topic Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.' in Buying

why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

alreadypraying — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 04:54:41 GMT

I went to purchase and it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.' I have never seen this before - what does it mean? I am not making any offer but paying full price. I am stumped by this one! Let me know if you know the answer please.,

Cheers

Judith

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

countessalmirena — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 05:11:31 GMT

@alreadypraying,

There are a number of possible reasons for your seeing this notice.

The seller may have had previous dealings with you which weren't satisfactory from his/her point of view, and therefore you may be blocked;
You may have failed to pay for two or more items for which you bid/agreed to buy, which would mean strikes for non-payment. That would mean that you cannot purchase from any seller who has their buyer bid requirements set to exclude buyers with such strikes;
The seller may have accidentally blocked you, or blocked you for any mad reason;
It may be a technical glitch.

Do any of these sound as though they might fit the bill?

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

wide-world-of-stamps — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 05:14:35 GMT

Another reason could be that you have a post office box and the seller has blocked posting to them.

Or possibly the seller only sells to certain areas, and not to where you live.

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

springyzone — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:47:43 GMT

I had a quick look at your feedback and feedback you have given others and from what I can see, I'd hazard a guess you have an excellent record, so I'd say it is somewhat unlikely you have any unpaid item strikes against your name. Of course if you did have, that would be one reason why you could strike a block.

But I'd say it is more likely to be another reason. Perhaps the seller isn't selling to anyone from your area or country. I see you are based in Australia, was the seller from overseas? At the moment, some sellers are reluctant to post internationally because of possible postal delays.

Apart from that, it could be as others have suggested, maybe you have a PO address or maybe it is just a glitch, in which case, you'd expect it to right itself ina day or so.

If none of the above applies, you could try messaging the seller and politely asking them.

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

alreadypraying — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:31:49 GMT

Many thanks for your reply, very helpful. I actually spoke with Ebay and they told me that the seller has blocked me, however there is a mistake because I had a prior buy which went well for both the seller and myself. Ebay think they have made a mistake but they cannot intervene so I have messaged the seller to see if we can sort it out.

Once again, many thanks and Happy 2021!

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

alreadypraying — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:32:48 GMT

You are correct they blocked me by mistake, see my reply above and thank you for you help, cheers!

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

alreadypraying — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:37:34 GMT

Many thanks for all your help, we found out what had happened, they had mistakenly blocked me! See my reply above, so kind of you.

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

countessalmirena — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:03:04 GMT

It's good to see a poster returning here to explain the outcome!

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

alreadypraying — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:43:33 GMT

This was my very first post although I have been on Ebay for thirteen years! I am so happy to have found this support site and grateful for your help. Have a great 2021! Kind regards, Judith

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

dvd.horder — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:30:18 GMT

they have blacklisted you from bidding and buying cause prob you left neg or fedback or they did not like,, or opened a dispute

at some time..or maybe a friend of theres or them on a diff seller id..check some feedbacks ..you have left

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

davewil1964 — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:39:04 GMT

You really need to keep up.

The issue was resolved amicably, and your conspiracy theories are unfounded.

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

gforrest96 — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:14:01 GMT

I've payed for every item I've bought from Ebay,I even won a bid on an item that was for pick up only which I hadn't noticed ,I could pick up item as it was to far I contact ed the seller I told him to keep the cash as it was my mistake, he was going to refund me

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

sandypebbles — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 23:02:57 GMT

If you are blocked by a seller in Australia (I assume, since you are posting on the Aussie forum for eBay Australia), maybe it is because that seller does not post overseas

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

*sons_and_daughters* — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:06:55 GMT

Maybe seller's have seen your feedback left for others and felt you were too high a risk, so blocked you.

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

davewil1964 — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:33:30 GMT

To be fair, OP seems to mainly only leave feedback when they have issues. Many more received than left.

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

*sons_and_daughters* — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 23:47:25 GMT

@davewil1964 wrote:
To be fair, OP seems to mainly only leave feedback when they have issues. Many more received than left.

I agree, but it doesn't make them look real good in the eyes of a seller.

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

springyzone — Sat, 06 Aug 2022 00:08:09 GMT

Some of the feedback left isn't crash hot, I agree.

But I had a quick look at the FB scores of the sellers that gforrest has recently bought from, and most seem to be 'big' sellers, with scores in the tens of thousands, in one case over a million, so they are probably fair sized companies rather than small businesses. They probably aren't checking out the feedback their customers have left previously. I'd guess they would only block after they had trouble with a customer.

I am wondering if sandy pebbles may have hit on the reason, there must be lots of sellers who aren't prepared to sell to overseas customers at the moment.

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

bearbea18 — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:35:46 GMT

Same thing is happening to me right now I ordered something g from someone on eBay and I can’t get in contact with the person I just want updates on my shoes that’s all

Re: why am I seeing this...it said 'The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you.'

sandypebbles — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:45:06 GMT

How is it the same thing as the person who posted this over two years ago?

You are on the forum for eBay Australia and you are registered in the US

You say you ordered already (where the person here had been blocked from buying)

Why can't you contact the seller?

There is an issue/glitch with some sellers being able to get their eBay messages (if that is how you tried contacting the seller)

If you sent an email to the seller's email address, they do not have to respond, and against eBay policy to do so

Did you get tracking?

What was the estimated delivery date for the shoes?

Better to start your own topic with exactly what happened, on the forum for eBay USA

Rather than make an unrelated comment on an old post from someone else, on a forum for a country on the other side of the world