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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.

 

Spoiler

Time 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.

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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.