What does an unpaid strike look like?

Question

Hi. I bidding on an item and tried to cancel my bid (well before the bidding ended), the seller refused, and I was outbidded.

The seller consequently cancelled the winning bid and tried to claim that I set up another ebay account, assumingly to outbid myself. I reckon it was the seller using my details to push the bidding up and the plan fell on it's face, he even admitted looking up my address to try and pin this other ebayer on me. I reckon he did this out of spite as I asked to end the bidding.
I deleted most of these emails, as I was understandable freaked out (they were all sent through ebay, so I don't know if they have records).
Any way, I've emailed this person, saying I am not going to pay for this item and I am dealing with ebay at the moment.

My question is, that if he leaves me a unpaid strike, I have no real grounds to get it removed, how does it appear on the "My eBay" screen? I know I have to be careful with my bidding in the future

Answer 1

Its not that much of a deal. You will have one strike against you and probably a neg on your ID.

In future, think before you bid, and once you have bought another three or four things and paid etc etc, that neg will look like nothing.

Remember to answer his negative feedback (which you will surely get) factually - don't get angry and leave something silly. You have 90 characters to make him look the fool he is!!