checking bidder's feedback

[nightowl1776]

Just wondering  if there was a convenient way to check a bidders feedback before the auction ends I dont want to just send $800 dollars in coin to someone new with no feedback. been scammed in the past and now i just don't trust anyone. Thank you NightOwl Garage

[inhawaii]

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@nightowl1776 wrote:

Just wondering  if there was a convenient way to check a bidders feedback before the auction ends I dont want to just send $800 dollars in coin to someone new with no feedback. been scammed in the past and now i just don't trust anyone. Thank you NightOwl Garage

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You think 0 feedback buyers are more likely ro be scammers?

[soh.maryl]

If a buyer is only a buyer and not a seller, all their FB received will be positive  since buyers can only be given positive FB.

Sometimes the FB that a buyer  has left previously gives you some information.  

[candd205]

I would have to think long and hard before selling an $800 item on the internet. There are all kinds of people here.

[msha3839]

Even selling something outside internet, not going to prevent you being scammed..looks like it happened to you before…reevaluate your selling strategies…

[pickapaper]

@nightowl1776  wrote "Just wondering  if there was a convenient way to check a bidders feedback before the auction ends I dont want to just send $800 dollars in coin to someone new with no feedback. been scammed in the past and now i just don't trust anyone." 

Do you mean "seller's" feedback?  It looks like you are the bidder.   Maybe I don't understand what you mean.

If the seller is new with no feedback trying to sell an $800 item, I would think twice about even bidding.  Everyone is new sometime but that's a lot of money to risk.

Regarding your past scam, was it something that you could have used eBay's Money Back Guarantee on?  Did you?  How were you scammed?

EDIT:  Sorry, I was reading this as if the OP is the bidder.  I didn't look at his listings and didn't see that he is the seller of an $800 coin set. 

[soh.maryl]

Actually, the OP has a Kennedy half dollar listed for $799, and has one bid, so it would appear that he/she is asking as the seller.  

[pickapaper]

@soh.maryl 

Thanks.  I was reading it like the OP was the buyer.  I didn't look at his listings. 

[fern*wood]

You can click on a bidder's ID and see any feedback received or given, but doubtful it will help much really.   Selling high dollar items are just worrisome-period.  Don't forget to get signature confirmation when you ship. 

[nyr134]

If you click where it says, underlined, "1 bid", you will then see information about your bidder's feedback. This information is not visible to me since I am not the seller, but seeing almost 2000 feedbacks suggests your bidder has a significant eBay history.  Click on underlined fields for more info.

[albertabrightalberta]

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@nightowl1776 wrote:

Just wondering  if there was a convenient way to check a bidders feedback before the auction ends I dont want to just send $800 dollars in coin to someone new with no feedback. been scammed in the past and now i just don't trust anyone. Thank you NightOwl Garage

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If someone is a brand new member with 0-feedback, there's no history to check. 

Note that for your sale of $750+, you need to have signature confirmation on the shipment.