Undeserved negative feedback

[*susiesue*]

Hi 

Today I received my first negative feedback.

I opened an unpaid item case after 48 hours of the sale ending, the buyer paid yesterday and I posted it today.

The buyer has left negative feedback.

I had an online chat with eBay and she said she could not remove feedback, I have to use the Seller Central feedback revision form.

I've done that but there is nowhere to enter the reason why I think it's unfair.

Is there anything else I can do? 

I have over 1300 positive feedbacks I'm completely devastated.

[*susiesue*]

If eBay refuse to remove it I'll do that.

[*susiesue*]

UPDATE..I found the form and had a proper look, there is a place to put my side of the story and apparently eBay responds within 8 hours, I won't hold my breath!

[Anonymous]

Good Luck

[*susiesue*]

Well I've heard back from eBay ..
We’ve looked carefully at this feedback and see that it doesn’t qualify for removal.

Feedback is a way to let our members share their experiences with other members. Feedback that breaches the feedback policy may be removed by eBay. We won't remove feedback on the grounds that a seller believes a comment is untrue or undeserved.

I'm crushed

[Anonymous]

Have you spoken to the buyer nd asked them why they have left negative feedback?. They say they have waited 2 weeks for postage, is this the case. I would normally start a unpaid item case after the 48 hours initial period, then wait the 4 days of the case, close the case and then relist the item, that way the buyer will have a mark against them for non payment.. I would not wait any longer for payment no matter what the buyer said, they have had ample time to pay.

Regards to feedback if it only states their opinon it is almost impossible to get it removed, most buyers will see your excelent feedback from other buyers and accept this negative as unusual and overlook it.

[tobiasd4]

OP says buyer paid yesterday.

I opened an unpaid item case after 48 hours of the sale ending, the buyer paid yesterday and I posted it today.

[tsmgmd]

You have the option to leave your response under the neg comment.

Something like PAID (Insert date).POSTED(Insert date). Proof available.

Don't mention the word lies or similar as your comment would be removed

[*susiesue*]

If eBay won't remove it I'll do that

[plpmr]

don't waste a feedback revision request unless the buyer has agreed as all it's is a direct request to the buyer to change their feedback.

[*susiesue*]

The form I used is a new thing in Seller Central, it seems we no longer contact eBay to ask to have unfair feedback removed, it's all automated and there's nowhere to explain why it's unfair.
I won't send the buyer a revision request, I will not deal with anyone so unreasonable

[tobiasd4]

Try contacting ebay 1st thing in the morning, should get Dublin,

explain that comments are wrong as you posted ASAP after payment.

[*susiesue*]

Apparently agents can no longer remove unfair feedback, it has to be done via the Seller Central form, and I think like so much on eBay now it's all automatic.

[tobiasd4]

New one on me.
I would still contact Dublin in the morning.