How to block 0 feedback bidders!?!?!?!

lazymoezy

Is it possible to block people with no feedback? I just dont want to risk it with them, I've heard somewhere that you can block them. I got an item for sale, and dont want any last minute bids by 0 feedback bidders. It will leave me no time to cancel, so, is there a way of blocking them altogether?

Thanks,

-MoE-

morveryn

If you go into My Ebay, then My Account. Choose preferences & buyer requirements. I don't think you can block 0 feedack bidders, just -1 & below, though I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong

0 feedback bidders aren't all bad - 4 of my sales last week were to newbie eBayers with 0 feedback. We all had to start somewhere, though it is wise to be cautious & only send to a confirmed address via a trackable method.

heatherw_01

You cannot block 0 bidders, just -1 and below

bleugh

nah, ebay makes too much money from listing fees and 'forgotten to claim' final value fees for auctions gone wrong

they won't allow you to block 0 feedbackers unfortunatley :-(

lazymoezy

Ok thanks. Its just that I see a lot of 0 bidders becoming 'unregitered users'. I'm not willing to take a risk, especially, when they bid wildy. If only I could cancel their bids on time, they usually start bidding in the last few seconds.

Thanks for the help, much appreciated.

-MoE-

juno

If it's a high value item, then you could add something like "Bidders with less than 5 feedback please contact before bidding or bids will be removed". I did that when selling a phone, someone with 0 feedback contacted me, then won the item, and they paid immediately by postal order.

lazymoezy

I have the 'anyone with less than 5 feedback.......' comment, but people still bid and its impossible to remove in the last few seconds of an auction.

Chalky87

The reason eBay won't allow you to block 0 rated bidders is not because they make too much money from unclaimed FVF's, it is because if they allowed this option, then I'm pretty sure around 90% of sellers would use it and so this would render the eBay service useless for new eBayers as they would not be able to purchase items from a vast majority of sellers and you'd end up with people not bother signing up to eBay.

The above post offers the best advice, make 0 rated bidders aware that they must contact you before bidding otherwise their bid will be cancelled.

woohoo_postingid

Just out of interest OP, what feedback did you have with your first transaction on eBay. Mine was 0

Chalky87

woohoo_postingid wrote:

Just out of interest OP, what feedback did you have with your first transaction on eBay. Mine was 0

My point exactly, just not quite as sarcastic...:rotfl:

juno

You can block buyers who have low (any you choose less than 5) feedback and don't have a credit card registered.