My sympathies with the sellers. This kind of fraud buyers are nothing less than spammers! It is because of this i never buy auction items. eBay should really look into this.
But there is one other aspect to this also - MANIPULATIVE SELLERS! There was this one time that i was interested in a cellphone auction but seller has not posted any warranty info. When i came across the item, no one had bet on it and it was about to end in less than a day. As soon as i posted a question to the seller abt warranty info, the item started getting bids on it, thus driving up the price. I don't think it was a coincidence. On top of that, the seller told me he gave a 14 day replacement warranty on a 22000 rupee cellphone!! There is no doubt in my mind that many of these dummy fraud buyers are created by unethical manipulative sellers who can then also use it against other sellers who are their competition.
@dakshink: Totally agree with you! Giving buyer +ve feedback only if buyer gives +ve feedback is a kind of bullying by sellers. My feedback is currently +4, whereas it should be +7 since i have always promptly paid for an item and deal has not gone thru because of problem at seller's end. My money was blocked during this time whether the deal went thru or not and i have nothing to show for it! I am sure there are many others like me! eBay should look into this too.
All these things will potentially lead to dissatisfaction among ebay customers (both buyers and sellers) and make them shy away from transacting on eBay.
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