topic Re: Non payers in Selling

Non payers

yamahaeddie — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:10:23 GMT

I dont understand how we can leave neg feedback for nonpayers? It looks like as a seller, i can only leave positive feedback so how do we warn each other of non payers and if there's no way to leave negative non payer feedback, what is going to stop buyers from bidding-winning-not paying?? Help?

Re: Non payers

digital*ghost — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:33:27 GMT

You can't leave buyers negative feedback.

The current system requires sellers to go through the unpaid item dispute process and issue buyers with a strike (this is not visible to any member), and you can set your preferences to block any buyer with more than strike.

Warning other sellers about individual non-payers doesn't work as well as individual sellers preventing all non-payers from buying in the first place.

Re: Non payers

*sparklz* — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:36:23 GMT

Open the dipsute after 4 days and if they still have not paid 4 days later close the dispute and add them to your BBL.

Then put in place the blocks to stop non payers with more than 1 strike in a 12 month period.

To put these blocks in place hover your mouse over account in your my ebay page and from the drop down click on Site Preferences then go down the list till you see Buyer requirements and to the right of that click on show then click on edit. From there you can put in place the blocks you want, to stop those you want to block from purchasing from you

Re: Non payers

foxette-in-sox — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:10:04 GMT

Sellers have not been able to leave anything except positives for buyers for 5 years.

Re: Non payers

patchoo78 — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:33:02 GMT

There needs to be a separate board for this topic

Re: Non payers

marty_mcfly-05 — Tue, 07 May 2013 07:18:06 GMT

There's no such thing as a bad buyer !!!!! or is there ??? well not as far as eBay wants to let other sellers know. Just remember sellers go to where the buyers are, not the other way round.

Re: Non payers

spja10 — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 09:35:44 GMT

I just got caught on some tickets that I sold the other day,I only wanted what the tickets were worth but some one bid on these tickets to accessive amounts and won the bid ,but I when I contact him on the number he emailed me he said he did not bid on theses,but I was not able to resell as he still had two days left to pay for these.

Ps. he tried to buy these before the auction finished on a different account with the same mobile Number

So I lost $300.00

Re: Non payers

cq_tech — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:26:25 GMT

If you wish to recover only the face value of the tickets, an auction listing is not really the best method.

If time is an issue, put them up as a short-term BIN (3-5 days) at face value and I bet they sell almost immediately. 😉

Re: Non payers

traydsecret — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 22:11:07 GMT

It is amazing the number of people out there that just do not care. In your case it was very costly.

As to part of the original post - we should be able to leave negative feedback most sellers want this option, why ebay

won't listen is curious.

Re: Non payers

thecatspjs — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:02:35 GMT

I really just posted to say thank you trydsecret - your siggy brought a smile to my dial

On topic - Agree non-payers can indeed be a costly exercise

Re: Non payers

chrisollie888 — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 01:00:37 GMT

So nobody can see if the non payer has a strike and it left up to the seller to have them blocked or choose to block a buyer with a strike.. feel this leaves people open to abuse the system ... have had several no shows , even after giving them extra time at their request when they had no intention of paying ...

Re: Non payers

jessicadazzler97 — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 05:19:04 GMT

You can use your settings so only 'good' buyers buy from you. Check it out.

Re: Non payers

vintage_bargains65 — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:21:54 GMT

That doesn't always work..some buyers have glowing feedback but still don't pay occasionally.I've had that quite a lot this year.Don't think the 3 strike thing is working now.

Re: Non payers

jessicadazzler97 — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:24:51 GMT

Oh I'm sorry to hear that 😞

Re: Non payers

imperial_empire — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 20:00:32 GMT

I would leave positive Feedback, just in capitals - saying exactly what I feel! 🙂

Re: Non payers

goaussies1 — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:48:12 GMT

Unfortunately that would be a breach of the rules imperial. Although I sympathise with that position.

Re: Non payers

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:31:04 GMT

im not fussed that we cant leave negs for non payers, but i believe ebay should be stronger in handing out penalties to non payers

yes they get strikes and if sellers have the right blocks in place they cant buy from you... but to me its not enough

non payers should get a couple of warnings then after 3 non pays they get banned from ebay

Re: Non payers

aussiecountrygirl — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:42:38 GMT

Ebay should suspend Non-paying bidders and their paypal accounts immediately until they pay the seller a percentage of the purchase price. I had a non payer refuse to respond to my messages yet be able to make 6 purchases while I had to wait for a response then for a dispute resolution to finish. Ebays response was pretty poor to say the least. He then managed to sting another customer within a few weeks only they left feedback under positive with a Bold warning he was a non paying bidder. Ebays policy only encourages fraudulent practises and only punishes the honest. I have been stung three times now on three seperate items and have missed potential sales. Blocking bidders in my settings only fobs off unscrupulous bottom feeders onto some other unsuspecting seller (I would rather help protect others like myself than let them get shafted). Get with the program Ebay and support where your income is derived from.

Re: Non payers

lyndal1838 — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 14:08:06 GMT

You can rehash this subject a often as you like but it is unlikely that ebay is going to change it again.

As for your suggestion that ebay should suspend anyone's paypal account.....it will definitely NEVER happen. Ebay has no right to control anyone's paypal account

My paypal account was opened long before ebay had anything to do with paypal and it is used for buying, paying bills and sending money overseas that have nothing to do with ebay.

Re: Non payers

casbit33 — Sat, 21 May 2016 10:50:35 GMT

All good ideas to deal with non payers. I would love to have their names on a public register - name and shame.

Honestly what is the mind set of a non payer. I have asked this question to customers that refuse to pay, but they never reply.

I really want to know what makes someone click to buy, confirm, then never pay.

I have sometimes bought something in haste and then thought I shouldn't have. But I always pay for it, then resell it if I decide not to keep it. I would never dream of not paying for the item, and I can't understand why people do it.