Great item on the Auctionbytes blog about an eBay seller who received an (apparently) undeserved, nasty feedback and took the buyer to court. I don’t think this is practical in most cases, but at least it might get eBay to be a little more flexible on its feedback removal policy. Sellers should be able to strike through 1 or 2 percent of their negative feedback because there are at least that many careless/crazed buyers out there.
eBay seller Elliot Miller filed a lawsuit last year against a buyer who left him negative feedback, and an article from the Associated Press about the case is causing a stir among eBay users. According to the news report, the seller filed a $15,000 defamation lawsuit because the buyer, who said he has spent $7,000 defending himself so far, left him negative feedback that harmed his reputation.
via Leaving Feedback on eBay? Get a Lawyer!.
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It appears this was a crazed Seller not Buyer.
As a reviewer aren’t we protected by the Constitution – Freedom of the Press
Could this reviewer be sued?
http://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Three-Short-Sleeve-Black/dp/B000NZW3KC
19,028 of 19,204 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dual Function Design, November 10, 2008
By B. Govern “Bee-Dot-Govern” (New Jersey, USA) – See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Mountain Three Wolf Moon Short Sleeve Tee (Apparel)
This item has wolves on it which makes it intrinsically sweet and worth 5 stars by itself, but once I tried it on, that’s when the magic happened. After checking to ensure that the shirt would properly cover my girth, I walked from my trailer to Wal-mart with the shirt on and was immediately approached by women. The women knew from the wolves on my shirt that I, like a wolf, am a mysterious loner who knows how to ‘howl at the moon’ from time to time (if you catch my drift!). The women that approached me wanted to know if I would be their boyfriend and/or give them money for something they called mehth. I told them no, because they didn’t have enough teeth, and frankly a man with a wolf-shirt shouldn’t settle for the first thing that comes to him.
I arrived at Wal-mart, mounted my courtesy-scooter (walking is such a drag!) sitting side saddle so that my wolves would show. While I was browsing tube socks, I could hear aroused asthmatic breathing behind me. I turned around to see a slightly sweaty dream in sweatpants and flip-flops standing there. She told me she liked the wolves on my shirt, I told her I wanted to howl at her moon. She offered me a swig from her mountain dew, and I drove my scooter, with her shuffling along side out the door and into the rest of our lives. Thank you wolf shirt.
Pros: Fits my girthy frame, has wolves on it, attracts women
Cons: Only 3 wolves (could probably use a few more on the ‘guns’), cannot see wolves when sitting with arms crossed, wolves would have been better if they glowed in the dark.
There are 1700+ reviews
This item should have its own Domain – it would be one of the best Humor sites on the web.
Here’s one waiting for an ambulance chaser
1.0 out of 5 stars
Please don’t make this Fairy Tale come true!!!!,
June 4, 2009
By Three Little Pigs (Kalamazoo, MI United States) – See all my reviews
We are outraged and appalled that the makers of this logoed t-shirt would opt to adorn a t-shirt with something as dark and evil as the 3 wolves!
The wolf is our sworn enemy.. not only has he repeatedly attempted B & E with my brothers and me, he has destroyed my two brothers’ houses with a lupine gale of wind, and tried to get into my specific residence through the chimney. It was only by the hair of our chinny chin chins that we narrowly escaped slow torture and certain death. Death that would have been committed slowly on a grill… With a full bottle of KC Masterpiece.
We are outraged and haunted by the images presented on this T-shirt. Now, my brothers and I will have to rejoin our Post Traumatic Syndrome therapy group.. I will have to shoot an email to Little Red Riding Hood about this, warning her about this horrific garment. It is truly a shame. She was making so much progress in her re-establishing her relationship w/ her Grandma.
Please reconsider the impact this shirt will have on the ovine community.
Sincerely, The Three Little Pigs
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