[Canedawg]

It might be abuse of process.

At any rate, a seemingly frivolous suit.

I remember once buying something on ebay from someone who I then noticed had some negative feedback- I asked him about it, he denied blame. The item he sent me was fine, no problems.

[Defiant]

It is valid to bring a lawsuit for defamation against someone who falsely claims you did something on eBay that you did not do--for example, selling a defective product that was not actually defective. However, this case seems like a case where the complaint was legitimate, but the guy who was a lawyer filed suit to make it oppressive for the person who provided negative feedback.

Also, in general, opinion cannot be the subject of a defamation case, unless the opinion contains facts that are false. So, saying that that someone is a bad seller is protected. Saying they are a bad seller because the item arrived in defective condition is not protected. It seems like this is the latter kind of case--the negative feedback implied that the seller had not done what he was supposed to.

[BunnySlippers]

I have a score over 800 on eBay. No negatives. There have been problems but that have gotten solved in time.