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Hello
I put a lot  up for sale in auction
A buyer has put a bid in the auction
I checked the buyer's feedback and saw that he put a lot of negative feedback
Is it better for me to block him? Why did he sign so many negatives?
Thanks

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@cristian3_6 wrote:

Thanks for your reply nobody*s_perfect
The problem is that if the buyer pays for shipping, he gets angry and then gives you negative feedback because he is angry about paying for shipping


A No Return Policy doesn't mean what it implies in Ebayland.  Your buyer likely thought that contacting you was a useless effort since you have a No Return Policy.  And that is something you should really think about, what does that policy telegraph to your buyers.

 

Now many misunderstand how a No Return Policy actually works.  All sellers are required to meet or exceed the MBG policy.

 

So in reality with a No Return Policy the seller is NOT ALLOWED to deny a INAD filed by a buyer.  You will pay return shipping too.

 

Now if your buyer does a Properly filed Buyer Remorse Claim, then with a No return policy you can deny it without penalty or accept it and the buyer will have to pay to return the item.

 

As many will say on the threads a No Return Policy does NOT mean you won't be Refunding a buyer.

 

You might consider going to a 30 day return policy with buyer pays shipping.  Now that needs a little bit of clarification too.  The part about the buyer paying shipping ONLY will apply to a buyer that files a Proper Buyer's Remorse return.  I think your buyers would be much more receptive to this and more likely to contact you if there is a problem.

 

Some will tell you that buyers will just lie on the reason for the return so that you will have to pay shipping and I'm confident that does happen.  I use this return policy and if I get a request for return, I find that the majority of my buyers are honest in their filing of the return.

 


mam98031  •  Volunteer Community Member  •  Buyer/Seller since 1999

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Re: negative feedback

If someone leaves an excessive amount of negatives I have no problem blocking.

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Re: negative feedback

It has 7 negative signatures and some neutral ones

and only 3 positives

 

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So you advise me to block him, with what reason can I tell him?

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When you add someone to your block list, there is no area for you to enter a reason why you did it.

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If a buyer makes you nervous, cancel his bid.

You don't need a reason, but if you are forced to choose from a list, pick any at random.

That's a very worrisome FB score you are reporting.

 

There is no penalty to a seller for Blocking a bidder. Heck, you can Block entire continents if you want to.

 

PYA.

 

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Blocking will not cancel the bid, you need to do as suggested and cancel the bid with the reason given in that other post. 

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Add the buyer to your BBL before cancelling the bid. (If you cancel the bid first, he might rebid or buy another item before you have the chance to block so always block first, then cancel..)

 

Then cancel the bid: https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/selling-auctions/canceling-bid?id=4140&st=3&pos=1&query=C...

 

 

albertabrightalberta
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As other posts have noted, you should put his ID on your blocked-bidder list but then you'll also have to cancel the bid he has already placed. Sellers are allowed to cancel any bid as long as the auction hasn't ended. Don't worry about giving a reason.


Cancel bid: https://www.ebay.com/bfl/cancelbid

Block bidder: https://www.ebay.com/bmgt/BuyerBlock

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Does eBay penalize you if you post a lot of negative feedback? And can it suspend a buyer who posts a lot of negative feedback from buying?
Because those negative feedbacks that he has say
More than a year ago

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Re: negative feedback


@cristian3_6 wrote:

Hello
I put a lot  up for sale in auction
A buyer has put a bid in the auction
I checked the buyer's feedback and saw that he put a lot of negative feedback
Is it better for me to block him? Why did he sign so many negatives?
Thanks


Nice catch! Many sellers ignore feedback from those who bid/purchase items from them.

 

Do what others have suggested. Block ASAP and cancel the bid ASAP.

- Roasting id
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@cristian3_6 

 

Block them here: 

Blocking a buyer | eBay

 

Click below then cut and paste their id into the window and click submit.  

Block buyers from your listings | eBay

 

Cancel their bid here: 

Canceling bids and managing bidders | eBay

 

Report the bidder for abusing the feedback system.  

Report an issue with a buyer | eBay

 

Abusive buyer policy | eBay

Feedback policy | eBay

 

You should also set buyer requirements.  

Setting buyer requirements | eBay

 

Click below to update the Buyer management screen.  

Buyer management | eBay

"Block settings" 

"Block buyers who caused 2" " cancellations of unpaid order within" "12 months"

"Block buyers whose primary shipping address is in a location to which I don’t ship" 

"Buyer rules" 

"Don't allow blocked buyers to contact me"

 

 

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eBay does not generally penalize anyone for the feedback they leave if it does not break specific policies.  However, if they were manipulating feedback in some way (leaving retaliatory feedback on additional items from a seller, or leaving feedback on a friend's account), they could get in trouble.  Not just for leaving mostly negative feedbacks, though.

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Always follow your gut instinct. If it walks like a duck, sounds like a duck, its usually a duck.

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