False bidders

[designerdrew]

An idiot recently bid the highest on my iPad sale then didn’t pay, I sent them a message telling them exactly what I thought of them and relisted the iPad. Now I have had a flurry of bids from two bidders with no history at all. This is obviously the same person trying to ruin future sales. I have added them to the block list but the bids are still in place and it looks like they’re going to f*ck up this sale again. What else can I do and why is EBay not offering any help/protection with this? Why can’t I control exactly who I sell to?

[mtgraves7984]

@designerdrew 

Do you have time to cancel the bids? >> Canceling bids and managing bidders | eBay

Afterthought... next time just cancel for non-payment. No need to tell the buyer a single thing. Good luck to you...

[luckythewinner]

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@designerdrew wrote:

Now I have had a flurry of bids from two bidders with no history at all. This is obviously the same person trying to ruin future sales.

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Why is this obvious? There are lots and lots of people who bid in auctions and do not pay.

That is why I don't run auctions for commodity items with a known market value. 

[doc-holmes]

Sometimes it's best not to poke the bear. You should have just blocked, and moved on. I know it probably felt good to tear them a new one, but escalation rarely works out. 

[lakefor94]

Figure out what you want for the iPad.  List it as Buy It Now with Immeadiate Payment Required.  Do not add Allow Offers.  

Forget about the Auction option.

[maxine*j]

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@designerdrew wrote:

 Why can’t I control exactly who I sell to?

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Because you are not selling in person to someone known to you, or to someone who comes with references from people known to you.  You are selling to the general public, in all its glorious array.

However, you can save yourself much grief by listing at fixed price, with immediate payment required, and not entertaining offers.