eBay

cabriolet1962brendan · ‎03-20-2021

I am selling a car and specifically said in my ad that if you don't have feedback don't bid. Well, someone with out feedback is bidding. They are the high bidder but I don't mind rolling the price back to deal with what I feel are more reputable bidders. Is this against any rules? If not, how do I cancel their bids and block them from bidding on my item?

iart · ‎03-20-2021

It's pretty simple.

Cancel their bid.

Put them on your block list.

You might have to search around for these options.

But nothing will prevent them from opening up another ID and bidding in the last few seconds of the auction. I suggest that, in future, rather than telling a '0' not to bid, ask them to contact you first. Then at least you know if they're reading your item page.

mr_lincoln · ‎03-20-2021

@cabriolet1962brendan You can Cancel any bid you want for any reason without penalty. You can any member to your blocked list at any time.

To cancel a bid click on the auctions bid number, this will take you to the bid record and there is a link to Cancel bids on that page. You will need the member's ID and the item number to complete the process.

You can add them to your blocked list, link below. Once added you can block all communication from members on your blocked list via the check box at the bottom of the page.

https://www.ebay.com/bmgt/buyerrequirements

Regards,
Mr. Lincoln - Community Mentor

rustydalmatian · ‎03-20-2021

You can set your seller profile to only accept bids from buyers with a certain number of positive feedbacks, and other criteria. Also, keep in mind that car sales on ebay are not binding.

nobody*s_perfect · ‎03-20-2021

It's OK to do that. Sellers are allowed to cancel any bid, and to block any bidder.

Cancel bid: http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?CancelBidShow

Block bidder: http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?BidderBlockLogin

nobody*s_perfect · ‎03-20-2021

@rustydalmatian wrote:
You can set your seller profile to only accept bids from buyers with a certain number of positive feedbacks, and other criteria...

No, that is not possible.

There is an option to block automatically block members from buying/bidding on more than one of your items in any 10-day period, with an option to tie that to their feedback score, but there's no way to block that first bid/buy, unless the member has a negative feedback rating.

gracieallen01 · ‎03-20-2021

Just curious .... how many feedback did you have when you first started using ebay - and were you a reputable buyer?

Are there any other 'red flags' that you might have a 'bad' bidder?

Not saying 'NO' doesn't mean 'YES'.

The foolishness of one's actions or words is determined by the number of witnesses.

Perhaps if Brains were described as an APP, many people would use them more often.

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wesk_36 · ‎03-20-2021

@rustydalmatian wrote:
You can set your seller profile to only accept bids from buyers with a certain number of positive feedbacks, and other criteria. Also, keep in mind that car sales on ebay are not binding.

You can only block buyers that have a feedback score of -1 or lower.

0, 1, 2, 3... feedback buyers cannot be blocked based on that.

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wesk_36 · ‎03-20-2021

Your 0 feedback buyer is gone, but the leader has 1 feedback. LOL! Is that good enough? 5 feedback? 20? where is the line drawn to make you feel comfortable?

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southern*sweet*tea · ‎03-20-2021

Just so you'll know...

Ebay motor sales are not binding. Either party can walk away at any time.

The easier you are to offend the easier you are to control.

We seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did. - Thomas Sowell

jonathankirkland · ‎03-21-2021

Ridiculous...

A 0 feedback buyer could very well be more reputable than a 10,000 feedback buyer. There's no way to tell who you're dealing with when it comes to buyers since negative feedback isn't allowed to be left for buyers. And sadly there are many serial scamming buyers out there who have yet to be caught.

tomservo-3k · ‎04-15-2023

If they sent money, the buyer did their part, what's there to have negative feedback over. All the risk is on the buyer, I just got screwed myself, but thankfully Ebay handled it.

inhawaii · ‎04-15-2023

I've said it before and i'll say it again.

I think ebay should ban all "0" feedback buyers!

</sarcasm>

Smooth Operator - Sade

maxine*j · ‎04-15-2023

@inhawaii wrote:
I've said it before and i'll say it again.
I think ebay should ban all "0" feedback buyers!
</sarcasm>

@inhawaii

Absolutely! You know, just like when you try to enter a shopping mall: The security guy asks to see proof that you've bought something there before and if you have not, you are denied entrance. That's just a common sense precaution.

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kh-stanley1 · ‎04-15-2023

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