Ebay feedback question

[cajunron]

Does anyone know what it means when you are looking at a sellers feedback and it says "PRIVATE" in the date/time column? How can a sale be private if it's on Ebay, a public auction site? The "private" tag hides the item sold and its' price. How are you supposed to get an idea of the sellers profile if pertinent information is concealed?

[Knappo 1307]

According to Ebay, if your status is private you are no allowed to sell a item. You can buy a item with private status just not sell. From my understanding...

[tudorman8276]

Originally Posted by Knappo 1307

According to Ebay, if your status is private you are no allowed to sell a item. You can buy a item with private status just not sell. From my understanding...

...I have purchased items from SELLERS whose history are "private".

...what was happening 5 or so years ago, was that sometimes BUYERS were contacted direct from/thru their user id by folks like US here on TRF to inform them they were buying or had bought a counterfeit or misrepresented item.

...ebay strengthened the seller position by removing that completely.

...anyway, this was a way for SELLERS to HIDE potential buyer contact info so they could NOT be contacted.

...eBay really has a "hollow" buyer AND seller protection program.

...albeit, I buy quite a few things and sell a few things thru their venue. I just try to be extra careful doing both.

...don't know if this helps for a better understanding, but hope it does.

...CURRENTLY, it does NOT benefit a seller at all and is really useless.

[Knappo 1307]

Originally Posted by tudorman8276

...I have purchased items from SELLERS whose history are "private".

...what was happening 5 or so years ago, was that sometimes BUYERS were contacted direct from/thru their user id by folks like US here on TRF to inform them they were buying or had bought a counterfeit or misrepresented item.

...ebay strengthened the seller position by removing that completely.

...anyway, this was a way for SELLERS to HIDE potential buyer contact info so they could NOT be contacted.

...eBay really has a "hollow" buyer AND seller protection program.

...albeit, I buy quite a few things and sell a few things thru their venue. I just try to be extra careful doing both.

...don't know if this helps for a better understanding, but hope it does.

...CURRENTLY, it does NOT benefit a seller at all and is really useless.

News to me, thanks

[77T]

If you make your Feedback Profile private, your Feedback comments will be hidden from other users.

I do avoid sellers with a great deal of private feedback.

eBay even advises people that this may decrease the chance that other members will want to do business with you.

[powerfunk]

Originally Posted by 77T

I do avoid sellers with a great deal of private feedback.

This.