Re: negative feedback?
On most of my accounts I have no problems with this sort of thing. But I have a couple of accounts that sell very competitive items, where these things happen. I used to deal with it after the fact by calling eBay and such. Now, I check every buyer before I ship the items. If they have a history of leaving negative feedbacks, or sell the same thing, then I am VERY CAREFUL about what I do next. I might cancel the sale. I might email them at the address that PayPal provides. I might just go ahead and ship the item. It all depends what I find.
Believe it or not, sometimes a seller will make a purchase from you because they ran out of merchandise. I have done that myself, placing an order with a rival seller, just because I did not want to cancel a sale and have it on my record. I have never placed an order with the intent of leaving negative feedback for that seller.
Unfortunately, this sort of thing is just a part of doing business online. Competitors can be vicious. They will use any means, fair and foul to get their sales. All you can do is deal with it as it comes.
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