seller wont cancel my order and refund incase I leave negative feedback. He is witholding my payment

[cocopop0170]

This seller will not accept my request to cancel the order and refund as he says he doesnt want me to leave neg feedback. Surely this isnt allowed. Hes got £50 of my money and i have no item as he hasnt sent it either.

[rusticrye]

Why the seller expects you to leave negative feedback if he cancels the transaction, or why he thinks that refusing to cancel or ship will prevent that from happening, is a mystery.  It makes zero sense. So either he's an inexperienced seller with little commonsense, or you've misunderstood (which seems possible looking at the last negative you left) - or there's a lot more to this story than meets the eye.

Whatever, if the seller is not a UK business seller, he does not have to accept cancellations. Private UK sellers (and all international sellers, private or business) are exempt from this law.  It is your responsibility to ensure that you want the item before bidding or buying, not change your mind afterwards - and especially not after you've paid as this costs sellers money. That will get you added to annoyed (and poorer) sellers' Blocked Bidders Lists in a flash. So something to bear in mind in future.

@cocopop0170