Unpaid Item Strike?

No_Future

what happens if you get an unapid item strike?
how many strikes will get you into trouble?
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frivolous_fay

It depends.
If you are new... then you're treading on thin ice.
If you're an old user with thousands of successful transactions under your belt - you get a bit more rope.

soolin

Also many sellers block buyers with two or more strikes so you need to be careful about that.

mrcol1000

If you explain to the buyer why you don't want to buy the item anymore and agreed to mutally cancel the transaction most won't give you an unpaid strike. As long as you do it straight away. Keep a buyer waiting though....

Smart_But_Casual

soolin wrote: »

Also many sellers block buyers with two or more strikes so you need to be careful about that.

The amount of messages I get asking me to lift restrictions due to "misunderstandings" or "hospital" is surprising so it does work.

soolin

Smart_But_Casual wrote: »

The amount of messages I get asking me to lift restrictions due to "misunderstandings" or "hospital" is surprising so it does work.

Me too, it usually starts with 'I really want your item and I'm in the UK but I can't seem to bid can you do something'. I explain that I have only basic restrictions in and casually mention that as advised by ebay I block recurrent non payers..and they either never say another thing or else I get all the 'my dog bid on a few items and I couldn't pay for them so I ignored the seller' or such like.

I also check my blocked pages occasionally and am surprised at how many people do get blocked.

StaffsSW

mrcol1000 wrote: »

If you explain to the seller why you don't want to buy the item anymore and agreed to mutally cancel the transaction most won't give you an unpaid strike. As long as you do it straight away. Keep a seller waiting though....

Assuming you meant seller on this one, but I think I speak for many when I say that I do not agree with mutual whens a buyer has changed their mind. It is up to the buyer to click the right button in order for me to gain my fees back, and if that buyer can not decide if they want to buy or not, or "bid on it by accident/3 year old or cat bid on it", then I just do not trust them to press the right button for me to get my fees. The item is unpaid, and therefore I open an unpaid dispute. Either they pay up, or they get a strike. No in between from me.

Besides, issuing a strike to a timewaster focuses their mind a bit, and will hopefully prevent them doing the same thing to another seller. eBay can be challenging enough without having to deal with such nonsense.