Negative feedback is probably a bit strong especially for a 24 hour period, but he probably should at least reply to the PMs if he's on GAF.
I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the seller to respond to PM's after they've accepted payment.
If I'm on mobile, I almost never respond to my buyers because unread PMs are my personal reminder that I need to complete the transaction. Yes, this means that the buyer will see that I'm "active and posting" even though I'm not home to ship the item or send a picture of the digital code that I'm selling. Generally they all get what they need (whether it be the digital code or a tracking number) within 24 hours, but I've had countless buyers send me mass messages because I didn't reply (often because I was asleep, but sometimes due to not being at home). That's why I put a disclaimer to give me at least 24-48 hours to respond in all of my selling posts (funny how a lot of my buyers ignore this though). Very frustrating as a seller to have impatient buyers. We understand that you're nervous about buying on the internet from a stranger, but if someone is going to try to scam you, waiting a few days isn't going to make a difference. If you can file a chargeback, then you have a LONG time to do that. If you can't, then you're out the money anyway. My recommendation for buyers is to send a message after 24 hours, then if no response, send another after 48 hours. After two days of no responses (unless they're offline for those two days), I would consider escalating in the thread. Only after talking/asking about it in the thread would I consider leaving neutral or negative feedback.
Ok. Maybe I did jump the gun quickly. I've purchased from GAFers before and I am one to pay right away and expect the same in return.
I'll keep you guys updated. What's the consensus then? Wait a week?
edit: my previous GAF username was Patrick Roy if you guys want to check.
As I said above, I'd message after a day. Maybe send another message after another day. I definitely wouldn't leave feedback immediately. Sellers have lives too. I know it's a rare occurrence, but I'd hate for someone to get a ton of negative feedback because their kid was in the hospital or something terrible like that.
Wait however long you feel. I mean, if you feel 24 hours is too long, that's fine - but keep in mind he can give neutral or negative buyer feedback too, so just try to keep it within reason.
I've always wondered how neutral/negative buyer feedback would work. Let's say that Person A scams Person B. Person B leaves negative seller feedback. Person A leaves negative buyer feedback because he's a dick. Person B gets screwed in this situation?
Completely agree, it kills my OG ipad mini. I understand pics get attention and I always use scaled down or coded pics myself and people appreciate group shots of boring single items. The biggest pet peeve I have is WHY people feel the need to post multiple angles showing the exact same sides and then refuse to align the pix side by side. There are perfect examples of good and bad on this page alone. Seriously, who needs a wall of pictures of a
broken item.....
What I do and what I recommend for people selling an item that they have multiple pictures of is to only use the picture of the front of the item so people can see what they're selling, then underneath it put links to the rest of the pictures so that people who are interested can get more information.
