Some non payers I noticed are new Ebay account holders that are trying to examine listings out of curosity but accidently click on the buy it now button hoping for more detail and not realising they had just bidded on an item. Its annoying as they are Greenhorns to Ebay and have aboslutely no idea what they are doing.
I just had a guy bid on my ride on mower this afternoon. Thinking he was a local guy I looked up his details and discovered hes in Western Australia while I am in Victoria. There's abosuletly no hope hes going to come and collect his purchase. He proberly doesn't even realise hes bought anything. Looking up his membership and ratings shows he just sign in this May 2020 a real rookie. And he has 0 ratings still definately a greenhorn just trampling around on Ebay ruining other peoples listings.
Sometimes they are simply too embrassed to admit they made a mistake and cancel their unwanted bid leaving you to go through all the issues and time of opening an UNPAID ITEM CASE against them running the period and then closing it. They usually never respond to messages or emails as they like said are too embrassed they screwed up somebody's listing.
Do it this way message them and ask if they are serious about the purchase or not if not cancel it immediately if you made a mistake. Send both through Ebay messages and through their email if they have phone number text them as well. Give them 4 days to respond if they don't open UPI case against them leave for another 2 days then relist without waiting to close the case.
Block that buyer at the same time in your blocked bidders list otherwise he may do it to you all over again. I know they are greenhorns and just exploring around on Ebay , but it shouldn't be at your expense disrupting your listings and taking them out of view of genuine buyers. We don't need such clowns on Ebay tough but you have to look after your own interests.
Ron.
