why cant i leave negative feedback for non paying bidders , how do you find out if there non payers

[bruce.a666]

why cant i leave negative feedback for non paying bidders , not sure it would stop them but at least the rest of us would know they dont pay, recently had a buyer with feedback of twelve , two were non paying but positive !!!!!! how is this positive im so fed up with these people , how do we know there non payers if all they get is a strike should be named and shamed and a black star next to each bid they place so we all know they might not pay .

[springyzone]

Some sellers, even some good sellers, really used to milk the system years ago, and neg any buyer who gave them a neutral or neg. I saw it happen time after time (when I read up feedback)  and it just wasn't fair.

Rather than sellers leaving neg feedback, what i think would be more useful would be if sellers were to report any unpaid item and if ebay found in the seller's favour, that that buyer then had a separate red negative score recorded next to their name.

That would be clearly visible to even the most novice ebayer.

Sort of like convicts with broad arrows down their back.

Sellers can already block buyers with 2 strikes, maybe they should be able to block anyone with even one strike. or if ebay gave out a red negative, anyone with one.

I know people on here say feedback means nothing to buyers or counts for nothing etc, but a highly visible, separate red negative score, next to a positive score, would shame some of them and alert sellers who have queries from these people.

Maybe that is why ebay doesn't do it, they want their commission on sales, even if they later have to pay it back, they have had it in their account earning interest in the interim.

[br0wn!e]

Clearly, eBay is more supportive of buyers than sellers.  It's utter rubbish that buyers can continue to win auctions and then not pay.  The seller loses the other bidders, wastes time while the non-payer merrily continues to mess others around because it doesn't show up on their feedback score.  

And while my policy is no returns or refunds and a buyer just changes their mind, eBay harasses me to refund. Not surprising that many sellers are choosing other sites.

[daydreams_12]

THIS THREAD IS 7 YEARS OLD.........

If sellers opened unpaid cases against these buyers they would receive a strike.  A few of those and they will not be able to bid on sellers who have their restrictions in place.

[tazzieterror]

Please check the age of topics before replying to them in future. Old topics often contain out of date information, and are better off left dead.

[south.coffee]

Yes this thread is 7 years old but the subject is still very relevant which many sellers lament and very unfair.

For crooked buyers aka 'online shoplifters' we leave NEGATIVE Positive feedback, BIG AND BOLD so it stands out should another seller check that buyers feedback. It is better than nothing.

This week one 'shoplifter' kicked us for 3 x INR's so we left standout feedback three in a row that gains attention. Interesting to see if the buyer requests his 'positive' feedback removed by eBay ?

[davewil1964]

If he does, you are the one likely to be sanctioned. How does a non-payer become an 'online shoplifter'? If they don't pay, they aren't getting the goods, surely.

All you are doing is inflating their feedback score.

if they bid last second or BIN, no seller has a chance to vet them anyway.

And the subject isn't relevant. That's the way it's been for years, eBay are unlikely to change it. Having a whinge might be cathartic, but it doesn't achieve anything.

[tazzieterror]

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@south.coffee wrote:
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For crooked buyers aka 'online shoplifters' we leave NEGATIVE Positive feedback, BIG AND BOLD so it stands out should another seller check that buyers feedback. It is better than nothing.

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So you deliberately breach eBay's feedback quidelines?

[*tippy*toes*]

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@south.coffee wrote:
Yes this thread is 7 years old but the subject is still very relevant which many sellers lament and very unfair.

For crooked buyers aka 'online shoplifters' we leave NEGATIVE Positive feedback, BIG AND BOLD so it stands out should another seller check that buyers feedback. It is better than nothing.

This week one 'shoplifter' kicked us for 3 x INR's so we left standout feedback three in a row that gains attention. Interesting to see if the buyer requests his 'positive' feedback removed by eBay ?

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Seems they did. You're the one that will get slapped, not the buyer. 

Big and bold. Yes. That will learn them. Please tell me how that is going to stop them buying? 

[lyndal1838]

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@south.coffee wrote:


This week one 'shoplifter' kicked us for 3 x INR's so we left standout feedback three in a row that gains attention. Interesting to see if the buyer requests his 'positive' feedback removed by eBay ?

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If it on this account then the buyer has already been successful....there is no standout feedback left for anyone to see.

[*tippy*toes*]

And lets not forget, even if the standout feedback did remain, no one can see who the buyer is anyway. Completely pointless exercise.