The MLP Arena
TCB => Trader & Shipping Support => Topic started by: 4Lindy on June 30, 2012, 07:22:54 PM
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Has anyone else noticed this trend...I have a bunch of non MLP stuff on ebay right now, and of the 6 items with bids all winning bidders thus far have 16 feedback or less, and 4 of those have ZERO feedback! I haven't sold on ebay for quite awhile, but it just seems weird to me. Will be very interesting to see if they end up winning and then if the actually pay for the auctions....I'm a little worried tbh! Does this seem weird to anyone else? Anyone else noticed tons of 0 feedback bidders?
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I've noticed the same on a bunch of items I've been watching (pony and Monster High). Sadly it also happened with something I listed, winner had 0 feedback and also had 0 interest in paying when they won >:(
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The last couple times I sold on eBay I had a few bidders with 0 feedback. I was kinda worried at first, but I think most of them didn't win, and the ones that did everything went just fine. But, you're right, it is a bit weird seeing so many of them! Hopefully there won't be any problems for you.
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I am selling today and haven't noticed 0 fb, but low feedback. It's positive, but you can never be too sure.
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I have noticed an increased number of low feedback buyer's too.
But "knock on wood" I have not had to open any cases recently.
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New people tend to join eBay in streaks. :) I haven't had any recent issues with new eBayers though, so hopefully all your transactions will run smoothly as well.
(I should take that back. I did have a new eBayer become irate that I printed their shipping label within 5 minutes of their payment. They received a notice that their item was shipped and they e-mailed me asking what sort of shenanigans I was trying to pull since they knew that there was no way I could gotten to the post office that fast. They calmed though after I explained what happened. :))
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(I should take that back. I did have a new eBayer become irate that I printed their shipping label within 5 minutes of their payment. They received a notice that their item was shipped and they e-mailed me asking what sort of shenanigans I was trying to pull since they knew that there was no way I could gotten to the post office that fast. They calmed though after I explained what happened. :))
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LOL!!! Wow! I am sure it wasnt funny at the time but I cant help laughing about this :) :)
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le sigh....this is my favourite topic of complaint at the moment! I seem to draw these bidders like a flies to a mouldy bit of cheese...
In all my years of selling on ebay, the last 18 months [and particularly the last 6 months] has been the worst I have ever experienced for NPBs and also the highest number of 0 feedback accounts I have come across. Dont get me wrong I absolutely know that we all have to start somewhere and every single one of us had a 0 feedback account at the start...but, bar one idiotic buyer, all my NPBs in the last 6 months have been 0 feedback all 6 or 7 of them!!!
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I just want to keep the positive outlook that maybe lots of them are new buyers? I mean I didn't start buying on Ebay till three years ago, and I only buy so much. My rating is still just like 39, because I don't make a ton of purchases on Ebay anyway. I know my sister just joined the other day because she couldn't find an item for her fiance in the stores, but it was on Ebay. I just like to keep in mind people like her or my mother that hate to buy/sell online, so they are new to the scene. Then again I know lots of people run off and don't pay. I suppose it's just the woes of online selling/buying. >_<
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Mine always occur when I sell vintage Strawberry Shortcake items. Come to think of it, when I bid on them too! I can't say how many times I was either outbid by a 0 feedback person who went NARU or a had people bid on my stuff and not pay. I don't know what it is about vintage SSC that keeps attracting them! I even wrote in my listings that 0 feedback bidders would be cancelled, but they did it anyway at the last second. :/ Oh well, at least eBay caught them and I got my fees back.
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There does seem a lot of them lately, but thankfully not all turn out to be dodgy or NPB :relaxed: Hopefully everything will turn out ok, but I do understand why you are a bit nervous about having so many of them bidding on your items at once :hug:
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New generations of eBayers. Ha ha. You have to think some or maybe even a lot of these bidders might be kids who just got a job, a bank account and even a bank card and are buying online for the first time. These kinds of people will keep coming through the years, so you have to account for their presence.
I've been a member of eBay for YEARS, but I only have a meager 16 feedback. I did all my Pokémon collecting through a community, so that's a separate set of feedback I have that eBay sellers can't see. Thankfully I haven't been kicked from bidding on anything, but some of us just don't eBay all that often. I prefer to get things through communities and Amazon and avoid eBay if possible, mostly due to bad experiences.
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Sadly, in my opinion, since ebay has removed our option to leave negatives for buyers this is the result. Lots of non paying bidders, just bidding with no intention of paying for the auction. When there is no accountability on the part of the buyer why not? They can go around and cause a lot of hassel and trouble, ruin your account for the review period yet they receive nothing from ebay at all. It really makes me mad. I have not had one single 0 feedback bidder pay yet. They have all bid, and then dropped off the planet. Its so frustrating that ebay has set things up this way. I think the increase is due to FIM. JMHO :huh:
I think ebay should make a rule that 0 feedback buyers must purchase BIN items and pay instantly 5 times before they are allowed to actually participate in an auction. Also some 0 feedback bidders are shillers. They run around ebay bidding up stuff but never intend on winning. I see that all of the time too.
