Definitely. Guys like Elliot Miller do this type of thing just for the fun of it.
Rule number one on eBay has been for a long time, NEVER leave negative feedback. Remember when Mom used to say, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all."...?
I learned that one the hard way too. Work it out with the seller in another way. If you have to eat the $44 and your pride, do it.
You can’t leave a negative feedback, we made a purchase that never did even arrive. None of the 5 star options let you give an honest answer. So we wrote “Never did receive it”.....WELL..that is a no, no! Got a note from seller, “can’t blame me if the post office didn’t deliver it”. Duh! After we filed a complaint eBay refunded our $7.99, sure wasn’t worth all the grief we got.
My rule is always pay with PayPal by putting the charge on your credit card. If you have a problem, call the credit card company. They will reverse the charge.
I have done this once by going through the credit card company since PayPal / eBay was dragging their feet. And I also [amazingly] did this even though I allowed PayPal to take the funds from my bank account.
I have an unusually good relationship with my bank [Wells Fargo shameless plug] ... and they simply put the funds back into my account. PayPal / eBay sent me an email saying that my compliant was resolved. End of story.
Bottom line, you have the ability to solve these problems by going around eBay. The easiest is having PP use your credit card.
Nonsense!
Scum like this lawyer need to be stopped!