topic transaction blocked in Buying

transaction blocked

fiona8976 — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:10:29 GMT

I'm trying to make a purchase (buy it now) but keep getting a message coming up 'transaction blocked' - buyer cannot accept payments at this time'. What does this mean? The item ends in 12 hours, and I would really like to buy it, but obviously this raises some red flags. Can anyone shed some light? Thanks

Re: transaction blocked

harley_babes_hoard — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:26:37 GMT

it means the seller has added you to their blocked list or you don't meet the sellers conditions of sale and are automatically blocked.

Re: transaction blocked

bakeandfry — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:44:50 GMT

Try putting the item in your cart.

Re: transaction blocked

harley_babes_hoard — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:56:27 GMT

If the above doesn't work try to contact the seller and tell me you can't purchase. they might have to stick you on their exemption list. This is what I had to do some time ago when a few of my buyers were blocked, I can't remember now what error they were seeing though.

Re: transaction blocked

toysandthings12 — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:45:48 GMT

Also means there may be a problem with the seller.

I have encountered this a few times on ridiculously

bargain priced items and see they have sold

100's of them. You know, priced at $15, free freight

and everyone else has them at $100+.

Guessing some problems may have been raised

and under investigation.

Re: transaction blocked

dylan11235813 — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 04:15:13 GMT

I had the same thing about a week ago and had never purchased from the seller before. I emailed the seller about it and they knew nothing and it ended up working the next day. I think it is a glitch with ebay.

Re: transaction blocked

bjmonty28 — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:32:52 GMT

Its a problem with the sellers PayPal account.

This often happens when a seller is suspected of being a scammer or hijacked account.

Re: transaction blocked

zanadoo_56 — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 01:31:37 GMT

It's an eBay glitch.

Re: transaction blocked

homeopathmichele57 — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 00:40:18 GMT

I'm a buyer & a seller on ebay.

I have my account set up so that anyone who has 2 unpaid cases against them in a 12 month period is blocked.

One I can understand - life gets in the way.

But 2 is a pattern I'm not prepared to risk.

When I've been contacted by potential buyers who complain they

can't bid, i check their feedback & am glad I have that

protection in place.

Not saying this is the case here but there are different reasons why.

Re: transaction blocked

lyndal1838 — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 06:10:35 GMT

@homeopathmichele57 wrote:
I'm a buyer & a seller on ebay.
I have my account set up so that anyone who has 2 unpaid cases against them in a 12 month period is blocked.
One I can understand - life gets in the way.
But 2 is a pattern I'm not prepared to risk.
When I've been contacted by potential buyers who complain they
can't bid, i check their feedback & am glad I have that
protection in place.
Not saying this is the case here but there are different reasons why.

A blocked buyer does not get the message that the OP is getting.

If the buyer is caught by the seller's auto blocks they just get the message that the seller is not accepting bids from them at present.