Depending on your ISP, you may be able to automatically block any e-mail from this guy.
Your telephone company may offer some ways to block any future phone calls from his number.
Block him out, and forget it.
I have had so many people on ebay bid on an item, promise to pay, and then dissappear off the face of the earth. He was rude and out of line with his comments, but the bottom line is you did not keep your word and to make matters worse, instead of admitting your were wrong and concluding the deal you escalated the aggression. Forgetting doesn’t absolve you of a committment. Be a man and take your medicine.
Redbands…
Although you didn’t pay him on time, this joker is being entirely inappropriate and improfessional. He does not deserve a single penny for being so un-businesslike. He should be banned from ebay…you be the professional and report him via the proper ebay and legal channels. Generally, there are laws, for example, that are puninitive for any bill collectors who become verbally abusive or who are overbearing or harassing…they are required to go through proper channels as well in order to resolve any problems. Even though a salesperson/bill collector, etc. may be angry, they still may not personally attack a customer or say such incredibly inappropriate things. Rather, they must continue to behave in an objective, businesslike and professional manner in conducting their affairs. For your and your childrens’ own safety, continue to document the harassment and set the limit on his behavior right away and don’t allow it to go any further. Good luck!!
Here’s some information on Cyberstalking laws by state (Perhaps BostonBarrister could offer his insight to this situation):
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/cip/stalk99.htm
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/grants/stalk98/appendc.htm
http://www.debtadvisory.net/creditorharassment.html
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