The feedback in question [1] appears to be a one star rating on a $175.00 item where $1.44 postage was required. I would guess that the seller's complaint is on

The feedback in question [1] appears to be a one star rating on a $175.00 item where $1.44 postage was required. I would guess that the seller's complaint is on the one star rating, not the message content (and on this I tend to agree with them -- the buyer is being a huge ass). That said, the one star is clearly an opinion, and thus not subject to slander laws. 1: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=med_express_sales&iid=-1&de=off&items=25&which=negative&interval=180&_trkparms=negative_180 http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&... Edit: I would also note that while generally I think popehat does good work, the part around "Mr. Amodio responded with an open, contemptuous, and contemptible threat to abuse the legal system" is...not so good; the following quote does not come from Mr. Amodio and does not contain anything obvious that would indicate either an open or contemptuous threat to abuse the legal system.