Legal consequences for negative feedback on ebay?

[jewelz617]

So I was browsing Ebay this morning, and was interested in a pretty little ring. I always go over the fine print carefully before placing a bid, but this stopped me cold:

"Failure to use feedback responsibly can lead to legal or other consequences."

I''ve never seen this before. I usually don''t leave negative feedback and try to contact the seller first if there''s an issue. But LEGAL (or other) CONSEQUENCES? What''s that all about??? I thought the seller has the option to explain any feedback they receive?

It''s probably perfectly legit, but it''s enough to make me shy away from bidding.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

That doesn''t make sense to me. If you leave feedback based on an opinion on their service and it''s negative then that''s not slander or defamation. If you make things up and post it. XX seller is a transvestite, for example then that could be. Feedback is there for a reason and using scare tactics to keep people from being honest about their experience is wrong.

 

[iheartscience]

Yeah that''s ridiculous. I''d report that seller to eBay if I were you. I doubt eBay will do anything about it, but threatening buyers is absurd!

 

[Cehrabehra]

so what are these "other consequences"? Two fingered Louie shows up at your door a week later to show you where the fishes sleep?

 

[MonkeyPie]

Date: 2/10/2010 9:46:34 AM
Author: Cehrabehra
so what are these ''other consequences''? Two fingered Louie shows up at your door a week later to show you where the fishes sleep?

LOL LOL LOL!

 

[Shoopy]

Date: 2/10/2010 9:00:01 AM
Author:PinkAsscher678
So I was browsing Ebay this morning, and was interested in a pretty little ring. I always go over the fine print carefully before placing a bid, but this stopped me cold:

'Failure to use feedback responsibly can lead to legal or other consequences.'

That is the key word.

You won't believe the kind of crap that goes down on Ebay. There have been sellers whose "competition" have purchased from them just so that they have the option of leaving feedback and then leave negative feedback. They do this multiple times (since they can just place the item back in their inventory) so that the rating goes down.

Also, there's a huge scam going on in ebay re: buying feedback.

How to purchase positive feedback

 

[jewelz617]

Date: 2/10/2010 10:35:18 AM
Author: fiery

Date: 2/10/2010 9:00:01 AM

Author:PinkAsscher678

So I was browsing Ebay this morning, and was interested in a pretty little ring. I always go over the fine print carefully before placing a bid, but this stopped me cold:


''Failure to use feedback responsibly can lead to legal or other consequences.''

That is the key word.


You won''t believe the kind of crap that goes down on Ebay. There have been sellers whose ''competition'' have purchased from them just so that they have the option of leaving feedback and then leave negative feedback. They do this multiple times (since they can just place the item back in their inventory) so that the rating goes down.


Also, there''s a huge scam going on in ebay re: buying feedback.


How to purchase positive feedback

Thank you for the explanation. I admittedly don''t know all the inside info of the Ebay world. Legal consequences just seemed kind of drastic though. Can''t they just report it and have it removed? Regardless, I''m steering clear! I don''t need Louie coming to my door HAHA!

 

[Shoopy]

They probably could and probably do just report it. The problem is that there will always be someone that finds a way around the system. It only takes one person to figure it out before it becomes widespread.

I think the "legal consequences" is really for the sellers but they communicate it to everyone.

Here's an example of an auction that is open right now for positive feedback if you purchase a picture: Link

And here are more that you can purchase for feedback: Link

Which of course leads to other *buyers that aren't aware of these scams believing that this seller is a great one and either receives damaged property or never receives anything, KWIM?

 

[dragonfly411]

When I read this I wondered if it was meant to dissuade spammers? Like someone leaving just random, dumb, not useful feedback, or feedback that is offensive without being ABOUT the seller? Does this make sense?

 

[kenny]

Date: 2/10/2010 9:09:52 AM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
That doesn't make sense to me. If you leave feedback based on an opinion on their service and it's negative then that's not slander or defamation. If you make things up and post it. XX seller is a transvestite, for example then that could be. Feedback is there for a reason and using scare tactics to keep people from being honest about their experience is wrong.

