want to find details of my highest bidder

squiggle37

Hiya i got my first lot of items selling and one of them is going for alot more that i thought it would my highest bidder only registered today, i hope they are for real and dont spoil my auction is there anyway i can see if they are bidding on anything else
many thanks
Ange

MrsTinks

Don't think you can see if they are bidding on anything else but you could do a seach on the ommunity for their user name and see what details you can drag up on them

pennylane99

you cant see what other items people are bidding on anymore, only items they have actually won....

rio

I don't think there is. It could be that they have been looking out for the item you are selling and have registered to try and get it. We all had to start somewhere. In the past I have sold items that I thought went for ridiculous amounts and in more than one case I have emailed my highest bidder to point out exactly what they are buying. (I once sold a pushchair cover for nearly £30, I emailed to point out that the pushchair wasn't included, and they emailed back to say that hadn't been able to find this particular cover for love nor money). You never know, if they really want it then people will pay over the odds. Is anyone else selling the same item? That tends to keep the price down a bit .

squiggle37

thanks for the replies...there are lots of the same thing i am selling on ebay going cheaper.

I will leave the auction to run and see what happens i could always re list.

Ange

frivolous_fay

You could always send them a message and try to sound them out - see if they come across as genuine.

pennylane99

be careful if its a mobile phone or games console ...lots of scammers on those...

squiggle37

frivolous_fay wrote: »

You could always send them a message and try to sound them out - see if they come across as genuine.

good idea..but how would i word the email.

I just looked at bid history and they have bid 8 time this afternoon.

btw its not mobile or games thingy

thanks ange

frivolous_fay

I would say... hello, noticed you're a new bidder so I thought I'd drop you a line. Sadly I've had a few 0 feedback time-wasters lately! I wonder if you'd mind letting me know roughly where you live (so that I can check out postage options in advance) and how you think you'll be paying if you win. Thanks in advance!

Is there a pattern to their bidding, or are all of those 8 bids on your item?

squiggle37

frivolous_fay wrote: »

I would say... hello, noticed you're a new bidder so I thought I'd drop you a line. Sadly I've had a few 0 feedback time-wasters lately! I wonder if you'd mind letting me know roughly where you live (so that I can check out postage options in advance) and how you think you'll be paying if you win. Thanks in advance!

Is there a pattern to their bidding, or are all of those 8 bids on your item?

nice one thanks very much will send email see if i get any joy,
all 8 bids are on my one item looks like someone had bid before and they have beaten their bids.
it may turn out nice in the end and they may win and pay me etc etc (fingers crossed)

smileitconfusespeople_2

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