What's with all the bidders wanting to cancel auction after it ends. 1/3 of my auctions! n after

[wad2keby]

Since when did ebay fill up with so many irresponsible or scammer  bidders? I swear, 1/3 of my ended auctions never get completed. Either no response from buyer, or they ask to cancel the order for a whole host of stupid reasons. What a waste of time. EBAY NEEDS TO BRING BACK THE FEATURE OF ALLOWING  NEGATIVE FEEDBACK TO BUYERS! And the ability for sellers to block new users. 

[aqeeqsouq]

@wad2keby 

You can blocking buyers who caused cancellations of unpaid purchases to other sellers from bidding on your auctions, if you want to set "Buyer Requirements", go to the following link:

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

Good Luck..

[inhawaii]

Not going through with the purchase is not a scam.

The buyer has nothing to gain.

But you are correct, it is irresponsible.

[chapeau-noir]

You can block the deadbeat (though it's pretty seldom that they'll ever come back) but that won't do anything about the situation.  eBay needs to have all buyers with a payment source on file, but they'll never do that.  This is the only site I sell on (for many) that ties up a seller's item for days while the seller has to chase the buyer for payment. 

My fix was to dump auctions.

[12345jamesstamps]

I used to do auctions in the past. The time the auction ends to me was important. I found 6-7 PM the best for those who paid domestically. Internationally is another story. Anything after 7PM...well, I remember buying stuff after 3 glasses of wine and can't believe I bought that the next day. And usually Saturday ending was best...especially International. I think it has to do with ending of an auction and the day for those who pay...just my thoughts.

[albertabrightalberta]

If you want to avoid non-payers, run fixed price listings with IPR (immediate payment required). I guarantee you won't have a nonpayer since item won't be sold until payment is complete.

[mam98031]

Negative FB for buyers is NOT the answer.  It has NEVER been the answer.  It is simply bad business and bad for business to publically humiliate your customers.  For prospective buyers looking to buy from you and then they see what you might be saying about buyers can make them just turn and walk away.  That doesn't mean there is anything wrong with this buyer it only means they don't like what you have to say about others and fear you may do it to them just because you can.  And believe me sellers have done that in the past.

Tell me, what site similar to Ebay allows sellers to post Negative FB on buyers?  I don't know of any, doesn't that tell you anything.

Ebay is testing a program that is likely to serve sellers of auctions greatly.  It will likely roll out sitewide sometime next year.  

But in the meantime if you are getting so many buyers asking to cancel the sale, you have a decision to make.  Are your auctions making you so much money that even with this issue it is worth it?  If so, stick with it.  If the answer is no not really, then move to Fixed Priced listings with IPR [immediate payment required].  That would resolve your issue.

Auctions work great in some categories and not so much in others.  You just need to do what is best for you and your little business.

[mam98031]

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@aqeeqsouq wrote:

@wad2keby 

You can blocking buyers who caused cancellations of unpaid purchases to other sellers from bidding on your auctions, if you want to set "Buyer Requirements", go to the following link:

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

Good Luck..

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Well yes and no.  What the OP is talking about buyers asking for cancellations right after a listing closes.  There currently is no protection from this and nothing in the site preferences that can help us with this.   These are cancelations at a buyer's request.

What you are referring to is a buyer that purchased something and the seller has waited a minimum of 96 hours AFTER the purchase time, they can file for a cancellation for Non Payment.   These are the type of cancellations that has a buyer requirement available to us to block buyers that do this too often.  Not Pay.  The strictest requirement is 2 in the past 12 months.  That is the setting I personally use and I recommend. 

[wad2keby]

Ive been selling on eBay since 1998. This year has been nothing but frustration. Buyers not paying, giving addresses that aren't verified, a couple that paid, item said delivered, and they claim they didn't receive it,  overcharges from fed ex, and now the 1099Ks for over $600 in sales... Im a casual seller, selling mostly inherited junk or my used junk.  It's been more of a pain in the butt than a garage sale, and I didn't think that was possible. Donating and throwing out my stuff.. Ebay isn't worth it unless the items are over $100..and even then, the irs will be looking for proof. My time is worth way more than to bother with ebay much more. 

[ryanrobyn]

probably because right after a sale is made ebay shows the buyer other identical or similar items they could have bought instead. ebay sc_____ sellers in lots of ways

[theteamsetguy]

Ryan Robyn,

Make sure to price your items significantly cheaper than those sellers. Problem solved. No reason not buy from you.

[dbfolks166mt]

    This has always been a risk with using the auction format but it seems to be an increasing trend, maybe partially due to the reason ryanrobyn mentioned. However, I would much rather have a buyer not pay or cancel as opposed to one who opens a return request the minute they receive a BIN item.

     The other issue with auctions is unlike a BIN item where you are pretty sure the buyer is sitting at their computer or on their phone when they make the purchase, you can never be sure what happened to the bidder between the time they placed the bid and the auction ended. The bidder could have been one of the 150,000 people that die everyday around the world, they could have been in an accident, had a family emergency or been impacted by a natural disaster. They could have also found the item cheaper elsewhere, changed their mind or any of a number of other factors. Then of course there are the sport bidders that have nothing better to do than create multiple accounts, win auctions and never pay. 

[theteamsetguy]

Based on all of the complaints recently on these very boards. The sport of bidding here on eBay is alive and well. The sport seems to growing by leaps and bounds.

Maybe it’s time to start the NSBL or National Sport Bidder League to further the growth of the sport.

[ten_o_nine]

If you are the buyer = eBay has no calculator

If you are the seller = eBay has a stingy calculator that allows 0.5

[mam98031]

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@wad2keby wrote:

Ive been selling on eBay since 1998. This year has been nothing but frustration. Buyers not paying, giving addresses that aren't verified, a couple that paid, item said delivered, and they claim they didn't receive it,  overcharges from fed ex, and now the 1099Ks for over $600 in sales... Im a casual seller, selling mostly inherited junk or my used junk.  It's been more of a pain in the butt than a garage sale, and I didn't think that was possible. Donating and throwing out my stuff.. Ebay isn't worth it unless the items are over $100..and even then, the irs will be looking for proof. My time is worth way more than to bother with ebay much more. 

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@wad2keby 

Ebay doesn't require "verified" addresses.  So I'm not at all sure what you are referring to there.  Many many years ago Paypal did that, but they dropped it after just a couple of years or so.  With that said, we no longer use PP and PP nor Ebay do verified addresses.

INR [item not received] claims are the easiest to win if the tracking shows the buyer received the item.  Ebay's seller protection on this is very good, so it isn't something that should be of big concern.

On your inherited items, the cost of those would be the current market value of them item when you inherited it.  

All online venues similar to Ebay have to comply with the IRS Federal law for the threshold on the 1099K FORM.  Ebay didn't pass the law nor could they.  Something to remember, this change is for a FORM.  The 1099K is a FORM and ONLY a form.  It does not change what the IRS considers the minimum income you must earn to report that income.  IRS doesn't have one, so you've always been responsible to report your income.

You may not of owed any additional taxes, but you were still responsible for reporting your income.  So you can be upset with anyone that makes you feel better, it will change nothing.  We are all suppose to report our income.

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/eBay-and-TaxAct-partner-to-help-you-navigate-new-Form-10...

https://www.irs.gov/faqs/small-business-self-employed-other-business/income-expenses/income-expenses

https://www.irs.gov/businesses/gig-economy-tax-center

https://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/service-and-payments/2022-changes-to-ebay-and-your-1099-k.html