Auction non-payments

[jinlie01]

Hello,

Wanted to know how to prevent or limit buyers that don't pay when they win an auction. I have been dealing with this on and off for some time. Any advice and preventative measures are appreciated. Thanks.

[toysaver]

You can eliminate auctions and sell buy it now with immediate payment required.   It's usually a few clicks to find the approximate value of any single item on the face of the earth.

[soh.maryl]

Since I've not sold here in forever, not sure I'm qualified to answer your question.  In any event, there isn't any way to prevent that from happening.  Some will suggest you refuse to sell to new buyers with 0 feedback.

So, if sellers had been able to do that from the beginning, would eBay still be in existence?

Since you are not a new kid on the block, I don't need to remind you about cancelling when a buyer has not paid by the 5th day.

And, BTW, congratulations on being a stellar seller! 

[luckythewinner]

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@jinlie01 wrote:

Wanted to know how to prevent or limit buyers that don't pay when they win an auction. I have been dealing with this on and off for some time. Any advice and preventative measures are appreciated. Thanks.

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There is nothing you can do to prevent someone from bidding on a auction and not paying. 

That is why eBay introduced the "immediate payment required" option for fixed price listings. 

IMHO very few items warrant an auction. 

[ckimodog]

@jinlie01 

Avoid auction style listings with best offers and list all your items at a fixed buy it now price with immediate payment required checked off.  Sport bidders and non-paying bidders steer clear of these listings as they must pay instantly. No best offers on the BIN either.  

I have not used auctions in quite a while and I always get paid with the BIN.

Happy Selling!

[jinlie01]

Much appreciated.

[nobody*s_perfect]

If you want to use auction format for your listings, then you should set up your site preferences to automatically block bidders/buyers who have gotten two or more strikes in the past year.  And when you give a buyer a strike, put them on your blocked-bidders list, in case the strike from you is their first one.

[Anonymous]

I ONLY use auctions when the item I am selling is known to go for inflated values and is highly in demand. There are usually very little issues receiving payment with those.

An example would be graphics cards when there was a shortage due to crypto mining.

OTW I do as other have suggested and do Buy It Now with Immediate Payment required and also have @nobody*s_perfect buyer requirements set to 2 strikes within 12 months.