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When I first started selling years ago as an university student, I leave feedback only AFTER the buyer leaves me one, and if their positive feedback says anything other than it being a good purchase, I leave a response to follow up because I'm ticked off by their feedback lol. I remember the first one I was upset about was a grandma who bought this pocket calendar I designed and left a feedback saying the calendar is smaller than she thought, and she gave me 4 stars for item description. I remember messaging her telling her that I have put the size of the calendar inside the description and it wasn't fair to me that she left me 4 stars just because she didn't see it lol etc etc, and she apologized...
After a while, I can't remember when but it's probably when school got significantly busier, and I was also reading the discussion board a lot more often then, I changed my practice to leaving feedback AFTER I SHIPPED to indicate that the item is shipped and the shipped date. I still do the same thing now except I don't check My eBay page as often (work keeps me busy enough) to see who left feedback and who hasn't. I think my feedback return rate is about 50-80% depending on what was sold, and depending if the buyer is quite new (less than 10 feedback) or more seasoned. I find that new buyers don't really leave feedback and they are not the ones who'd cause me trouble either. The 4 INRs I received last year were all from buyers who have bought more than a few times on eBay. I also haven't had any non-paying buyers for a very long time, but my settings are also set to as strict as eBay allows because I hate to waste time dealing with it.
None of the above changes the fact that my sales for the past few months are quite dead... with less than ten sales per month since April, and only two sales this month (Sept 2015 I had 33 sales), I don't think I'd be able to keep my TRS for very long... I had a very good winter last year though so fingers crossed that it would pick up again soon... I probably should update my inventory and add new books but then I'm back to school again while working full time and school is more important 
@sylviebee wrote:As a seller I view leaving FB as part of my job and the final step to be completed when processing an item.
I have followed femme's example and include the shipping date. I've also added colour to the FB I leave because it's very convenient when a buyer asks when I shipped or if I want to see if I've sold to someone in the past.
I can pick out the FB I left at a glance.
It's not part of a buyer's job to leave FB. It's something that some buyers do as a courtesy and that's OK if they choose to do so.
In many ways asking who should leave FB first is a moot point. Most sellers simply do not leave FB for buyers until and unless the buyer has done so first. However, when a seller does so I give them a little mental check or star because it shows that the seller is considerate and polite. It's nice because it increases the count and that's handy when I sell with one of my buying ids.
I also get just a tiny bit annoyed and lose a little respect when a seller leaves FB only after I do. I'd think more of those sellers if they didn't leave FB at all because playing that little game seems so petty and small to me.
Buyers are considered to have earned their feedback after paying. That completes their entire obligation to the seller.
I'm betting that most buyers do not give a rip about FB anymore.
@mjwl2006 wrote:Achieving the coloured stars and Feedback as a Seller is handwringing for new members selling as we've all seen.
Since a seller can leave feedback 100 per cent of the time and only gain it in return 15 per cent of the time, what more can one do to solicit feedback from buyers? You cannot bribe them with promises of sweet nothings whispered in their ears.
Maybe the Feedback system should be revamped to show total transactions as opposed to merely Feedback Received.
I have been saying that for a year and a half.
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