[hbosch]

I get why this is, but’s it’s really never been this way. Even on early eBay, if a transaction simply occurred without errors it was pure etiquette to rate them a full 5 with a comment along the lines of “A++++ SELLER! SHIPPED ON TIME, GOT EXACTLY WHAT WAS LISTED!”

Really, same thing goes for Amazon and Uber, etc. the etiquette is to start at a full rating by default and deduct based on what goes wrong. You can’t “earn” extra stars... if I order a box of batteries, and they arrive on time and the box is full, that’s a perfect transaction. 5/5, no problem. You can’t realistically expect extra batteries, or for the batteries to perfect above their rating. They’re batteries.

[Wowfunhappy]

Did eBay ever have star ratings? As far as I can remember it's always been just "positive", "negative", and "neutral".

(However, I've never understood why so many eBay reviews will literally type "A++++++++++", we're not in school and that's just a weird thing to say.)

[eveningcoffee]

You can give stars for different aspects like delivery, price etc.