Hi,
Thanks for your response. Yes I know you can't be a seller with private feedback.
Ebay don't show purchases alongside the feedback any more - only the seller it was left for.
I think trust is a 2 way thing and if you can't see how a buyer has behaved previously when they buy something expensive from you because they have hidden this, it makes me question what they are hiding.
Call me cynical but I've been in this game a long time and have been stung a few times so I will cancel sales if feedback is hidden or the buyer has left too many negs in a short space of time for other sellers.
The way I see it, I'll probably get a neg either way so I'd rather not lose the item and/or money too.
The reason I feel ebay is different to other platforms is the fact ebay basically take our business decisions out of our hands.
If someone buys from Argos for example and say they claim it arrived used, they'd have to prove this to Argos by returning it and Argos would decide whether to refund.
When this happens on ebay, ebay automatically side with the buyer and the seller not only loses the money but often receives a neg too, which eventually impacts performance and fees.
Everyone I've received negs from either have hidden feedback or a history of claims.
