Why is my feedback score lower than my feedback received?

[fishing2carp.zaksauctions]

basically ebay is telling me that I have received 742 feddback but only validates 521?  Because on my 'yearly' feedback score it says 314.  It does not seem to be a yearly total, otherwise my fb ratings would be 314 and not 521.  I don't know, super confused about this?

Thanks 🙂

[reallynicestamps]

First -- feedback is NOT used by eBay to assess member accounts.

And FB is voluntary, with less than 40% of transactions getting any feedback. (I suspect most of that is left by sellers.)

Otherwise, if you are leaving multiple FB for a multiple purchase from a single seller, the seller will only get one feedback.

If you wanted to leave multiple FB for a multiple purchase, then you would have to leave one FB a week over serveral weeks.

You do have 60 days to leave feedback.

Most sellers never see their buyer's FB before the item is purchased.

Most buyers think 95% is a terrific A grade.

Feedback is just a legacy from the 20th century internet, when buying online was edgy and scary.