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@chameleon54 wrote:Anyway what is it that gets under your skin so much that you will devote three minutes of your life that you will never get back, to add some-one to your BBL.
I ignore all the warning threads about habitual non payers (well, I will usually take a look-see at the thread itself, but even though I find them annoying, NPBs don't pose very much threat to me or my business, so I don't bother looking at/for IDs that purportedly exhibit this behaviour and add them to my BBL).
In saying that, I do block people who have bought from me and turned out to be NPBs, though - right before I open the case. Unless there were exceptional circumstances, followed up by respectful communication, as far as I'm concerned they have proven to waste my time, and have proven to have no regard for me or the job I perform by holding up stock and ignoring my messages, which means the block comes not really because they didn't pay, but because they offended me. 
(No, really, it's a little from column A and a little from column B).
The threads (and posters) I pay attention to and find myself clicking the Bidder management link for in My eBay are the ones who exhibit buying behaviour I'd rather not have to deal with or could damage my business financially in the short or long term via various actions - eg feedback extortionists, engaging in fraudulent activities (I haven't blocked all buyers who have been accused of being scammers here, just those that I can see enough evidence to believe the accusations, or they admitted to it, often unintentionally which has been amusing on occasion), serial neggers, and - every now and then - overly reactionary people who genuinely seem to think sellers owe them more than they purchased and paid for.
I've blocked people who left negs for sellers because they didn't receive feedback straight away, even though I do leave FB straight away, because such behaviours should not be rewarded (and I don't mean it's a reward to be able to buy from me 
). I very much dislike the attitude some buyers have that they are owed FB as soon as they pay, but I don't block any of the posters who come here to say so (difference between believing something, and "punishing" via feedback if others don't conform).
On the other hand, many times a buyer has made statements in threads that saw lots of sellers immediately respond with the BBL chorus, and I'm just sitting here eatin' a sandwich and shrugging my shoulders... (Usually it relates to a complaint that I can understand, even if I can't 100% condone the buyer's action or reaction, and sometimes it's just because they don't buy the kind of stuff I sell, I wouldn't do what they're complaining about anyway, and they're not being aggressive, insulting etc in their posts in the forum).
I have gotten into a few healthy debates here, occasionally taking things personally (whether it was intended or not), but only twice has that resulted in the poster going on my BBL, and those times it wasn't really due to me taking personal offense (even though that helps ๐ and despite interactions getting a little heated), but after a developed history of the other person demonstrating traits (or recounting stories) re: how they treat their sellers, that I just personally won't abide.
chameleon54 wrote:
While you are eating your sandwich, I,m having a coffee and reacting with similar bemusement. The chances of a particular forum poster buying anything from me are around 0.00001 % and the chances of them having any issues with the transaction, add a few more zero,s. so its probably not really worth the three minutes ( O.K Dave I,m a bit slow on the computer ) it would take me to add them to my BBL.
Well, I do always think prevention is better than a cure, better to be safe than sorry, and/or any other applicable quotes... ๐ so if I see something that I really don't like, I'd rather take the time and (almost) rule out the possibility of it occurring to me (in that I can only be sure I've "got" one ID belonging to them). I'm pretty certain not one buyer I've added to my BBL has ever attempted to buy from me though.
I guess, even though I am certain most regulars know my selling ID (I don't go to any great lengths to be secretive about it ) I probably feel I can be a bit more lax because it isn't right out there so it's not at the forefront of my mind to protect myself from a casual poster who probably is much like any other average customer I have but takes a dislike to me here (ergo the primary concentration on things exhibited consistently that would make me not want to deal with someone no matter where/how I found out about it - first hand experience as a seller or not).
I did once block a guy because he messaged and said one of my items looked cheap and nasty 
The item in question was a bracelet that used the most expensive materials I have without getting into precious metal territory, and it weren't cheap, dagnabbit!
Conversely, buyers who stroke my ego compliment my work go on a different special list and get freebies.
