Have you ever been BULLIED on ebay?

I've been selling on ebay for years, but I was new once myself. I dealt with a seller who refused to answer my e-mails regarding shipping. I never heard from him about the item I wanted shipped and he not only left me negative feedback, but he used e-mail to harrass me which is against the law. I filed complaints with Ebay. All I can say is that I'm still an Ebayer in good standing, while he was booted off long ago. Ebay need to know what's happening. Contact them about filing a complaint against this Ebayer. Of course, when you are bidding on a item, always ask questions if you aren't sure. A sane Ebayer will gladly answer you back because we want our customers to be happy. This person is clearly not same and needs to be reprimanded by Ebay in order to learn their lesson. Good Luck!

Sorry that happened to you. Here are some tips that may be helpful: Never get upset about your feedback rating. Leave comments when things go bad. Others can read this & compare it with the other auctions you have been involved with. The unreasonable ebayers will stand out like a sore thumb & will be recognized for who they are. Number 1 rule of ebay (or buying online anywhere): Let the buyer beware. Know who you are dealing with and thoroughly check out what others have said about them in the feedback comments. It's not just about feedback numbers. Sometimes people aren't as honest as you are. Assume they aren't until you have enough information to feel comfortable doing business with them. When in doubt, wait. That item you're looking at will come around again. Usually, at a better price and always with a more reputable seller. Most of the things that look like unreasonable demands in the terms of a seller's auction are the result of a bad experience & they're trying to keep it from happening again. Good communication will turn a bad deal into a positive for both of you. Never get emotional about something that happens there. Chances are, it's a misunderstanding and can be resolved. Sometimes not and you have to let it go & move on. One bad feedback does not define you. If you can't resolve it yourself, ask a friend who is also on ebay to get involved & have them send a message to the seller as a neutral third party. I have done this for others & it works like a charm. I don't know what the ebay rules are about doing that. I just know that it has worked every time. Most people want what you want, which is a positive experience. Don't waste time trying to get ebay involved in resolving issues. Never leave feedback until the other party leaves it for you. Resolve all issues before leaving it and you will guarantee that it will be positive. I've had auctions go from bad to positive by making repeated contacts, taking the blame and saying something to the effect of, "maybe I'm doing something wrong. I just want to resolve this so we can leave each other positive feedback for a successful auction." Ebay is a lot of fun, but you have to be careful who you deal with. Good luck!

I'm so sorry that you had this bad experience on E-bay. It is a shame that there are a few bad apples out there. I wish I could give you some advice but I'm fairly new to E-bay myself. I have sold a few things and still have several things listed but I have only won 2 items and thankfully the sellers I have dealt with have been extremely nice. I only have a feedback score of 2 right now if that tells you how new I am on there LOL. I certainly hope that your future dealings on E-Bay are much better and you don't have to deal with anyone else like this again. SheliaLee

I have never been bullied on eBay, yet. I am also a seller, and I treat everyone that buys from me the way I want to be treated. I have a blog on eBay, and I've read other sellers' and buyers' blogs. I've seen many complaints about buyers being bullied, and it seems like it's usually the big Powersellers who have the worst customer service. And there are many sellers who do give retalitory feedback. Sadly, there have been many complaints to eBay about the feedback system, especially now with the 5 star ratings, where the buyers can now rate the sellers on shipping, and item description, etc. A good idea is to always contact the seller if you have any problems or concerns first, before leaving the feedback. Your seller may have been upset because maybe he didn't think that he was "yelling" at you. Some people only type in caps. Also, a mutual feedback will take away the negative rating, but the comment will still be left. Good Luck to you. Hopefully, you won't have any more bad experiences.

Sorry to hear that. I've never been bullied on ebay before and have not experienced such problems. Maybe you can contact ebay directly about this and see what happens. Some just are that way because they are. There's really no explaination I can give on that. I don't think there would be a problem with you selling stuff on ebay. Hope I was able to suggest something because that's all I could possibly think of.

I am sorry you have run into a bad seed. I have always had pretty good dealings with everyone there. I only have about 50 on my feedback though. I have even had something crushed in shipment. Luckily I had something to replace it. The lady shipped it back to me and I made sure to take care of everything. I ended up losing a little money but at least my rating is good still. And it was only one time. I have seen people before say less then 10 don't bid. I think it has to do with people starting an account to make false bids and waste the sellers time. I think a nuetral for a nuetral would have been fair in your case. Sorry I don't have any advice, other then just try to bid and possibly say if anyone has an issue with your percent to write you and you will explain. Good luck!

As both a buyer and a seller on eBay I have seen a few instances like this one hun. I took the liberty of looking at your eBay feedback page and you have left a calm and factual response. Anyone looking will be able to see what happened there and will avoid your obnoxious eBayer like the plague. At the end of the day it is only a little red dot in cyberspace, nothing to worry about, honestly.

These kinds of sellers on e-bay should be disciplined and should be reported to the site admin. E-bay is one of the biggest auction site on the internet. Unfortunately, since this is made up of many individual online sellers, the site could not really control how these sellers behave. In other words, since these sellers has no big name to protect, they always lack customer service.

Contact ebay again and tell them that your real name was left in the feedback, that is grounds for them to remove it...you might have to try a couple times because ebays no help desk sometimes doesn't take the time to actually read the complaint. Until then go to you neg feedback and leave a followup to explain the negative and how the seller treated you. Is you id only for buying on ebay, if it is then the negative won't hurt you, most sellers aren't going to check you history and if they do they will see that it was left by the seller as retaliation for the neutral. It hurts him more than you. About not shipping to your state, are you in Hawaii or Alaska? It seems some people on ebay don't realize those are actually part of the US or maybe you are in the same state and they don't want to have to collect sales tax.