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I'm back with another problem 

With a BuySafe or Square Trade seal the wording is designed to reassure the buyer that they can trust the seller--i.e. it sends a positive message.

I'm looking at the Reliabid seal in this auction with the words "this auction is protected against non-paying bidders" in huge letters, and the message isn't nearly as buyer friendly--a case could be made it leaves a negative impression of the seller if you're a buyer.  While I've always stated a time frame for payments in my listings, I've always avoided mentioning the words Non Paying Bidder because I think it leaves the buyer with a bad impression--i.e. they might hit the back button after seeing it.

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With a BuySafe or Square Trade seal the wording is designed to reassure the buyer that they can trust the seller--i.e. it sends a positive message.

I'm looking at the Reliabid seal in this auction with the words "this auction is protected against non-paying bidders" in huge letters, and the message isn't nearly as buyer friendly--a case could be made it leaves a negative impression of the seller if you're a buyer.  While I've always stated a time frame for payments in my listings, I've always avoided mentioning the words Non Paying Bidder because I think it leaves the buyer with a bad impression--i.e. they might hit the back button after seeing it.
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The shield's TOS statement is OK but I'd get rid of the flashing non paying bidders die warning at the top.

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[quote author=amy link=topic=677.msg17617#msg17617 date=1152849165]
With a BuySafe or Square Trade seal the wording is designed to reassure the buyer that they can trust the seller--i.e. it sends a positive message.

I'm looking at the Reliabid seal in this auction with the words "this auction is protected against non-paying bidders" in huge letters, and the message isn't nearly as buyer friendly--a case could be made it leaves a negative impression of the seller if you're a buyer.  While I've always stated a time frame for payments in my listings, I've always avoided mentioning the words Non Paying Bidder because I think it leaves the buyer with a bad impression--i.e. they might hit the back button after seeing it.
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The shield's TOS statement is OK but I'd get rid of the flashing non paying bidders die warning at the top.
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Agreeeeeeeee!