I did some more reading on this last night and ebay did add some features to help sellers, but it still doesn't outweigh the bad changes.
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Ebay will remove neg feedback from a buyer if the seller wins a dispute claim.
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Ebay will remove neg feedback if the buyer is ever suspended or banned. Retroactively....
This somewhat counters the idea Knotted came up with, but the downside is that, you are stuck with the neg until they are suspended. A "hitman" would eventually be suspended, but it may take some time.
there are other changes too. You can see them all if you go to the link below:(Titled: "A message from Bill Cobb - New Pricing and other news" Jan 29, 2008.) Look under the "
evolving feedback" section.
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200801....08-01-29054823