Why does Ebay tolerate sellers like this?

[mpawlowski]

months ago I purchased a stamp. The stamp was US #388. It is a rare stamp and the price was $89. After purchasing it, I discovered the stamp was a fake, that two sides had been re-perffed. This was confirmed by an appraisal.  This was obviously done prior to this seller coming into possession of the stamp. So I asked for a refund and eventually I received it. Now seller has black-balled me, preventing me from bidding on his items. Why am I punished when he chose to sell the fake stamp? How can Ebay tolerate such sellers?

[pierrelebel]

All sellers are allowed to block any individual user from buying/bidding on their listings for whatever reason.

Rightly or wrongly, I understand why your name may have been added on the "blocked bidder list" by that seller.

Often, sellers will add users on the "blocked bidder list" as soon as they see a hint of trouble.  For example, if I sell to a buyer in a foreign country and a claim is made a month later that the item has not arrived, I will refund the buyer and automatically put that name on the blocked list.

It is not just a matter of not trusting the buyer, it is a question of protecting my interest against a shipment to that address.  I do not know if the problem was with the buyer, someone in the same household, the postal service, or whatever.  All I know is that I no longer wish to ship to that address.  It is not worth the risk, in my book.  My business, my choice.  I would rather lose some sales than take the risks.

Other sellers will respond differently.

[recped]

He's saving you from buying another fake stamp!

Seriously, why would you want to buy again from such a seller? Probably should have been on your BSL (Blocked Seller List*) and then you would have never known that you were blocked.

* There is no such thing (unfortunately).

[thebarterersdog]

Actually, I agree with Pierre and do the same.