Request for no feedback - does this sound dodgy?

[Bramshott]

I'm buying a new mobile phone on Ebay. It should hopefully arrive today (I'm hoping it was the parcel that was taken away yesterday when I was out), but I've just recieved this email from the seller:

Hi,
Thank you for prompt payment of phone - We are sure you will be very happy. Please DO NOT LEAVE me any feedback as we do not want people to see how cheap you got the handset - we may have more in future and want to charge more.
Thanks again

Does that sound as though something dodgy is going on, or if the phone arrives and is fine, should I just do as they ask and not worry?

[youknownothingofthecrunch]

You have loads of time to leave feedback. If you have negative to give then give it, if it's positive then I would do as they ask.

I'm sure it'll be fine.

[ilove]

Anyone buying from them can search their selling history anyway...

[youknownothingofthecrunch]

Some will some won't. ilove, I don't tend to look at completed listings, just at feedback as that is the relevant bit to me.

If there was something wrong with it they wouldn't ask you not to leave any feedback either way as of course you would.

[Bramshott]

Well it's here, and it looks fine (will charge it up tonight) in which case I'd have been leaving them positive feedback. So I will just send them a message to say that it's here, and not leave feedback as they request. It was nice and cheap !