On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, developtrust wrote:

> You say below " Might be better to just walk away." Might it not be better
> to continue to contact eBay rather than use their feedback system? The
> squeeky wheel method? Unfortunately most people will not make an effort
> until things get impossibly bad. The problem with contacting eBay is that it
> takes a lot of contacts to get action.

Usually eBay requires you to leave negative feedback as a condition of
them taking action.  I once decided not to file a Non-Paying Bidder report
because it required leaving negative feedback, and I decided it wasn't
worth the risk of getting another blemish on my feedback rating.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
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