Quote Originally Posted by bruticus View Post
just saw this auction from an ebay seller called sonofayoda:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Transformers-...item19bb07ad36

there is a comment in the text that reads:

"...Please leave 5 star feedback, PLEASE READ!!!!!. Ebay considers a 4 star rating BAD, as of April they are threatening to remove me and other dealers that sell vintage items. Or severely limiting the amount of items we can sell. If you like my auctions please leave me 5 stars! Ebay has threaten to remove me and other dealers as of APRIL. PLEASE NOTE EBAY CONSIDERS 4 STARS A BAD SCORE! Support the dealers that you buy from and give them 5 stars. I will send anyone a copy of the email that ebay has sent if you want. I have over 3500 positives and only 4 negatives and they still are unhappy with it. Thanks for your time..."

is that possible? can ebay really shut down a seller or limit their items being sold based on the Detailed Seller Ratings (DSR's) even though the feedback is very positive??

If it is just a fake plea, what is the real incentive for trying to achieve perfect 5 star DSR's?
I'd give him five stars for bull$#!*. I can't imagine that eBay would really remove sellers who make them money just for having four stars. Particularly since most of the time they won't even remove scammers and shill bidders.