Posted 03/27/2008 09:04 am
I received one of these coupons recently. I had left seller positive feedback and strong positive in 3 of 4 DSR categories. I dinged the seller's DSR on very outrageous shipping charges. Then a week later, I got the coupon. I had no idea it was coming and didn't try to seek out getting a coupon. But I am planning to use the coupon, as it will wind up allowing me to get a coin much cheaper.
Once the coupon program really starts getting noticed, I do agree with many of the bloggers, that this could lead to more scamming by buyers- just leave one harsh negative (even if undeserved) in the DSR and get a coupon. I think that is a real shame- more power to buyers, less to sellers. Sellers cannot do anything to discredit a falsified DSR; in fact sellers that do a lot of transactions might not even be able to figure out which one gave the neg, because their DSR ratings probably won't move that much from a single low score.
Once the coupon program really starts getting noticed, I do agree with many of the bloggers, that this could lead to more scamming by buyers- just leave one harsh negative (even if undeserved) in the DSR and get a coupon. I think that is a real shame- more power to buyers, less to sellers. Sellers cannot do anything to discredit a falsified DSR; in fact sellers that do a lot of transactions might not even be able to figure out which one gave the neg, because their DSR ratings probably won't move that much from a single low score.
