I don't sell jewelry, but I think this is probably just coincidence.
Sometimes you'll get a run of a certain kind of issue; it just happens.
If ebay let you know the first buyer wasn't going to complete the sale,
you certainly can relist the item and...
You can't really prevent a person with no feedback from bidding -- how
are they supposed to get feedback if they can't buy? You can protect
yourself and other buyers from these folks though. If the bidder doesn't
pay within 48 hours, I open an Unpaid...
I'm so sorry that happened to you, but good for you for checking out her
items and figuring out what she probably is doing to other buyers! I
think you handled it exactly right by telling her to open a return
request and you would happily refund when...
I don't do many auctions, but I had a similar situation maybe 6 months
ago. This person was high bidder on two separate auctions. One day I got
a retraction on one auction, and a few hours later she retracted her bid
on a second. Both times gave the ...
Maybe it's because I'm a relatively small seller, but I don't consider
the 24 hour shipping and 30-day return policy a hassle at all. I would
do those things anyway, but it's nice to get rewarded with a discount.
That's not to say I am happy about th...