Ebay Buyers with Zero feedback
Ebay Buyers with Zero feedback
Not too good at the whole ebay selling thing. listed an item and there is a buyer with zero feedback, no buys or sales and account was opened only last month. Anyone know if cancelling their bid would warrant some kind of action from buyer/ebay? I did send an email askng them to cancel, but have yet to hear back.
any help/suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
any help/suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Ebay Buyers with Zero feedback
no offense, and maybe i am being naive here but why the automatic mistrust of someone with zero feedback? i mean, people have to start somewhere don't they? worst case, if they win the auction and don't pay, you offer it to the second highest bidder...
kinda like with the current economy, as jobs are becoming available, people are only looking for those with experience since there are so many unemployed available. kinda makes it hard for the recent graduate to find anything, dont it?
kinda like with the current economy, as jobs are becoming available, people are only looking for those with experience since there are so many unemployed available. kinda makes it hard for the recent graduate to find anything, dont it?
Re: Ebay Buyers with Zero feedback
why not return email questions about where they are located and if they have a paypal account? second highest bidder could always say no thanksalngtheway wrote:no offense, and maybe i am being naive here but why the automatic mistrust of someone with zero feedback? i mean, people have to start somewhere don't they? worst case, if they win the auction and don't pay, you offer it to the second highest bidder...
kinda like with the current economy, as jobs are becoming available, people are only looking for those with experience since there are so many unemployed available. kinda makes it hard for the recent graduate to find anything, dont it?
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Re: Ebay Buyers with Zero feedback
rlbchef wrote:why not return email questions about where they are located and if they have a paypal account? second highest bidder could always so no thanksalngtheway wrote:no offense, and maybe i am being naive here but why the automatic mistrust of someone with zero feedback? i mean, people have to start somewhere don't they? worst case, if they win the auction and don't pay, you offer it to the second highest bidder...
kinda like with the current economy, as jobs are becoming available, people are only looking for those with experience since there are so many unemployed available. kinda makes it hard for the recent graduate to find anything, dont it?
fair enough. missed the part in the original post about you having contacted them. again, no offense meant, ive just seen many people comment on being wary of people with no feedback, and i was trying to understand the rationale.
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Re: Ebay Buyers with Zero feedback
when listing an item, can't you set it to not accept bids from accounts with zero feedback?
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yeah, just found that option. not up to speed on all th rules/settings. i mostly just buy.fribhey wrote:when listing an item, can't you set it to not accept bids from accounts with zero feedback?
but wanted to know if you are allowed to remove bids without buyer going crazy.
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http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/manage_bidders_ov.htmlrlbchef wrote:yeah, just found that option. not up to speed on all th rules/settings. i mostly just buy.fribhey wrote:when listing an item, can't you set it to not accept bids from accounts with zero feedback?
but wanted to know if you are allowed to remove bids without buyer going crazy.
Canceling bids
In general, sellers shouldn’t cancel bids on their listings. However, there are a few legitimate reasons for doing so:
- • A bidder contacts you to back out of the bid.
• You cannot verify the identity of the bidder after trying all reasonable means of contact.
• You end your listing early.
To cancel a bid:
- • Go to the Canceling bids placed on your listing page.
• Enter the item number, the user ID of the bid you’re canceling, and the reason you’re canceling the bid.
• Click the cancel bid button.
Re: Ebay Buyers with Zero feedback
thanks for the info frib
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Re: Ebay Buyers with Zero feedback
I actually hate that and think its unfair. I'm a buyer on ebay with very little feedback as I've only ever bought half a dozen things on the bay, but when I go to bid on something I can be rejected by sellers because of it. Just turns me off from doing business on ebay further. Lame city IMO
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Re: Ebay Buyers with Zero feedback
I've sold many things to buyers with zero feedback and never had a problem.
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if you cancel their bid make sure you add them to your block list as mentioned in that link i provided. this will keep them from bidding again (unless ebay's system is set up to block bidders after they've had a bid cancelled)rlbchef wrote:thanks for the info frib
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Re: Ebay Buyers with Zero feedback
Having been a buyer and seller with very little feedback, eleven to date, it is hard. However, i also understand the concern. Instead of automatically canceling a bid, perhaps email asking about their interest and paypal, etc. If, at that point you hear nothing back or it seems shady, cancel the bid. I completely understand the concern though.
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Re: Ebay Buyers with Zero feedback
yeah had asked them a few questions, but have heard nothing. the thing is that my auction was ending soon and didnt want to seem that i or someone was shilling the item.
I dont mind selling to someone with only a few buys, its the no feedback/history and then no replies that give me caution
thanks for all the feedback guys
I dont mind selling to someone with only a few buys, its the no feedback/history and then no replies that give me caution
thanks for all the feedback guys
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