Imtimidating seller

shaun_from_Africa

As you obviously sell on ebay:

"I make 100's a week through ebay"

You want to be very careful over the next few weeks and make sure that you keep a close eye out for newly registered buyers (especially if they live in the same area as your dodgy selller).

If you've not already done so, you should add the seller in question to your blocked bidder list, and tighten up your selling restrictions as much as possible.
It might be advisable to restrict your listings only to bidders that have a credit card registered as well.

forgotmyname

make sure it only allows buyers with a credit card on file. It wont stop messers but it will limit them from making new accounts randomly.

techspec

Why would buyers have a credit card on file? Surely that would rule out a heck of a lot of decent buyers.

i love freestuff - i have learned never to respond to any unreasonable requests and/or abuse. They soon get board if you ignore them. Theres no point trying to explain etc - most are just too thick to understand.

phoneguy

I had this happen once. Threats from a seller who had not shipped an item. These were along the lines "I know where you live." So me and a few friends drove the 200 miles to where he lived and knocked on the door. He would not answer it, but we knew he was in because about 15 minutes later the Police arrived (he had called them). Explained the situation, they said it was probably best we went away. By the time I got home I'd been refunded.

Normally what I would have done is just claim via Paypal for non delivery, but at the time it was not an option. When I complained initially he sent out an empty envelope by recorded delivery. I just signed for it without thinking, only to find he had used it to 'prove' to Paypal he had shipped the item. A proper scumbag.

Crowqueen

techspec wrote: »

Why would buyers have a credit card on file? Surely that would rule out a heck of a lot of decent buyers.

i love freestuff - i have learned never to respond to any unreasonable requests and/or abuse. They soon get board if you ignore them. Theres no point trying to explain etc - most are just too thick to understand.

Yes - while I had stuff listed recently I was contemplating loosening some of my requirements just to get more bids, except there's no activity on my Buyer Requirements Activity Log either .

soolin

Crowqueen wrote: »

Yes - while I had stuff listed recently I was contemplating loosening some of my requirements just to get more bids, except there's no activity on my Buyer Requirements Activity Log either .

You can have some of mine if you want Crowqueen, I have oodles or people blocked due to my seller preferences including a 4000+ feedback user blocked for too many unpaid strikes.

Crowqueen

:T - At least someone out there is selling something.

i_love_freestuff

He just wont let this drop, i logged on this morning to this..

Oh are you feeling guilty as you have my phone you dont fool me just because you have BIG feedback history ebay will now here my side of the story that you are a total cheat and a LIAR ONLY ONE WORD FOR YOU T---F look forward to hearing from you and bye the way TESCO will know every call made off the phone as its reg in my name IMNE No. simple case of lost and STOLEN and where calls came from etc i wont give up on this until i get my money back or the phone.

I have blocked him and thought I had stopped his messages too but clearly not

Crowqueen

I don't think you can block messages through My eBay, particularly not with someone you were in a 'transaction' with.

Just delete the emails unread - they will eventually get bored of it if you don't respond.

dt3887

im still tryin to work out what that one word is t---f???
other option, IIRC you should be able to get his contact details, and report him to the police for threatening and harrassing behaviour. im sure a visit from pc plod will shut him up quickly