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@*tippy*toes* wrote:I don't get non paying bidders, yet am still forced into immediate payment. As for blocking people, if someone sends a message, or bids and I check their feedback left for others, and every feedback left is red and/or indicates they have had a refund or something, then I have absolutely every right in the world to block them. I WILL NOT encourage eBay shoplifting. If I can see that is what someone is doing, then they are not buying from me and if I had the option to state that's why I blocked them, then I would sure as hell use it.
It's been awhile since you've sold Springy. Some things have changed. You've also been around these forums long enough just as a buyer to know that eBay shoplifting is rife. You have also seen where sellers are having a problem and most people will ask "what is their feedback left for others like? Does it look like this is a common thing with them?". If there is a dropdown to select, then I would definitely want the option of having bad feedback left for others. Screw them.
The trouble these days is, someone only has to be walking down the street and look someone in the eye to be called a racist or be discriminating against them in some way. Political correctness has gone out of control.
SpoilerTime to go and watch season 1 of Swift and Shift Couriers. I suggest others do the same. It's better than season 2. The PC **bleep**ers will love it.
I wasn't trying to argue that a seller shouldn't have the right to refuse to sell to some buyers. Even back when we were selling, we blocked people whose Fb score was negative (which I think was how it was done back then).
I certainly know how dodgy some buyers can be, we have struck a few in more recent years. I wouldn't want them again either.
And i totally agree political correctness has got out of control.
All I was saying was that ebay may one day tighten up the restriction practice. I would almost guarantee though that 'they left bad feedback for others' won't be on any restriction menu as a reason.
Which doesn't mean you couldn't add them to your blocked list, ebay if they made you pick a reason would provide one vague option or choice of "other' if it ever does come down to this.
@*tippy*toes* wrote:Thinking about it, a dropdown with reasons you've blocked a buyer could be very useful. I decide to block buyer abc-123. They don't have to wonder why they are blocked because if they try to buy from me, they will get a big pop up saying "you are a scumbag buyer, who is also a shoplifter. You suck as a buyer. May the hairs in your nostrils turn to watermelons. Bite me!". Oh if only we could write our own messages that buyers would see if they were blocked from buying! I have 100 different things I'd like to add to a list!
Made me laugh. Might be over 80 characters though & you know how ebay likes to budget.
Actually, there is one thing ebay doesn't do well at the moment (well, amongst other things) & that is, make consequences clear to customers. I've seen quite a few come in here asking why they are blocked.
Sometimes it might be a simple reason eg seller doesn't post to their region but sometimes it could be because they have 2 unpaid item strikes. I'm a great believer in consequences but they're no use if a person doesn't realise they are a consequence.
Maybe when a person is blocked, ebay should flash up a sign that says-you are blocked from bidding with this seller. Possible reasons could be.... x,y.z.
@chameleon54 wrote:OK, I have checked my blocks are working and what a buyer who is blocked see,s is a message in red bold type that says, " Sorry this seller is not accepting bids or offers from you at this time " and a link " learn more". The learn more link takes you to a general buying page with one section devoted to sellers not accepting bids from buyers. This has a small section which only states that a seller may not accept your bid because they only accept payment options or postage preferences which you dont meet. Nothing about bad buyer behaviour. ( of course ) . It goes on to recommend buyers contact the seller to possibly have selling restrictions removed.
Another small, but interesting detail is that the BBL updates whern a buyer changes their id, recording their new name in place of their old name.
That's very interesting, chameleon. It sounds to me as if a buyer has to work a bit to get to the section about reasons & then nothing like 'buyers with 2 or more unpaid item cases within 6-12 months' is listed.
Ebay doesn't seem to want buyers to even know that unpaid item strikes count for anything. In fact they seem to hope sellers will lift the restrictions. Anything for a sale.
If they're this coy, I just have this feeling that tippy's "you are a scumbag buyer who is also a shoplifter' is somehow not going to fly with them.
Don't worry, tippy, I used to write school reports so I know all about tiptoeing through the tulips, as it were.
