[baron_]

feedback is a tricky thing, as to being forced to leave certain feedback

on questionable auctions or problems that you have, it's hard to leave negative feedback
because you know they'll leave it for you, so it's sort of a no win situation

i've had quite a few dealings where i'd love to leave negative feedback, but i know he'll just make up something about me and leave it for me too

however, interestingly, your opportunity to leave feedback expires after a certain amount of days, 30, 60? - i forget
so if you wait until that last day, you can leave it and he probably won't be quick enough to get you back


as for private auctions, i see them a little differently
as someone who sells some stuff on there, i get pretty tired of dealing with the idiots on there....in a dozen different respects

if i put a big $ item on a regular auction, i get people who see something selling for a good bit of $ and sometimes they e-mail my bidders...offerring to sell the same or nicer for cheaper or more expensive
(i've had people i know bidding at times, and they've told me)

then, at the best..they cancel their bid after driving up my price and scaring away others
other times, they just refuse to pay and threaten negative feedback to me, if i leave it to them

although, i'll agree
seems shady for Gary's...when he's supposedly offering parts that are show quality - shouldn't have anything to hide and should want his reputation getting distributed