Would you accept a bid from someone who leaves lots of negative feed backs for other sellers?

[aeroblitzracing]

Hello. 

Just wondering if you would accept bids from buyer who leaves 40% to 100% negative feed back for sellers ( not including neutral or positives with negative remarks. ) 

It seems to me these buyers will likely leave a negative on your transaction, statistically speaking of course. 

I remember that one time I decided against my gut feeling and sold to a guy who leaves about 50% negative feedback to sellers. And as expected i got a negative which of course was baseless and within a minute of calling eBay i had it removed off my account.

[frodobagginskennedy]

I would cancel the bid in a heartbeat and place on the BBL immediately.  I do not need a sale that badly,

[ed8108]

What was the Total number of all feedback the buyer left ?

Total of all feedback left could be 5 or it could be significantly more 

[aggrkat-0]

For me it is not necessarily the percentage of negative feedback, although anything over 50%, is telling.  But I also look to what they write as the reason to see how unreasonable this buyer obviously is.  Some can never be pleased, so the definition of insanity is to think my transaction would go any differently.

[ed8108]

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@aggrkat-0 wrote:

...    I also look to what they write as the reason to see how unreasonable this buyer obviously is. 

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The above is key

[thevault316]

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@ed8108 wrote:

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@aggrkat-0 wrote:

...    I also look to what they write as the reason to see how unreasonable this buyer obviously is. 

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The above is key

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I base it on what I call "The Unluckiest Person in the World."

If I had a bad buying experience on eBay, and assuming it was due to something the seller could control, I'd leave a neg and move on with my life.  If I had two, or three, or even ten more similar experiences, I'd understand that, from time to time, you're going to run into a bad seller whether here, Amazon, or anywhere else.  

If almost half of my transactions were negative experiences, I'd quit using that service.

So, when I see a buyer who leaves negative feedback nearly half the time, they're either "The Unluckiest Person in the World" (with an unshakable faith in humanity), or THEY'RE the problem.  Once you apply Occam's Razor ("the simplest explanation is the most likely"), the answer becomes clear. 

Full disclosure:  I have never had to leave a negative feedback.  Perhaps I am "The Luckiest Person in the World."

[dubiousgain]

Cancel and block. This is a decision that your would-be buyer has likely brought on themselves. Some people you just cannot please... They need little pickles tossed at their feet and their fur stroked 24/7. They're delicate hothouse orchids, looking for any little opportunity to push the button down.

[mam98031]

I'd be blocking that buyer as fast as my little fingers could get it done.  Without hesitation.

[mam98031]

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@ed8108 wrote:

What was the Total number of all feedback the buyer left ?

Total of all feedback left could be 5 or it could be significantly more 

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How important is that.  If they have 5 FB left and 3 to 5 of them are negs, I'd block them.

[2015mhfashions]

BBL immediately, not that desperate for an entitled buyer.

[warbuyer99]

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@mam98031 wrote:

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@ed8108 wrote:

What was the Total number of all feedback the buyer left ?

Total of all feedback left could be 5 or it could be significantly more 

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How important is that.  If they have 5 FB left and 3 to 5 of them are negs, I'd block them.

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What if the buyer has 100's of feedback? Many accounts that you only see leaving negs also do not leave positive feedback.

[mam98031]

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@warbuyer99 wrote:

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@mam98031 wrote:

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@ed8108 wrote:

What was the Total number of all feedback the buyer left ?

Total of all feedback left could be 5 or it could be significantly more 

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How important is that.  If they have 5 FB left and 3 to 5 of them are negs, I'd block them.

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What if the buyer has 100's of feedback? Many accounts that you only see leaving negs also do not leave positive feedback.

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Completely a different situation.  You have to be willing to do the math.  

5 FB w/ 3 negs is about 66% neg

5FB w/ 5 negs is 100% negs

100 w/ 3 negs is about 3.3%

100 w/ 5 negs is about 5%

Certainly the more FB the buyer is giving the less impactful a handful of negs become.  But that isn't the situation that the OP described.

If you are a seller and are willing to take the risk of a buyer with 66+% in negative FB, then that is your choice.  The OP asked us if we would or wouldn't block the buyer.  I for one would absolutely block a buyer like that as the health of my selling account is more important than knowingly taking a high risk transaction if I can avoid it within the rules of Ebay.

@warbuyer99 

[oldwestgold]

Nope

[equid0x]

Sellers are held to a 95%+ standard... why shouldn't it apply to buyers?

[equid0x]

Cancel. Block. Done.