as you have received your |
| feedback on eBay is as pertinent as one's credit | | | | items, make sure that you leave a POSITIVE |
| history when you are trying to acquire a bank loan. If | | | | feedback immediately for the seller - this will typically |
| your rating is too low, shoppers will be too scared to | | | | be enough to make the seller leave a positive |
| purchase items from you. Having a good rating is THE | | | | feedback for you. If the seller does not leave a |
| most important consideration when determining | | | | comment for you at all, it is appropriate to send him or |
| whether an eBay seller is to be trusted or not. It is | | | | her (or them) an email politely asking them to do the |
| really not difficult to maintain a really positive rating, but | | | | same for you. You can also mention that you are |
| if you are just starting your eBay business and have | | | | trying to build up your reputation on eBay and how vital |
| zero feedback, it can be a wee bit difficult to get your | | | | their feedback is to you. |
| business off the ground. As a matter of fact, having a | | | | Make sure that you always leave a positive post soon |
| zero feedback is just as bad (if not worse) than | | | | after you have received your item(s). Well, if you had |
| having a bad rating. | | | | a negative experience, try your best to work with the |
| So, the really easy way that you can build a positive | | | | merchant before you even think about leaving a bad |
| rating is to start as a buyer. Doing this will not give you | | | | comment. Many sellers are actually more than willing to |
| comments as an eBay seller, but it is really the simplest | | | | mend their mistakes, as mentioned earlier, feedback |
| way that you can start building your reputation. A | | | | and a good reputation are both very important on |
| whole lot of people believe that a good and | | | | eBay - and in addition to this, you will want someone to |
| responsible buyer can also make a good seller - so, | | | | do the same for you as well. If the seller refuses to fix |
| this is not a waste of your time and money, particularly | | | | his or her mistake or simply did not care enough to fix |
| when a large number of people will not look beyond | | | | the mistake to your satisfaction, it is alright to leave a |
| your general rating (this is the combination of all the | | | | negative feedback. Are you thinking "he or she might |
| comments you have made) | | | | leave a negative feedback for me! Hey, I am trying to |
| Don't go overboard - seriously, you do not need to | | | | build a good reputation here!" Don't worry; sellers can |
| spend colossal sums or spend most of your time | | | | no longer leave a negative feedback for buyers, so |
| bidding on items. You should bid on a lot of small and | | | | they will not (cannot) retaliate. |
| affordable items or you can simply buy things that you | | | | |