what do i do if someone threatens to take me to court because i left them a negative feedback?

[juggalojay1985]

i wanted to purchase a item that was on a make and offer bid

somehow i ended up purchasing 2 and i asked the seller if they could remove 1...they said no they couldnt and never told me why...so i payed for both items and recieved both a couple weeks later...when asked to leave feedback i left what i felt was fair...i felt like it was a negative experience so i left a negative feed back...this morning i recieve a message telling me that they are wanting to take me to court of this feedback

[reallynicestamps]

Uh-huh... he's gonna sue...and I am Marie of Roumania.

Ignore the nitwit. Even a small claims court case would cost $25 to open.

Although you were wrong to bid on the item twice, he was silly not to agree to cancel one purchase. Now he knows why he should have.

You are basically in the right here. His belligerent behaviour made your experience unpleasant especially since the neg could have been prevented by a little calm consideration.

Ignore him.

[scifan57]

While you initially wanted the seller to let you off the hook for the second item,you did the right thing by paying for it. Sellers are not required to let you out of a transaction if they don't want to. Sellers threatening to take buyers to court to have negative feedback removed has happened before,unfortunately. Your seller is hoping to get a court order to have the feedback removed. A feedback revision request would have been so much simpler. When did you leave this feedback? I only see one negative feedback left by you,back in January. BTW just because your seller refused to let you off the hook for the second item,as is his right,doesn't mean he deserved negative feedback. After all,the seller did ship both items after receiving payment. The seller did everything required of him.

[scifan57]

Sometimes a seller sticking up for his rights can go too far as your seller has found. Your seller didn't stop to think about the consequences of his attitude to this sale. While eBay rules gave the seller the right to do what he did in not canceling the second transaction,a little common sense on his part would have saved everybody a lot of grief.

[heidilynn0_3]

I see a negative response on a 2 item with positive score. I see no reason to reconsider. I agree with stamps..ignore.

[dmil8030]

Hello 'juggalojay',

Are you referring to the red neg you left in January or the grey neutral you just left the other day?  Or is it some other negative on another ID?

If it's that one from January, it seems a little late for anyone to still be fuming about it.  And neutrals don't count against a seller, so that would hardly be worth the bother.  No matter, - presumably the seller tried to get it removed by ebay and they declined. 

You are quite within your right to expess your sentiments about the transaction in feedback.  You do not owe every seller a positive irrespective of how dreadfully they treat you.  By forcing you to pay for the second identical item, your seller created a very negative experience indeed.  Ebay allows buyers to leave red circle negatives, without which there could be no truth.  That's just the way it is.  Smart sellers take steps to avoid them.  Yours didn't.

Every so often someone shows up here on one side of the fence or other, - either threatened with court action, or intending to litigate.  It's always just a lot of noise.  Me, I envision a huge 8-year-old having a tantrum over a few crayons.  Your seller is simply having an infantile hissy fit.  Let him.  Like all tantrums, this one will dissipate eventually.

[bestdealaroundkathryn]

Wow are you serious? Threatening to take you to court over negative feedback, this seller must have an aweful lot of time on their hands. Furthermore, the Court would probably turn on him for taking up the courts time for something so ridiculous. Pay no attention, just don't deal with them again.