A SHORT NOTE ON DSR RATINGS, EBAYS NEW DSR RATINGS SEEMS TO BE CAUSING SOME BUYERS A LOT OF PROBLEMS LEAVING A CORRECT RATING BELOW IS A WAY OF DECIDING A WAY TO LEAVE A CORRECT RATING NOTE ANYTHING LESS THAN A 5* SCORE IS CONSIDERED A FAILURE BY EBAY

1. CONDITION DOES THE ITEM MATCH THE DESCRIPTION IN MY CASE IF IT DOES NOT MATCH THE DESCRIPTION I AM MOST UPSET AS I GIVE THE MOST HONEST DESCRIPTIONS POINTING OUT ALL IF ANY FAULTS IF YOU DECIDE THE ITEM DOES NOT MATCH PLEASE RETURN FOR A FULL REFUND OF ALL COSTS INCURRED OTHER WISE SCORE 5*

2. COMMUNICATION ON PURCHASE YOU WILL RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC EBAY INVOICE THEN A PERSONALLY SENT INVOICE ON THE SAME DAY OF PURCHASE WHEN YOU HAVE PAID FOR THE ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE A JOINT PAYMENT RECEIVED WITH DISPATCH DATE EMAIL I CONSIDER THIS SUFFICIENT FOR ALL NEEDS IF YOU REQUIRE FURTHER EMAILS LET ME KNOW AND I CAN SEND YOU UP TO 7 WHICH SOME SELLERS DO WHICH I CONSIDER RIDICULOUS. IF YOU ASK A QUESTION YOU WILL RECEIVE AN ANSWER WITHIN 12 HOURS AND USUALLY WITHIN  8 I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A 5* SERVICE IF YOU DO NOT CONSIDER IT SO LET ME KNOW WHY IT IS NOT A 5* SERVICE.

3. DISPATCH TIME. YOUR ITEM WILL BE DISPATCHED ON EITHER THE SAME DAY OF PAYMENT OR THE NEXT WORKING DAY MONDAY TO FRIDAY YOU FIND THE DISPATCH DATE ON THE POST OFFICE PRINTED POSTAGE LABEL DISPATCH TIME DOES NOT MEAN THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES THE ITEM TO REACH YOU THIS IS OUT OF MY CONTROL IF I HAVE DISPATCHED YOUR ITEM WITHIN 2 WORKING DAYS WHICH IS WHAT IS SPECIFIED ON ALL MY LISTINGS I HAVE COMPLETE A 5* DISPATCH TIME.

4. POSTAL CHARGES. THIS CAUSES SO MUCH FRUSTRATION FOR SELLERS IT HAS BECOME ANNOYING FIRSTLY NOTE IF YOU ARE DEALING WITH A BUSINESS OR A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL I RUN A BUSINESS AND EMPLOY A PACKER TO PACK YOUR ITEM THIS HAS TO BE PAID FOR AS DOES THE NEW PADDED ENVELOPE AND THE INDIVIDUAL GRIP SEAL BAG AND OTHER PACKING MATERIALS USED TO ENSURE THE ITEM REACHES YOU SAFELY DO NOT LOOK AT THE POST COST AND THINK THAT IS THE END OF THE MATTER ALL OF THE ABOVE HAVE TO ALL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. I MAKE NO PROFIT FROM MY POSTAL PRICES WHICH I KNOW ARE IN THE LOWEST 10% OFFERED ON EBAY BE FAIR TO ME IN THE SAME WAY I AM FAIR TO YOU TO SCORE LESS THAN A 5* RATING IS A FAILURE IN EBAYS EYES AND I KNOW I DO NOT DESERVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN A 5* RATING IN ANY OF THE FIELDS IFYOU THINK I DO NOT DESERVE A 5* RATING IN ANY OF THE4 FIELDS THIS MEANS YOU ARE AN UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER SO PLEASE RETURN THE ITEM TO ME FOR A FULL REFUND OF ALL COSTS AND A CANCELLATION OF THE SALE.