silly offers

[davidc4430]

what do you do with 'silly' offers

yesterday i got am offer on an item, less than hlaf the asking price.

after i declined the offer i recieved a detailed message explaining my prices are way too high, must have taken him a while to type it all up.

i replied with 'you know what you can do with your advice'

i then added him to my blocked buyer list.

i then got 2 messages including bad language.

i left it at that

now today i wake up to another silly offer from a different person

$40 including postage to the USA for an item i have listed for $250

i guess guy 1 has a mate.

none of my items has 'make an offer'

cheers for your input guys.

[lyndal1838 · Accepted solution]

The message block does not work if you are already in a transaction with the member or if they have already messaged you.

Those interactions will have to time out before those members are blocked.

[davidc4430]

thanks for the info

[chameleon54]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

how do i make it so blocked buyers cant message me?

i may allready have it set that way as ive not heard back from either of these guys as yet, but i wanna make sure.

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To prevent blocked buyers from contacting you go to

Site preferences - Selling preferences - buyer requirments

A list of options with check boxes appear. The option to prevent blocked buyers from contacting you is the last one at the bottom of the page. Tick for activate, blank box for not activated. 

[chameleon54]

When blocked buyers try to make a purchase they see a message in bold red type that says something along the lines of " This seller is not accepting bids or purchases from you at the moment " They are then directed to a smiley help page about general buyer requirements.

[davidc4430]

i cant find that option in my preferences

i do have the buyer requirments, but no list of items with check boxes.

[k1ooo-slr-sales · Accepted solution]

you have to hit the ‘edit’ button to get to the check boxes

[davidc4430]

ok, found it.

fixed it.

thank you to all who have left replies.

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

ok, found it.

fixed it.

thank you to all who have left replies.

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david, now that that is sorted, can I interest you in a book?

Spoiler

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Check-This-Box-If-You-Are-Blind-A-Brother-a-Sister-a-True-Story-By-Susan...

[padi*0409]

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@k1ooo-slr-sales wrote:

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david, now that that is sorted, can I interest you in a book?

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                                                                 ................been a while slr.

[lyndal1838]

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@chameleon54 wrote:

When blocked buyers try to make a purchase they see a message in bold red type that says something along the lines of " This seller is not accepting bids or purchases from you at the moment " They are then directed to a smiley help page about general buyer requirements.

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Yes, I know that chameleon.....but you cannot block a buyer while a transaction is in progress.  It has to be completed first before the block takes effect.

It is the same with messages I believe....if the member has already messaged you the block will not tae effect until the message is too old to be answered.   All you can do is ignore any other messages that come in.