That's horrible!
True, the gentleman has passed on and won't be seeling on eBay any longer, but
people will still see the feedback on him.
You did the right thing. eBay has something to learn!
Laura G.
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>From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
>Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:34:40 -0700
>To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Subject: eBay's disregard for the dead
>
>
>You may recall from several days ago that I had left a negative feedback
>comment on eBay after a seller of some Spitfire parts neglected to fulfill
>our transaction. I subsequently learned when I received my uncashed check
>and a hand-written note from the man's widow in the mail (along with his
>mass card), that he had been killed by a drunken driver three days after the
>auction closed. Fellow lister Nolan Penny suggested that I seek to have the
>negative feedback comment removed, which seemed like an almost pointless
>exercise since the seller has passed away, but I made the attempt
>regardless, just to ease my own mind.
>
>Here's the response I got back from those compassionate souls at eBay today:
>
>"I was very saddened to read your email. Yours is a truly unique
>situation, and I wish I had better news for you. Unfortunately we will
>not be able to remove this feedback comment as it does not fall within
>our policy guidelines for removal."
>
>I wrote back and said that perhaps they could re-examine their "policy
>guidelines" as they pertain to special circumstances such as these.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Jeff in San Diego
>
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