Neg Feedback Deserving Behavior

[LBS-bass]

Plausable deniability. He is not committing to anything, that way when received, sorry sold as is.

Again, if that's what you think, then best to just move on.

 

[GregC]

It’s VERY possible that the seller ISNT a musician and knows nothing about gear. What’s flat-out ridiculous is the OPs reaction from calm to high school girlfriend/boyfriend breakup status within 2 short emails.

I gave no opinion on the OP's reaction. If the seller knows nothing about what they're selling, they should have a friend who does check it out briefly--that is, if they want the going rate for it.
Of course they're free to throw it out there as a crapshoot and see what they get. But the reality is the seller described the condition as excellent. And we know now that's based only on looking at it.

 

[gln1955]

when You asked if he even had the bass that could’ve been taken the wrong way.

When you question the sellers integrity, you pretty much deserve the response you get.

 

[Ross W. Lovell]

This is what I saw:

- You saw a bass you were interested in.
- You asked questions about the bass.
- Seller was unable or unwilling to answer these questions.
- You became snarky.
- Seller asked you to go away.

IMO no need for negative or any feedback.

Actually, seller asked him to go away when he asked if the seller "had" the bass.

Selling something that you can't answer a question about?

Gets feedback, fo' sure!!!

 

[LBS-bass]

On what site can you leave feedback when you haven't made a purchase, though?

 

[Skillet]

Am I missing something or isn't it the case that you leave feedback for someone you've done a transaction with, not somebody you messaged a few times? I don't think there's any way in the interface to add positive or negative feedback unless there's been a deal.

 

[Tazziedevil]

The seller says he took it on trade, so probably not a musician. Maybe a pawn shop, something like that. This whole conversation is equivalent to something like this:

For sale: 2010 Corolla in great shape

buyer: Hi, how much does the car weight? What’s the compression ratio of the engine? Is it an aluminium alloy? Is there drive ability issues I’m 3rd gear? Can I accelerate from 0-60 without squealing the tires?

Me: I don’t really know, I’m not really a car guy. Here’s a link to the specs

buyer: You ass! Do you even have the car??? Negative feedback!!

 

[MDBass]

There is a recent thread discussing negative feedback and whether a particular seller deserves it. I cast my thoughts in that thread and would like to share an experience that happened just today. THIS is what Negative Feedback behavior looks like:

The Item:
warmoth bass guitar awsum build with new artist tweed hsc | eBay

The Dialogue:

Me: Hi:
I have a questions about your jazz bass:
Is the neck standard taper or slim taper? Does the neck have steel rods or graphite rods?

How much does the bass weigh?

Can the action be set low without buzzing and other playability issues?

Are there any mechanical or electronic issues?

Sorry for so many questions. I can't hold it and play it so I have to ask.

Thanks,
Bob

Seller: hi bob I really cant answer your questions as I took this on trade. but heres the warmoth site may help a bit

Invalid Link Removed

Me: You can't answer ANY of my questions? Do you actually have the bass?

Seller: lol your an ass remove your bid plz

Seller: plzz renove

Me: This bass didn't sell last time you listed it. I was prepared to spend good money on it but NO WAY I'm getting involved with an ass like you. Pls remove my bid.

True story.

You can’t leave feedback if no transaction ever took place.

No transaction took place here.

The end.

 

[LBS-bass]

The seller says he took it on trade, so probably not a musician. Maybe a pawn shop, something like that. This whole conversation is equivalent to something like this:

For sale: 2010 Corolla in great shape

buyer: Hi, how much does the car weight? What’s the compression ratio of the engine? Is it an aluminium alloy? Is there drive ability issues I’m 3rd gear? Can I accelerate from 0-60 without squealing the tires?

Me: I don’t really know, I’m not really a car guy. Here’s a link to the specs

buyer: You ass! Do you even have the car??? Negative feedback!!

+1000

 

[PaulCISSA]

The first party to resort to calling names loses the argument. Full stop. To echo some others, this deal wasn’t meant to be. Best to just move along.

 

[oldrocker]

Actually, seller asked him to go away when he asked if the seller "had" the bass.

Selling something that you can't answer a question about?

Gets feedback, fo' sure!!!

The way I see it is you have the right to ask questions about an item for sale. The seller has the right to answer or not answer the questions as they see fit. The potential buyer then has the right to decide not to do business with the seller based on the response or lack of response to his questions.

IMO, we shouldn't expect a seller on some other platform to conform to what we may feel is proper transactional protocol here on TB.

 

[two fingers]

You can’t leave feedback if no transaction ever took place.

No transaction took place here.

The end.

Yeah this is going to be 30 pages of arguing after the end.

 

[gln1955]

Yeah this is going to be 30 pages of arguing after the end.

Hey fella, it ends when we say it ends.

 

[LBS-bass]

Hey fella, it ends when we say it ends.

It's already ended, hasn't it? I mean, it never started, really. He's not leaving any feedback because he didn't buy anything.

 

[gln1955]

It's already ended, hasn't it? I mean, it never started, really. He's not leaving any feedback because he didn't buy anything.

He should have bought that bass, just to leave negative feedback.

 

[DWBass]

I'm with the OP. Why is it when folks sell something, they can't just put all the info or as much as they can, in the for sale ad? Nothing I hate worse is going back and forth digging for information. Annoys the hell out of me!

Some folks just don't know how to sell anything. Just my opinion.

 

[LBS-bass]

I'm with the OP. Why is it when folks sell something, they can't just put all the info or as much as they can, in the for sale ad? Nothing I hate worse is going back and forth digging for information. Annoys the hell out of me!

Some folks just don't know how to sell anything. Just my opinion.

So if your dad was a physicist, and he dies, and he left a bunch of scientific equipment to his family, you should just keep it and not sell it because you don't know anything about it? Why do we presume this seller knows what a tapered neck and graphite rods even are? This seems like a case where you let the market decide if what you have is worth selling or not.

 

[Slevage]

Saying you can’t answer questions is better than falsely answering.
I often take stuff in as partial payment and don’t feel knowledgeable enough to give details.
I price things fairly and honestly.
It’s used gear, so there are risks when buying.

 

[Mushroo]

Misspelling "awesome" should have been your first clue.

 

[bobdabilder]

No, it's not!

Yeah this is going to be 30 pages of arguing after the end.