Websites Sellers can no longer give Neg feedback to ebay buyers?

[BELLC1]

CNN http://www.cnn.com has a video link today called "Ebay overhaul" stating Ebay will soon eliminate the Seller's ability to criticize the Buyer who doesn't pay or who makes complaints against the Seller.

I couldn't link directly to the video (javascript) but it can be found a few lines down under the Video section.

But what I can't tell is whether this will affect only the UK or everywhere. The cnn video has a UK ebay spokesperson trying to talk about it.

Has anyone heard of this in the U.S.?

 

[Gerry]

Has anyone heard of this in the U.S.?

Yes, ebay had notified me by email.

Is it fair? As a buyer I have left countless negatives for merchandise not as described or not received.

As a seller I have left negative feedback for non-payment after a generous nearly 90 day wait.

In my 8+ years on ebay, I have accumulated 10 negatives, all retaliatory feedback.

Ebay needs to take this one step further. Once it it proven that the buyer did not make payment and non-paying strike against the buyer, then the seller should have the ability to leave a negative but block that buyer from retaliating.

I had made suggestions to address both of these scenarios years ago.

 

[BELLC1]

When did you get this email? Can you post the text? TIA

 

[domain newbie]

good step- otherwise what these crappy sellers do is they give you negative in return to yours

 

[Gerry]

When did you get this email? Can you post the text? TIA

You may perhaps have this same message in your My ebay page.

This is not the email but came on same day. I am sure I have deleted it as I am not actively selling at the moment.

Subject: Important seller pricing changes Received: Jan-29-08
From: eBay Expires: Feb-28-08

Seller Update: Fees, Rewards & Standards
eBay buyers want value and selection from sellers they can trust--and good sellers deserve rewards for delivering great customer service. That's why we're making a number of important changes that may affect you:

1. Reduced Listing Fees
You asked, we listened. We're reducing Insertion Fees and adjusting Final Value Fees to lower your up-front cost to sell on eBay. You wanted free Gallery, now you've got it--plus more feature discounts.
* Lower Insertion Fees
* Making Gallery free
* Lower fees for Gallery Plus, Picture Pack, and Feature Plus

2. Rewards for great sellers
There will be discounts and incentives for those who satisfy customers best. Who decides who gets rewarded? Customers do, by giving sellers high Detailed Seller Ratings (DSRs).
* More search exposure through Best Match
* Fee discounts for PowerSellers
* Increased protection for PowerSellers

3. Feedback Changes
Significant changes coming soon will increase buyer confidence and showcase good sellers.
* Buyers will only be able to receive positive Feedback.
* Positive repeat customer Feedback will count and Feedback more than 12 months old won't.
* Negative and neutral Feedback left by the buyer will be removed for transactions in which a buyer doesn't respond to the Unpaid Item (UPI) or if the member is suspended.

For more details on how these changes may affect you, attend a special Seller Webinar at 10:00 a.m. this Friday, February 1. You may also see announcements from eBay executives on the Announcement Board
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I understand that they have reduced listing fees BUT increased final selling fees.