Bidders can't read

Well, now that I have both feet in my mouth, maybe I should just shut up. Obviously that was an observation I should not have made a comment on. Please accept my sincere apology. Dawn

I didn't mean to sound harsh! Just that it probably wasn't a dig at the US! More that most people from other countries don't have dimes or whatever they're called lying around!

Charlie.

So, here is what you do. Go to your local bank and have them procure for you, a coin from every country you might possibly find yourself selling to on Ebay and arrange them artistically around your beads. It is the only fair and right thing to do so that everyone can get a clear idea of the size of your beads. I will be happy to send you a sampling of Canadian coins to start your collection. Diana ;-)

And I'm sure just as soon as I did that, someone would inquire about the lovely coin collection I had up for auction. LOL! Dawn

Now, there's a swap idea! I had thought this myself when I saw the mention of foreign coins. Mike asks me about US coin sizes regularly, but fortunately we have a quarter and a dime from my sis when she visited. (She's not much of a tipper, even though I did put a chocolate on her pillow. Is it my fault it melted??)

I think it would be great to use a set of coins from around the world as a comparison. I see some auctions with tape measures or rulers but that's not as exotic. Unless it was a beaded ruler...

-Su

And sometimes the bidder forgets.

That's right! Da nurve.

Note to self: Keep Sooz's handy bead size chart taped to wall behind the monitor. Diana, doing a doh!

A bead size chart next to your monitor really helps a LOT. ~~ Sooz To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton Pearce

Dawn, I don't think you need to apologize. All you did was report your experience, after all.

~~ Sooz To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton Pearce

:-P....... smarty pants Diana, love ya

I understand what you're saying, but not everyone understands this "positive feedback" thing. It's not intuitive that every transaction should be graded with an "A" unless you contact the gradeee first", and that a "C" grade is considered unacceptable and gut-wrenching", and everyone must be perfect each time (an "A").

It should say on the feedback page someplace that "positive" is the standard. I know that when I first used eBay I left someone neutral feed back, because the transaction was just fine, but nothing special. Or eBay should change it from "neutral" to "barely adequate". It's easy to misunderstand.

Tina

It's an American artist with an obscure Irish (I think) coin with a pig on it or something.

Tina

No, they'd wonder why all the coins didn't come with the beads!

.Stephanie.

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hahaha point! Just as funny as the buyers who cant read are the sellers who dont know their product. I once wrote to a seller about a pressure cooker. The photo showed no petcock. I asked if it came with one or not. He replied that it didnt need one. ? I dont know about the new ones but those old gals do need a pressure regulator on top. I found one separately. snickers. Diana

I don't think it's fair that the items were not correctly described.>

FIRST

I would CONTACT THE SELLER -- before posting a feedback. and tell the seller you are not happy with the product - and why.

If the seller does not offer a refund then I would post a simple feedback neutral - "Czech" bicones were not clearly marked as plastic, rather than glass I expected.

and let her future buyers beware...

Cheryl DRAGON BEADS Flameworked beads and glass

Well, maybe he figured he didn't need a petcock since he already had a dog and three cats!...LOL! (Oooo...that was a stinker!) Dawn

badrrrrrrrrump! rim shot! Diana

I can totally see your point too, as I am guilty of leaving positive feedback for bidders that took a while longer than I would have liked for them to pay. But I guess it's because I always give people the benefit of the doubt, and know first hand that life can become pretty hectic from time to time. (Okay, you can say it...I'm a sucker...LOL!) Knock on wood, I've sold over 1000 auctions and never been stiffed on one. I did have one girl encounter financial difficulties and had to back out, but I understood, and just didn't leave any feedback at all. But to put myself in the feedback receivers shoes, if I had done everything by the book and provided a smooth transaction, I might be just a little miffed or sad to receive a neutral.

Dawn