Left me preface this by stating I know this has nothing to do with postage but the thread seems to have gone off topic some time ago.
This is precisely the reason why many buyers, including myself, rarely leave negative feedback:
(1) Negative FB often seems to be interpreted as deriving from an overly demanding buyer or competitor;
(2) Even though suggested in jest here, some people seem to think it OK to retaliate.
I have checked the OP's Feedback Left for Others. In the past twelve months they have left Negative/Neutral for 5 sellers although many of the sales were for multiple items. In my experience this does not seem excessive although personally I would not leave Negative/Neutral for postage issues.
In the past year some of the experiences I have had include:
- two instances where one of the items was not provided (in one case one of the more collectable items);
- several items so inadequately packaged the postbags were torn or the items fell broken out of the satchel;
- one item which came out of a satchel accompanied by dirt and leaves;
- several items described as being in great or very good condition where I had to toss half the items in the bin;
- several items which took over a month to be SENT (not RECEIVED) and where the sellers ignored multiple emails inquiries.
I left Negative/Neutral feedback for none of these transaction because if I had done so anyone like the posters here trawling through my feedback would deem me to be the one at fault.
I left Negative feedback for two sellers this year. One seller who promised me on at least six occcasions they would send the item but after six weeks it was still not sent. One seller who emailed me stating they were selling the item to the next bidder because I had not paid. When I explained I had paid by their preferred method (bank deposit) immediately after they sent me the banking details, they sent a sarcastic response along the lines of, "Surprise, surprise, no payment in my account" then emailed later stating they were sending the following day ... presumably, surprise, surprise, the payment was in the account.
Yes, I do sell the same items as most of the things I buy so, technically, I guess I am a "competitor". This is hardly surprising or uncommon. Many collectors will buy a bulk lot for one item then eventually resell the others.
You have absolutely no evidence the OP has left malicious feedback to try to damage the reputation of competitors. You are making your assumptions based on nothing more than the feedback left by the OP. You know nothing about the items. You know nothing about the transactions. You know nothing about the integrity of the OP or the sellers involved.
Trashing someone for leaving Negative/Neutral feedback and suggesting revenge, even in jest, only skews the whole feedback system even more because soon no one will leave honest feedback.