Good luck, maybe you will have a better result than I have.
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Sadly, in my opinion, since ebay has removed our option to leave negatives for buyers this is the result. Lots of non paying bidders, just bidding with no intention of paying for the auction. When there is no accountability on the part of the buyer why not? They can go around and cause a lot of hassel and trouble, ruin your account for the review period yet they receive nothing from ebay at all. It really makes me mad. I have not had one single 0 feedback bidder pay yet. They have all bid, and then dropped off the planet. Its so frustrating that ebay has set things up this way. I think the increase is due to FIM. JMHO :huh:
I think ebay should make a rule that 0 feedback buyers must purchase BIN items and pay instantly 5 times before they are allowed to actually participate in an auction. Also some 0 feedback bidders are shillers. They run around ebay bidding up stuff but never intend on winning. I see that all of the time too.
Good luck, maybe you will have a better result than I have.
Excellent idea there since we can't have feedback.
In the end though, sellers leaving buyers feedback is the ONLY way to insure that buyers don't just mess around. That way, we can block buyers based on their feedback too. God, so many things would be fixed if we could just leave buyers feedback!!!!
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Well. My auctions ended Sunday and I'm waiting for a low feedback buyer to pay. They live in Canada and only have 2 feedback. I just sent an invoice so we'll see where this goes...
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All the NPB that have bought from me have 5 or less feedback and have absolutely NO contact when I try to resolve the issue. Then you have to wait for the stupid 7 days to go by to close the case when you already know the NPB isn't going to do anything. JUUUUST had this happen a few days ago. Ugh! Ebay used to be a pleasant experience for me when I first joined about eight or nine years ago. Now I'm having to put up restrictions and BIN with immediate payment action just to make sure they'll pay :(
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Yep! As I thought 3 non paid auctions since July 3rd....two with zero feedback and one with 3 :-(
What do I do now? How do I close these pending sales? Help anyone :-(
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If you go to the Leave Feedback on the right side of the auction link, there will be a link underneath that says More actions. Click on that and either click report a buyer or resolve a problem. Let me know if you need more help!
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Im sorry to hear so many of you have such bad experince with new Ebayers.
I myself just created my own Ebay account. I've shared one with my mother for well over a decade and only have positive feedback on it. But I decided it was time to make my own.
However with a new Ebay account (even though I'm definitly not new to Ebay) I feel like I'm not really welcome to bid when I read the descriptions of alot of things. And while I do understand the worry from the sellers point of view I would like to remind all that not all 0 feedback bidders are bad people :P
There was one auction I really wanted, but the description said "If you have 0 feedback then write to me first before buying". So I figured I might aswell to give the seller peace of mind. She was ok with me purchasing from her and I made sure to pay instantly to proove I am an honest Ebayer.
I'm still waiting on the item to show up, but hopefully I will get one feedback after this :P If the seller can be botherd to leave feedback O.o Because that is also an issue unfortunatly which can create a problem for new Ebayers.
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I agree, everyone deserves a chance to get started, which is why I haven't blocked anyone or discouraged anyone for bidding, nevertheless I'm still in the boat of not being paid :-(
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4Lindy just go into the Resolution Center under your account.
And select I haven't received my payment yet, and then click the Continue button.
It will walk you through the rest.
Good Luck! And sorry you had to deal with three of them at the same time. :(
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I have had more problems with feedback bidders not paying than 0 feedback buyers. I have 2 I am waiting on right now where the auctions ended on Wed, I will wait til Tuesday to file NPB claims, even though i said it my auctions payment due within 3 days of close.....guess we will see.
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Thanks guys! Hated to do it, but opened 3 Nonpaying bidders today!
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I'll be doing the same today, just one though.
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I filed 2 today as well, one paid the other nothing yet. guess we will see...
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Sorry you have to file with Ebay. :( You can always PM me to let me know the IDs.
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OK now what? I opened 3 NPB cases on July 9th, and they are just sitting there. No payments, no replies from the bidders. Will ebay close them? If so, how long do I have to wait for them to close them? Do I close them? Help! And thank you for all the tips!
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They can be closed by you within four days. Ebay will then refund your FV fees and you can relist.
Post Merge: July 11, 2012, 03:51:08 PM
To close the case just go back into the resolution center and find the case.
Then check No for "Have you received payment from the buyer?"
Click Close case.
But you have to wait the full four days. So let's say you opened it at 10:30PM July 9th, you have to wait till 10:30PM on July 12th to close it.