If at first you don't succeed...try try again.

[byrd69er]

I really want to sell to someone with 28 feedback that exceeds the non-payment strike filter count.

Move on.

[mam98031]

Why?

[Anonymous]

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@byrd69er wrote:

I really want to sell to someone with 28 feedback that exceeds the non-payment strike filter count.

Move on.

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BUT BUT BUT.... all those prospective buyers have 100% feedback.

[gracieallen01]

Now, now, you have to understand that they are 'BUYERS'!, with accounts in good-standing (ebay says so).  IF they pay, then ebay gets their fees.  If they don't, well, ebay is sure they will 'next time', or, at least, 'soon'.

[starroute-us]

Sell using fixed price and "Immediate payment required", then you can remove those blocks you have in place.

[ersatz_sobriquet]

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@starroute-us wrote:

Sell using fixed price and "Immediate payment required", then you can remove those blocks you have in place.

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I think I might just do that myself, remove the blocks. I already have IPR except when I use auctions. This place is a little too quiet this summer, and your advice might result in a few more sales. 

Good morning @starroute-us 🙂 

[byrd69er]

I'll stick with the blocks intact.  These aren't BIN items.

Things sell regardless of one or several IDs are being blocked in the process.

[mam98031]

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@byrd69er wrote:

I really want to sell to someone with 28 feedback that exceeds the non-payment strike filter count.

Move on.

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Like having a BBL [blocked bidders list], you also have a preapproved bidder's list.  Here is a link.

http://pages.ebay.com/services/buyandsell/biddermanagement.html

[southern*sweet*tea]

<sarcasm> but...but...they may really, really, really, really want your item!

And besides, some sellers say the block list is useless and negative feedback is the way to go! Forget filing UIDs and helping out other sellers, just neg the snot out of them. That'll show 'em!

This is true, because I read it on the boards.  </sarcasm>

[starroute-us]

Morning @ersatz_sobriquet🙂

Yep, I took the blocks off more than 3 years ago when I started doing very few auctions.

The *naive* buyer would abide by the block, the rest not so much:(

They would just open another ID to circumvent blocks for non payment strikes so I see no reason to use it any longer.

[lintbrush*]

Depending on the price of the item, I wouldn't think too much about it.  I dropped my requirements down to 2 in 6 months.  With all the eBay technical glitches and some less than desireable sellers with bad business practices, I think a year is extreme.  I felt the same with my defect which was due to breakage and not a deliberate cancellation. 

There are often times I wish they would show the ID (I know they can't) and let me make decide whether I potentially want to exempt it.  (I've done it with Buyers In Countries I Don't Ship To)

I had a buyer contact me not long ago and told me she had some payment issues with a less than pleasant seller and she was having trouble buying an item from me. I put her on the exempt list. Super smooth transaction and she was a delight and beyond grateful.  It's not the first I've done it either.

I also got rid of PayPal Account Required. If I sold high value, scam magnets (designer clothing/shoes or electronics),  I'd engage it.  Other than that, it really isn't necessary.  eBay checkout still sends the payment to my PayPal account.

Why isn't it okay to sell to the 28 buyer but you failed to mention the 31, 90, 102 & 485 FB members?  Also, I've noticed it seems to double tag some of the attempts - so maybe they only tried 3 times.

But I respect you doing what works for you.  I did the same thing for many years.  I just no longer feel that way.

[duchess-at-speakeasy]

Like most of us, I also block buyers with 2 or more UI strikes in 6 months or a year (not sure what my current setting is) but a low feedback score doesn't bother me.

Your "28" person appears to be a longtime member but infrequent buyer. Perhaps he/she faced a financial or medical emergency in the the past year and was unable to complete a sale or even log in to eBay. So now, this person is finally getting back to a normal life and tries to bid . . . and encounters an unexplained eBay glitch. So he/she keep trying and hoping the bid will "go through" this time. A newbie or casual user of eBay probably doesn't even know about being blocked because of non-payment in the past and most likely wouldn't be aware that the restriction could be a whole year.

Frankly, I'd be much more concerned about "485" -- who is experienced and active enough to know better! I encounter very few NPB's but most of them have ample feedback scores, some above 1000!

I also would not block buyers without a Paypal account. Lots of people prefer to pay directly with a debit card or credit card as they do on most e-commerce sites. Besides, buyers without a Paypal account can't use pesky e-checks that bounce after you've mailed an order. You've blocked a newbie who actually may have a Paypal account but doesn't understand it has to be linked to the eBay account.

~~C~~

[mam98031]

I do the strictest rule we have available which is 2 in the previous 12 months.  I think lots of sellers use this setting or at least a lot of the ones I know use it.