What would you do if someone does not return +feedback?

Personally if I am dealing with a member with lots of good feedback I won't leave any on a good transaction, because at that point I don't think it matters, they have proved to the community to be a solid seller/trader/buyer. But I will leave feedback for newer members to show that they are trustworthy and able to be dealt with further.
 
I have more than a handful of great transactions where I received no feed back. I just move on.

One guy, I held the knife for him for a month while he scraped together the funds. He asked me why I had not shipped yet, and I told him I had not received payment. He cam back and said "oops, sorry, I told my old lady to send that out".

I still sold him the knife. Got no feed back.




I have had people tell me they just don't know how, even after instruction.


Try not to sweat it, and move on.

It really is a bigger deal when you have less time, and feedback.
 
I wish more people understood the value that a solid reputation brings. Feedback is BFs primary corm of reputation measurement. It's not hard to leave feedback, it takes a minute. To answer the op's question... Nothing, shrug your shoulders. However, I have found that asking for feedback will yield feedback some times. In fact, Amazon recommends that sellers ask for it because it has been found that people will do it if asked... Food for thought.
 
RevDevil said:
This is exactly right. Not all people care about Feedback equally. Some folks see it as a way to fluff their ego a bit, rather than using it as a track record of good etiquette. I've had excellent dealings with some folks, left feedback for them and never heard a peep back. I left them feedback, if they couldn't return the favor, I just moved on.
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.... excellent advice. You do now need to get the frack over it, maybe you annoyed him so much asking and PM'ing he decided that you were hard work and decided it was just easier not to. I have done many transactions on here, all as the buyer and all to the satisfaction (or better) of the sellers involved. I have probably received feedback on 60-70% of my transaction and that is just fine by me. Those who choose not to, I have no issue with (I leave it religiously) as long as I am happy with what I received...!!!! I mean the transaction is about what you got for your $s not the ego fluffing involved ??
 
Show the utmost displeasure at them and let them know that you are extremely distraught over this
 
TOMBSTONE said:
I find it offensive to demand or request feedback
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+1.
Not leaving feedback is in itself a form of feedback.
If I have reason not to be happy with a transaction, I leave no feedback.
By the same token, I never ask for feedback.

The way I see it, positive feedback is earned, not demanded.

To OP: If you did everything right, and the other party chose not to leave feedback, just move on. It happens.
 
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I ask for feedback, as a reminder, but I'm not attached to it.
Quality is more important than quantity anyway.
Sometimes I can't be bothered to participate myself (not here, however, I always leave feedback), but no offense is intended.
OK to ask once, then move on, IMO.
 
Feedback is 100% voluntary on either end, buyer or seller and is not reciprocal.
No big deal here.
 
Just as everyone has said, members are not required to leave any feedback. I feel it's polite, to let the person on the other end of the transaction know your feelings with the sale/trade. It is also a measure of reputation here, since I am much more confident in dealing with someone with a good amount of (+) feedback than someone with zero feedback at all. I try to leave some after every transaction/trade, because I know it will help that member in deals-to-come. I actually just ask the buyer to email me when they receive the item so I know that it arrived alright (more for security in the USPS service than in fishing for feedback). Then, I leave feedback (all positive so far!) and just leave it at that. If they want to leave some, great! If not, I just leave it and go on with my day. Some people get busy and forget, some people might not know how to leave feedback (have had this happen a few times). I have had some deals where I left some good feedback and the member on the other end did not. No biggie. But, no need to constantly contact them for weeks and weeks just to get a +1 to your feedback, life is too short for that.
 
It's happened to me a few times too, but its not worth getting worked up over. Just move on to more good trades and the feedback will build up along with a positive reputation slowly.
 
Though it is not mandatory, it is a very helpful tool to see what kind of experience other people have had with the person you are about to enter into a transaction with. When I am contemplating a new purchase wether it be on the 3 major knife forums or on eBay the first thing I do is read all available feed-back. If the seller has negative feed-backs I move on, why look for a bad experience. For my money feed-back is very important and I ALWAYS leave it.
If the person I'm dealing with doesn't I don't loose any sleep over it. When people look at my feed-back and see I have 159 positive transactions and no negatives, or neutrals, and have been a member for 11 years they have to feel more confident in dealing with me. With out feed-back this would be not possible.
 
Maniacal Pete said:
I ask for feedback, as a reminder, but I'm not attached to it.
Quality is more important than quantity anyway.
Sometimes I can't be bothered to participate myself (not here, however, I always leave feedback), but no offense is intended.
OK to ask once, then move on, IMO.
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That isn't what I've heard about you... ;)
Only kidding my friend.

I leave feedback for all transactions that happen here. If it doesn't get returned, then I make a mental note of that individual (followed by a quick look in Feedback left for others) and I can decide I don't want to transact with that person further. On another note, you can usually tell (while not purely causal) by a way a person posts whether they have a lot ofvested interest in the forums. It's almost like a reading into their personality to some degree. That can be good or bad, either way it is telling on some level.
 
I've had quite a few transactions where I've left feedback, and not received any even though it was an excellent transaction. Some have even told me they left feedback but actually did not. I just move on. Not a big deal for me.
 
-Lucky- said:
...But I will leave feedback for newer members to show that they are trustworthy and able to be dealt with further.
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Yeah. I kinda think that is important.

I'm a n00b as far as this forum goes and very few folks here have much of an opinion about me from a buyer/seller POV. I've left feedback for the 3 deals that I've done, but only one reciprocated - even though they all got their money within minutes of giving me their paypal info.

Ah, well. But you are absolutely right. When someone is new and trying to build up a reputation and do everything right, the other party should take a few seconds to let the forum know that their experience with this guy/gal was solid.

Still, in the end if you get your product and all goes smoothly, you can't really expect more. I'll take rep if I get it and if the other party chooses not to post, so be it. No huge loss. And I won't ask for it...
 
I try to remember to leave feedback here, but depending on how busy I get, I may not. I'm not too concerned about getting feedback, but I do try to leave it for other members I've had dealings with. It's a courtesy, nothing more.

I'm pretty careful in who I deal with, and I don't put too much credibility on feedback. If it's a newer member, I might look through their post history, and decide if I'll ship early on a trade or selling deal, but that's about it.

~Chris
 
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