With eBay (and life), being righteous, and goody 2 shoes, and fair, and
honest, and upstanding will not guarantee 100 0ood karma even slightly.
You give a guy bad feedback, he's never going to quietly sulk and say
"yeah, I'm a verry bad man". He'll almost always retaliate with negative
feedback to you. I'm surprised that you didn't expect this. The "right"
thing is only your opinion that you need to be comfortable with, and
doesn't affect his opinion at all. Like you say... be very careful with
feedback. With my over 700 feedback, that's always proved out.
Larry
> Tom Scales wrote:
> For long time readers, you'll remember that I had a buyer of my 18/3.5
> back out on the deal. He overbid and did it without his wife's
> 'permission' and she made him renege on the deal.
>
> I asked the group what to do about leaving feedback and then did the
> right thing. I left him negative feedback. Here's what I posted to
> him:
>
> Buyer's wife forced him to back out of auction - bid high then didn't
> pay. He replied to that with: Well as it says my wife cost me this
> auction, it wont happen again as I am free I guess the auction cost him
> his marriage <g>.
>
> He waited months and then finally left me feedback -- negative
> feedback.
> Here's what he posted to me:
>
> I tryed to resolve the issue with the 16mm lense, very hungry for the
> money.
>
> I guess if he thinks saying that he wouldn't pay is trying to resolve
> it, then he tried.
>
> I can't tell you how angry I am about this. I value my e*bay rating,
> and to be punished for telling the truth burns me up.
>
> My caution to e*bayers. Maybe you don't want to leave that negative
> feedback.
>
> I am not a happy camper.
>
>
> dealing with a spineless little sh*t and his wife
> obviously thought so, too.
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