[Shotimes] Watch out for this guy

[bjshov8]

In an ideal world that would be right, but some people can be unreasonable.
You as a seller can describe your item and think it is a good item, but the
recipient may have something else in mind, or maybe he didn't read your
description well enough, or maybe he had unreasonable expectations, or maybe
he is just unreasonable.  So just because he sent you payment doesn't mean
the transaction is over.  I think 95% of people on ebay are reasonable, but
then there is that other 5%.

I sold some old photo equipment over the past few years.  I sold one lens
that I used for a long time, and it lost some of its smooth operation, but
it still worked.  I did not pay a lot for it and didn't intend to get a high
price.  The auction ended for what I thought was a reasonable price.  The
buyer was overjoyed and couldn't praise the lens enough, and insisted on
paying more for it than the auction price.  Another lens that I sold I
thought was in "mint" condition because I had only used it once or twice.
It went for a high price, more than average for that item.  The buyer
claimed that it had fungus on the elements.  He took it to a repair shop to
have it cleaned, and I agreed to pay the cost.  After that he was happy, and
I netted an average cost for the item so I wasn't unhappy.  I sold a few
more items recently and I waited until the buyers received and evaluated the
items before I left feedback.


> That is the cracked up thing. If I'm the buyer, I should get positive
> feedback as soon as I pay. That is the way I do it if someone buys from
me.
> I shouldn't have to trade good feedback for good feedback. If he takes 5
> weeks to pay, he should get crappy feedback. If I ship it the day I get
> payment and the item is as advertised, I should get good feedback.