Is there anyway to tell if a seller received a message?

[ambercat16]

I have an item in my watch list that I am very interested in bidding on but need to know a few things first (measurements - it's an item of clothing).

I contacted the seller and asked my question four days before the listing ended but received no response.  A few hours before the end time I again requested the details but again no response (both questions were phrased in a pleasant, friendly manner). There were no bids on the item and the seller relisted.

I again sent the seller a question asking for info but as yet, no response.  I don't want to be a nag - if the seller doesn't want to respond then I won't buy - but is there any way to find out if they have actually received the message? It was sent through "contact seller" within the listing.

[countessalmirena]

ambercat, sadly there isn’t any way to know whether or not the seller has received (and read) the message – short of donning a black catsuit, being lowered down into the seller’s house through a skylight, and checking on the computer with seller still hopefully logged in… Backup plan includes waking seller and interrogating them, using feather to tickle the truth from them.

I agree that going ahead with purchasing from a non-responsive seller is probably best avoided.

[arctoph_49]

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@ambercat16 wrote:

I'm starting to think they are poor at communication. They have some new listings in the past few days so it's not as if they are not online.

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Some items are relisted automatically if nobody buys or bids - or are they completely new?

Yes, it is annoying when you don't even know if a seller has seen your message. It is the same with emails. If you don't get a reply, you don't know what is going on.

Sadly, however, there is no way to know.