A few months ago I bought something off ebay, when it arrived it was much smaller than advertised.
I left them neutral feedback, in hindsight I probably should have contacted them but didn't feel it worth either our time.
I recieved a message from the seller saying
'Hello, we are trying to understand why you left us poor feedback without 1st contacting us with your problem. This item was not about size but location & quality. Our item description was NOT in any way deceiving but accurate. This specimen was from Veracruz in Mexico and it very rare. As most people know Veracruz speciments are this size.
Are ebays sales are for our charity. Apart from the ebay fees evey penny goes to our aid work. Your feedback has damaged our sales and thus our work. At least you could have contacted us first if you had a problem, thats just good manners. Your feedback is also defamatory and we may seek redress.
We have blocked you from our site'
To which I applied, how I'm sorry but I was busy and didn't really see a resolution as it was much smaller than advertised, and I just didn't want the hassle of going back and forward.I also said it wasnt defamatory.
I then got a message, they'd googled me, found out where I worked and said I couldn't possibly know about defamation as I'm an administrator at xxx company, listed my age etc. and also 'You will see in our description that we put the approximate size of the item so to say in effect that we are practicing deception can be construed as defaming us.
I did train in law, initially with the aim of attaining the Bar but later took a different career path. I am now a retired volunteer for the charity but a did my training at Christleton in Chester. I know full well the meaning of defamation.
Our photo is not misleading as you must know, it is accurate. ' I was very pissed off that they'd done this, but to be honest I was in a bad place with other things and I mistakenly thought it would be left at that. They also sent this to my personal account from their personal account.
MONTHS later I received an email to my personal account, not my email account, saying they'd been in touch with a solicitor. Saying that I'll be getting into trouble and that 'the wheels of justice move slowly, but will prevail'
Now is it just me or is this seller unhinged? I'm a bit scared for some reason despite me having no reason to be! Thing is they've sold loads, and have had negative feedback so it musn't only be me receiving threats!