New accounts identification

[Anonymous]

Could I share a good idea? Maybe even a problem solver. 
Here it is, new eBay accounts should be labeled NEW ACCOUNT that way seller’s can be a little cautious of who’s a newbie & might be a ghost buyer or account. Maybe even a vetting of new accounts with a questionnaire when applying for an eBay account. 
Buying or selling 

[bonjourami]

Ebay would never agree to something that discourages new buyers.

[reallynicestamps]

Costco does that.

Which is why I won't shop at Costco.

Identification is needed to open an eBay account, name. address, email address, telephone number, etc.

When a purchase is made,the buyer further identifies themself with a payment method.

New accounts are identified by a date on the feedback page, which also gives the member's location.

Hijacked accounts still require payment or the seller does not ship.

I do think that sellers should not be able to list until they have a verified Managed Payments account, since many newbies will not ship if they haven't been paid, and they haven't been paid because eBay doesn't know where to send the money.

[janet9988]

We can see everyone's member start date already.

[pburn]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Here it is, new eBay accounts should be labeled NEW ACCOUNT . . .

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Here's how to tell a new member from a seasoned member:

      

Or this:

[downunder-61]

Not seeing this as much of an advantage unless you accept offer's or do auctions.

I think the majority of experienced sellers have IPR checked so you can not vet the buyer until after they pay and you do not want to be cancelling paid sales just because the buyer is new - we all started at (0)

[pburn]

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@downunder-61 wrote:

. . . you do not want to be cancelling paid sales just because the buyer is new . . .

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And, in fact, that would be a misuse of eBay's cancellation policy, since there's no option available to cancel for that reason.

When a seller can cancel an order

A seller can cancel an order if:

• The buyer asks to cancel the order and they haven't shipped the item yet
• The buyer hasn't paid within the time allowed
• The buyer used the wrong shipping address when they completed their purchase
• The item is out of stock (this will result in a transaction defect)

[soh.maryl]

We can already do that.  For instance, on this ID, you started on 12/22/22, are registered in the US and have one FB as a buyer.  

[ebooksdiva]

No, eBay would never entertain such an idea. If I ever had to fill out a questionaire as a buyer, I would do my online shopping elsewhere.

More than 50% of my buyers are new, I never have any issues with them. It's buyers that have been on eBay for years that give sellers problems.

eBay gives sellers the tools to prevent unpaid items.

Sell fixed price with Immediate payment only and Utilize Buyer Requirements that prevents nonpayers with 2 unpaid items strikes within 12 months to bid or buy anything with the option to block messages from same nonpayers.