you left a "negative"...was the deal not satisfactory to you as a buyer (ie: misrepresented product, late delivery, etc...). It seems to me that you left a negative feedback because of the seller's lack of providing feedback...I believe the feedback system is to provide other buyers/sellers with some representation of how the deal went with this particular buyer/seller, not to critique their feedback stance or methods. Many times, I do as Rick Miner noted above...when they tell me that they will leave feedback after I have, I just don't leave any. I currently have no negatives...but to me, it doesn't really matter that much -- I buy from & sell to the same people, so it doesn't seem to matter. Steve B