What happens to Non Paying Bidders?

[moviemem]

I have just filed another NPB on a non paying bidder and when I checked the feedback of this one I see that he has at least three false positives where he has obviously not paid other sellers.

I think that it used to be three strikes and suspension for non paying bidders but another seller told me recently that he thinks that has changed.

Does anyone know if there is a definite policy for NPBs ie if you reach a certain amount of strikes you get suspended?

[michaelrrrstamps]

what happens to the non payer ,?,ive been waiting over 6 months for someone in czechoslovakia,and had item sent with postal tracking  number, they have agreed that they got it but only recieved e-mails back written in Czech, SCAMMERS.

[chameleon54]

It would appear from your post, you may have sent the item before receiving cleared payment. As with any other internet site, never ever send the item until the money is cleared into your paypal or bank account. If this is what has happened, unfortunately you have probably lost your item. It would be worth using a translator service though to check the messages. 

I recently sold a reasonably expensive book to a customer in Columbia. It was right on the limit I have for using tracking so winged it.... no tracking. Of course the inevitable happened, a few messages and then item not received claim. I just paid up thinking I had been scammed, but a few weeks later the buyer informs me it has turned up and offers to repay the money. 

[lyndal1838]

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@michaelrrrstamps wrote:

what happens to the non payer ,?,ive been waiting over 6 months for someone in czechoslovakia,and had item sent with postal tracking  number, they have agreed that they got it but only recieved e-mails back written in Czech, SCAMMERS.

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Just because the messages are in Czech does not make them a scammer.  Maybe they do not speak English so your message may be a mystery to them too.

If you use the ebay message system you get a warning about language problems and re told that the messages will be sent exactly as written by the sender.