topic Re: No feedback timewasters buying things..... in Selling

No feedback timewasters buying things.....

porkchoppromotions — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 13:45:29 GMT

Been trying to sell my nikon d90 and have had it purchased now twice by buyers with 0 feedback who havent paid...Who are these people?? surely they must have something better to do than waste peoples time??? Has anyone else had a similar problem? Any suggestions??

Cheers

Dean

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

davewil1964 — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:04:50 GMT

No. No.

It's a part of selling online. Especially things that really shouldn't be purchased online

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

1sweetap6v8 — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:16:11 GMT

Just make sure you open a NPB dispute at least they will be given a strike for your trouble little consolation but its better than nothing. At least it will warn others who check first and make sure you block them so they don't do it to you again.

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

phorum_junkie* — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:21:57 GMT

Please read post #4 in this thread, it will give you all the information you need on how to handle the non payment and how to list with less likelihood of it happening again.

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

kopenhagen5 — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:24:34 GMT

Hi, my action is usually as follows -

Ebay send an automatic reminder 2 days after purchase.

An unpaid item case can be opened 4 days after sale date.

I usually send a message at 5 days asking if there is a problem with payment.

If no response, I open an Unpaid Item Case and that can sometimes spur a response or payment.
If not, I close the case as soon as I can, 4 days after it's opened.
Final fees are returned, buyer gets a strike, I add them to my Block Bidders List and re-list the item.

To open a case, select resolve a problem to the right of the item in the small drop down menu.

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

little*lotus!! — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 18:55:01 GMT

Happens all the time! Annoying huh!?

If I see anyone bidding on any of my auctions with 0 fb I ask them if they're a serious bidder, if they don't respond I cancel their bid. If there was an option to block all 0 fb buyers I would!!

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

maranock — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 21:47:09 GMT

Yeah, cause you were never a 0 feedback beginner!

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

putney32 — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 21:58:55 GMT

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If I see anyone bidding on any of my auctions with 0 fb I ask them if they're a serious bidder, if they don't respond I cancel their bid. If there was an option to block all 0 fb buyers I would!!

How many feedback did you have when you made your 1st eBay purchase?

One thing you can do is set yr preferences to block (0) fb bidders Who are not phone verified. that helps

stopping a new ebay user from using ebay does not help

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

little*lotus!! — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 22:30:47 GMT

What r u talking about? I have 3 other ebay ids where I HAVE been a 0 fb buyer, but why is that relevant?

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

little*lotus!! — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 22:39:59 GMT

Putney32..you can't stop a new ebay user from using ebay, but it would be gr8 if you could stop them from bidding on your own items..yeah B-)

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

foxette-in-sox — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 23:37:22 GMT

Putney32..you can't stop a new ebay user from using ebay, but it would be gr8 if you could stop them from bidding on your own items..yeah B-)

So who's items WOULD you like them to bid on when they 1st join ?:|

And aren't you lucky that sellers gave YOU the opportunity that you want to stop others from having.

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

1sweetap6v8 — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 00:13:31 GMT

@little*lotus!!

I have just had a 0 feedback buyer purchase from me and there was no problem at all I have had 4-5 over the last year or so and not one has been a problem YET.

Just remember its like anything a certain percentage will renege on there first couple transactions and for various reasons including not feeling safe about transferring funds online etc BUT most are just normal honest people at the beginning of there eBay journey.

Everyone deserves a chance and like I said most are fine and if you get one that does not pay well chalk it up as it doesn't cost anything if its a free listing .

Also you can always cancel there bid if you see them bidding on your item and then block them but it may cost you a sale.

Don't be so hard on new eBayers until they have defaulted and if everyone follows the rules neg the ones that don't you will see a (-1) instead of there (0) in feedback that's why its there to warn others.

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

lynnie3024 — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 00:22:03 GMT

If they are a BUYER only they will NEVER have (-1)...BUYERS can only receive positive feedback..to have (-1) they would have to have sold something and not completed the sale.

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

gec2002 — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 00:51:43 GMT

"So who's items WOULD you like them to bid on when they 1st join"

Theirs but only those who respond to their request

"If I see anyone bidding on any of my auctions with 0 fb I ask them if they're a serious bidder, if they don't respond I cancel their bid."

but I guess ignoring that part of the reply gives the opportunity to have a go at the poster.

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

foxette-in-sox — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 01:05:01 GMT

"but I guess ignoring that part of the reply gives the opportunity to have a go at the poster.

As does cherrypicking which part of MY response to quote gives an opportunity to have a go at the poster.:-p

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

belindabargainhunter — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 01:10:08 GMT

I guess this is why feedback is important for a buyer so we don't get blocked on our first buy but then hang on me thinks that I would rather not buy from someone who wants to block someone based on being new alone.

Is there a way to check a buyers non payment history if not maybe there should be one.

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

*sparklz* — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 01:24:42 GMT

There is an option to block 0 feedback buyers that are not verified.

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: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

*sparklz* — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 01:27:54 GMT

How many feedback did you have when you made your 1st eBay purchase?

One thing you can do is set yr preferences to block (0) fb bidders Who are not phone verified. that helps

stopping a new ebay user from using ebay does not help

They can verify their account by either phone or adding a credit card to their account even if not to sell.

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

little*lotus!! — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 02:14:34 GMT

There are many 0 fb bidders who do pay, but t here are many who don't. The majority of non paying bidders have 0 fb. I'd prefer to just block all of them if I could. If anyone disagrees then fine, I really don't mind. I'm just sayin....

Re: No feedback timewasters buying things.....

davewil1964 — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 05:36:13 GMT

In my experience the majority of NPBs have feedback ranging from 0 to around yours. And not very many at the low end. More in the hundreds.