Re: OT: Feedback Extortion

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 10, 10:50=A0am, "Up Yours Jerk" <shaz...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Nicko" <nervous.n...@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 =
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> >> will not be able to leave feedback for you due to this statement.
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> >> "We appreciate your positive feedback after you receive your item; you=
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> >> feedback will be automatically responded to soon afterward."
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> >> I absolutely never post positive feedback when being extorted for it. =
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> >> firmly believe in not rewarding bad behavior. I do reserve the right t=
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> >> leave negative feedback if I am not satisfied with the product or it d=
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> >> not arrive in a timely fashion. I am sorry if you find this
> >> unsatisfactory,
> >> but I never respond in a positive manner towards extortion.
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> > It might be poorly worded, but I have no idea how you can construe
> > this message in any way as extortion. =A0What the fuck kind of idiot ar=
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> > you? =A0Does your mother know you are using her computer?
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> Your mother lets me use your computer.
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> It is extortion. =A0A buyer has done their job by paying quickly and aski=
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> any necessary questions before buying. =A0They should not be afraid to po=
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> negative feedback on a scam artist or just plain dishonest seller for fea=
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> of retaliatory feedback. =A0The, "we will leave feedback for you only aft=
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> you have left feedback for us" approach is against current the TOS and is
> clearly an attempt to extort positive feedback from buyers. =A0Otherwise
> honest sellers using this tactic protects dishonest sellers.

Again they are not forcing you to leave feedback and they don't have
to leave feedback to you, they also aren't forcing you to leave good
feedback either