Leaving negative/bad feedback

I look at it this way. If an eBay seller sells something that is not as represented and does take it back with absolutely no hassle I blow it off and leave no feedback. The shipping charges to return the item is something you agreed to when you signed up with eBay. I don't like eating $$$$ because of someone else but I accepted it.

If the seller has an item that is not as represented and is a PIA about taking it back I will absolutely leave negative feedback. I had to do this with a set of $350 rally wheels that were so rusty and pitted that they were unsafe to drive on, the trim rings wouldn't even snap on the wheels because they were too deep and he didn't pack them well and two trim rings had deep indentions of where the second wheel in the box literly crushed them.

In your case I would have likely left a netural feedback feedback stating the item didn't work when I saw him selling it as a working item again when it should be a DOA item. I would do this to try to warn anyone that is bidding on the item so they wouldn't be out any money to return the item again.

If the feedback system on eBay isn't used when there are problems then what good is it to even have feedback? That is the only thing that keeps possible bad sellers from really putting it to a bunch of people.

Would the members on FABO expose a seller where he had sold the item before and it was known bad if he was trying it again? I can safely say we all know the answer to that question. JMO.