Cool Tool Tip: How to Keep an Eye On Your DSR’s and eBay Feedback

Written by John Comments
Last Updated October 29, 2008

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We all know it is rather important to be aware of the detailed seller ratings (DSR’s) on eBay. Lately every thing from permission to sell on the site to discounts on fees is tie to the mysterious DSR.

So much has been riding on DSR’s that they are now the “boogie monster” because your carrier rises and falls at the behest of DSR’s. Well, here is a screen shot of my DSRs and Feedback, I am pretty proud of them I guess. Worked hard to keep em up. — John

Here are some of the tools I have used to make sure our DSR’s stay tight…

* The DSR Watch – www.dsrwatch.com

* DSR Calculator – auctiontrax.com/sellerratings/dsrcalc.html

* Feedback Calculators – home.alltel.net/micrep/feedback.html

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DontScamMe

I hate being lied to, and if an item was listed as New and was not disclosed in the auction description as smelling of smoke, I will leave negative feedback and an extremely low DSR. Any item that reeks of smoke is NOT new. I never bid on smokey items. Want to avoid negative feedback and terrible DSR's, Sellers? Then never, ever lie to a Buyer!

Rachelle

I just wanted to tell you something. I once left comments in the feedback I left as a buyer a long time ago about the horrible smell of smoke on the fabric I bought. I bought this fabric to use for the items I was selling on ebay and couldn't use it smelling of smoke. Later, I found out that the smoke smell wasn't from the seller at all and was actually from my postal carrier smoking in the vehicle all day. I felt bad and it was too late to change what I wrote in the feedback. My only point is that items can end up coming to you reeking of smoke because of the postal workers. I still can't get anything done about either of the women who deliver my mail smoking, and they collect the items I sell on ebay, too. I wrap things in plastic in hopes that it will help. But being in a small vehicle full of smoke all day can make a brand new item smell of smoke even when the seller had no clue! I felt bad about the feedback I left and now I even worry about the items I am selling.

colderice

The DSR watch does still work, but they did change it so that it no longer would do 1/100 of a point movements but only by the .10 (tenths) now.

Henrietta

Does DSRwatch.com still work? I know eBay made some alterations so that you had less chance of knowing precisely where there was room for improvement (Bayspeak for identifying the buyer who done you wrong).

Sure seems like a whole pile of extra work just to keep your nose above water.