Re: OT: Feedback Extortion

["Up Yours Jerk" <shazbot@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Nicko" <nervous.nick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Jul 6, 7:51 pm, "Up Yours Jerk" <shaz...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I got your message. Thank you for promising to ship promptly. However I
>> will not be able to leave feedback for you due to this statement.
>>
>> "We appreciate your positive feedback after you receive your item; your
>> feedback will be automatically responded to soon afterward."
>>
>> I absolutely never post positive feedback when being extorted for it. I
>> firmly believe in not rewarding bad behavior. I do reserve the right to
>> leave negative feedback if I am not satisfied with the product or it does
>> not arrive in a timely fashion. I am sorry if you find this
>> unsatisfactory,
>> but I never respond in a positive manner towards extortion.
>
> It might be poorly worded, but I have no idea how you can construe
> this message in any way as extortion.  What the fuck kind of idiot are
> you?  Does your mother know you are using her computer?

Your mother lets me use your computer.

It is extortion.  A buyer has done their job by paying quickly and asking
any necessary questions before buying.  They should not be afraid to post
negative feedback on a scam artist or just plain dishonest seller for fear
of retaliatory feedback.  The, "we will leave feedback for you only after
you have left feedback for us" approach is against current the TOS and is
clearly an attempt to extort positive feedback from buyers.  Otherwise
honest sellers using this tactic protects dishonest sellers.