I listed this item a few days back and wanted to check the bids. When I
logged in today, I see I can bid on my own item (!) If I click "Place
bid", I do see the pop-up to enter my bid. I thought this was illegal.
What the heck is going on?
eBay knows the dimensions of the package I'm shipping, it even shows
them on the same screen, but it suggests letters or packages with
smaller dimensions. **bleep**. This is just dumb. What am I missing?
This is the best solution to the problem of low-feedback bidders about
to win your auction. Please if you agree. Look at the bids and find the
highest bidder with good feedback who was really interested in your item
(perhaps they had auto-bids). Cont...
There's a very simple solution to both having the "Place bid" button on
your own listing, and not making it possible to place bids: GREY OUT /
DISABLE THE BUTTON. What is so hard? And show a tooltip when you mouse
over it that "You can't bid on your ...
So to summarize this 10-year old thread on what to do if a buyer with
poor feedback wins your action for a high-value item, the solutions are:
1. Don't sell on eBay items worth more than you care to lose. Sell
locally, or on Amazon.2. Have a free ret...
OK so nobody here can see that this is a bug, a poor decision in the
user interface? eBay should not display the "Place bid" button on the
seller's view of the item. Period. Think critically, people. Re. the
zero-feedback highest bidder, what can I d...
I've just sold an Oculus Quest and noticed the 12.55% fee! Never have I
ever seen a fee so high on eBay, and I've been selling electronics since
the 2000's. 12.55% is outrageous! Where are sellers moving? Amazon
wasn't any better last time I checked.
