Scammers!

[itahaka-0]

How do you avoid scammers from “buying” your item. I am having this issue they hold up my listings.  

[dentalsales4u]

Remove best offer and mark immediate payment required.

Scammers usually avoid these types of listings.

If they don't pay, it remains an active listing.

[donsdetour]

New seller selling sneakers: yep you are a target for scammers.

Get rid of the best offer  and list the items for what you will take.

Seems best offer and new user = non paying bidders.

Use the immediate payment option as well.

Such is in the works for best offer but not available to all .

[pburn]

@itahaka-0 

There are a number of ways a seller can reduce or avoid nonpaying customers. You've already relied on a couple of them, but here's a list of approaches you can utilize:

• List all items as fixed-price, immediate payment required. Do not list with the auction format.
• Remove the "best offer" option from your listings or decline each offer manually--no matter how tempting it appears.
• Make sure to use the new cancellation process for members who don't pay within four full days (cancel on day five). A strike for nonpayment will be recorded on their account. The cancellation process can be done manually or you can set it to cancel for you automatically.
• Set your Buyer Requirements to block any member with two or more strikes in the last twelve months--the most restrictive setting.
• Add the member id to your Blocked Buyer List.

Utilizing these tools will help eliminate unpaid transactions.

As mentioned above, is rolling out a process that requires immediate payment on offers, as announced in the 2022 Winter Seller Update and the 2022 Spring Seller Update, both of which can be accessed on the Seller News board when posted and on the Seller Update Archive after some time has passed. It's in your best interest as a seller to keep abreast of this Seller Updates.

Good luck!

[iart]

My opinion.. You have 0 feedback and you're selling relatively high priced items. You are going to have problems, before, during and after the sales. Scammers have a lot more experience than you do.

I suggest you stop these listings and start with low priced items. Build up some feedback. Learn how buyers expect their items to be packed and shipped. Learn what eBay expects from you, as a seller.

If you haven't bought on eBay, buy some items and see how other (good) sellers do it.

Oh, and read through the forums. Take note of the other problems sellers have had.