BS!
I have a rating of about 300 with 1 negative. It was retaliation from negative FB left for a no-pay buyer with a -1 rating on a $2.50 item.
BS!
Actually, it happens.
I'm strictly a buyer on Ebay, and I have a rating of 69/1. The negative came from a seller who misrepresented a computer screen. It came in a box with one part #, which he listed it under. The item inside did not match the box.
I went through dispute resolution, which I won; it involved having a professional third party examine the screen. I would normally just conclude that it was a mistake, but the seller was wielding "strategic ignorance."
I left a negative rating with a pretty harsh comment. I got retaliatory feedback. I added a comment which described it as retaliatory feedback, and that PayPal dispute resolution had supported me.
Interestingly, he re-listed the same item, and sold it; the comments from the buyer were, "Screen not as represented...one part # on box, another part inside."
My only option was to agree to withdraw my negative feedback if I wanted him to do the same.
This move, IMO, is long overdue. Another I'd like to see? Sellers refuse to leave feedback until I as a buyer leave feedback. BS. If I send prompt payment and leave contact information, I've done my part. Require that sellers leave prompt feedback.
That said, feedback should be limited to those buyers who have actually paid for the merchandise in a timely manner.
Not BS...it happened to me...not a great big deal, but it was irritating.