tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719250598855732403.post164735267933419921..comments2007-06-14T16:01:16.326-07:00Michael Liebermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376761570028823824noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719250598855732403.post-31807720736608808922007-06-14T15:22:00.000-07:002007-06-14T15:22:00.000-07:002007-06-14T15:22:00.000-07:00The new ABE feedback programme is entirely self serving, it is not there to help buyers identify incompetent or rogueish booksellers -it is really meant to prevent sellers from cancelling orders and then selling to the same buyer directly. If they do this they will end up with a poor looking rating however professional, knowledgeable and honest they are.<BR/><BR/> It's all about completion, there is no other criteria--it makes the Ebay feedback system look full of integrity, honour and decency. Hopefully ABEs new stratagem will further drive booksellers to find alternative ways of selling books online and will lead to the death, destruction and annihilation of ABE. But I doubt it. Meanwhile many booksellers vehemently detest them and wish them every possible lack of luck. I know I do.<BR/><BR/>Counter intuitively if they weren't so greedy they would probably make more money.Chatterton --the marvellous boy.noreply@blogger.com