... here's what my sister had to say about her experience:

>> It is a rather long story but basically the guy that I turned in for
>> fraud (because of a beanie baby Donnie bought from him [Donnie is
>> her youngest son]) turned around later & bid on an item of
>> mine under a different user name. Immediately leaving me a
>> negative feedback before we even had contact. I knew something had to be
>> fishy about that, so I did some research on my own. By looking at bidding
>> histories etc. figured it was out the same guy.

>> He had numerous names, was shill bidding on his own stuff,
>> non paying bidder etc. Ebay said there was no way they could prove
>> it was the same guy, but there was no doubt to me looking at the
>> overall picture. In the feedback he said I was a fraud. For one thing
>> I told Ebay that I considered it defamation of my character. I also
>> mentioned the fact that my brother & nephew were lawyers that had
>> dealt with them before (didn't give your names though!).

>> I do know if the user has registered with false information,
>> or their email address or mailing address are bogus, it is
>> grounds for the removal of the feedback they have left.

eBay did finally remove the negative feedback in this situation. Don't know if this will help any, but there it is.

----- jim o\-S