When an Ebay seller backs out...

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

I was wondering if ebay has a way to track messages after the fact. That way we could tell ebay about the auction/seller in question, and they could see the sellers correspondence

Yes, ebay personnel can see anything you send in a message. They don't necessarily read every message, but do routinely go back and read correspondence when disputes arise. Having access to this back-and-forth communication is one reason they block email addresses from being included in your messages. They don't want you having buyer/seller communication that they are not privy to. The other (bigger) reason is they don't want you arranging deals outside of ebay where they don't get a cut.