Re: Update RE: Friend / Competitor trying to ruin my account.
I don't think the account can "cool off". My percentage of defects vs transactions won't change by sitting idle if/when he decides to leave negatives and create problems. As soon as I relist my stuff he will be on top of it. I can't hide it and still sell effectively. It's not going to just go away.
I do have cheaper items I can list a lot easier, but I would take quite a hit in income if I pull the others down. And that doesn't keep him from bidding on those either. He will find me and see what I have listed.
So I guess my steps look like this.
-block hawaii (where he and his dad reside and at least a few of his friends) DONE
-block buyers who have bought an item in the last 10 days and have feedback <5 DONE
-add as many of my cheaper / faster selling items to build sales faster
-sell some items at cost
-if I get any negatives or any more items purchased by his friends, raise prices on items he wants to buy.
-call 911
-turn myself into ebay so I close it before he does
Honestly I don't see how to avoid the wrath if he wants to hammer the account. Unless ebay will at least consider the links and protect me as a seller like they should.
I guess I sit and wait for a defect at this point. And perhaps call him if it happens and see if we can clear the air.
I would like to be able to block another state where we are from and almost all of our friends are. But I can't find that. I also can't find where you can block based only on their # of feedback.
Is there small things I can do to help like require signature confirmation on shipments and stuff like that. If they decide to send the items back for a refund and keep the parts, that's going to suck!
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