Being a transvestite is bad?
I doubt you use the term gay here, or any particular race, because discrimination against those groups is no longer tolerated.
There may be transvestites who are PS members.
Just because we do not agree with or understand a group . . .

Maybe when picking group to put down pick one that is universally seen as bad, like murderers or thieves.

Back to eBay.
I've never bought or sold there and never will.
This is just one more reason.

 

[dragonfly411]

Kenny - I think her point was that it would be something that there would be no factual proof of, that someone simply posted, and that COULD be offensive to someone, versus someone saying something along the lines of "I was highly disappointed with the amount of time it took to receive my package... and the lack of communication"

 

[jewelz617]

Date: 2/10/2010 1:17:05 PM
Author: kenny

Date: 2/10/2010 9:09:52 AM

Author: Hudson_Hawk

That doesn't make sense to me. If you leave feedback based on an opinion on their service and it's negative then that's not slander or defamation. If you make things up and post it. XX seller is a transvestite, for example then that could be. Feedback is there for a reason and using scare tactics to keep people from being honest about their experience is wrong.

Being a transvestite is bad?

I doubt you use the term gay here, or any particular race, because discrimination against those groups is no longer tolerated.

There may be transvestites who are PS members.

Just because we do not agree with or understand a group . . .


Maybe when picking group to put down pick one that is universally seen as bad, like murderers or thieves.


Back to eBay.

I've never bought or sold there and never will.

This is just one more reason.

I don't think Hudson Hawk was putting down any group. I think she was trying to illustrate a way of saying that leaving blatantly false and IRRELEVANT feedback would be a cause for legal action, not saying there is something wrong with transvestites. And by the way, YOU are the one that used the words "Just because we do not agree with or understand a group . . ." which is more telling than anything Hudson Hawk said.

This question was about Ebay.

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Date: 2/10/2010 1:17:05 PM
Author: kenny

Date: 2/10/2010 9:09:52 AM

Author: Hudson_Hawk

That doesn't make sense to me. If you leave feedback based on an opinion on their service and it's negative then that's not slander or defamation. If you make things up and post it. XX seller is a transvestite, for example then that could be. Feedback is there for a reason and using scare tactics to keep people from being honest about their experience is wrong.

Being a transvestite is bad?

I doubt you use the term gay here, or any particular race, because discrimination against those groups is no longer tolerated.

There may be transvestites who are PS members.

Just because we do not agree with or understand a group . . .


Maybe when picking group to put down pick one that is universally seen as bad, like murderers or thieves.


Back to eBay.

I've never bought or sold there and never will.

This is just one more reason.

I was giving an example of something that someone would make up that could possibly be hurtful or otherwise damaging to the victim. For a person who was not, in fact a transvestite, a public declaration of this would most likely be damaging to them because it's a lie. So in this example it holds up.

And no, I don't think being a transvestite is a bad thing, nor am I a homophobe or an otherwise prejudiced person, which you alluded to in your post. I'm sorry if my example offended you.

 

[kenny]

No problem

I realize that majority of the public still consider transvestites to be not socially acceptable.

I just really try to bend over backwards to only look down on people who have hurt others.
Transvestites are just doing something to themselves.

 

[jewelz617]

"I realize that majority of the public still consider transvestites to be not socially acceptable."

Maybe you should start your own thread about transvestites if it bothers you so much... No one here has said anything to imply that any group is not socially acceptable. Who are you speaking for, exactly?

 

[dragonfly411]

this is off topic - pink asscher is the mountain in your avatar supposed to look like a kneeling mother at prayer? If so, the symbolism of that painting is pretty much awesome

 

[jewelz617]

Date: 2/10/2010 2:31:39 PM
Author: dragonfly411
this is off topic - pink asscher is the mountain in your avatar supposed to look like a kneeling mother at prayer? If so, the symbolism of that painting is pretty much awesome

It''s mother Earth, so it''s more of a zen thing than a religious picture, but I think it''s awesome too. I forget where I stumbled on this pic, but it makes me happy

 

[dragonfly411]

That''s how I took it, but I didn''t want to state it wrong. It makes me quite happy as well