View Full Version : Not again ......
Arkan
08-21-2003, 08:06 PM
No.... not again
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3041238255&category=11324&rd=1
what can I do agaist that ?????????
Can I block all the ebay users bellow 0 feedback ?
jonjandran
08-24-2003, 03:06 PM
No.... not again
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3041238255&category=11324&rd=1
what can I do agaist that ?????????
Can I block all the ebay users bellow 0 feedback ?
Just put in your auctions "No bidders with less than 5 feedback".
And if they bid cancel it, block them, and send them an e-mail explaining why.
mumbai
08-25-2003, 02:57 AM
Actually, this (autoblock zero-feedback bidders) is something that eBay should try to incorporate into listing set-ups. The closest thing that can be done is to mark the auction for pre-approved bidders, only, but the whole process is a tangled pain.
There are so many little ways to make eBay better ... this (feedback / newuser parameter) is just one of them.
SoulBlazer
08-25-2003, 03:23 AM
I don't see that as fair, though. I remember when I was a new user, bidding on several items, and putting in bids and then having them canceled with no reason why or nothing said on the auction page. We all have to start SOMEHOW, guys, and it's a Catch-22 you're prosing there if they can't get a rating.
I always allow anyone to bid on my auctions, and only e-mail them to ask about their bid if the feedback is -. In fact, my biggest sale ($300 for a GC keyboard) was from a new user. :)
Arkan, I'd say just e-mail the guy and give them a deadline to pay you by, or you'll leave bad feedback and sic EBay on them (which you CAN do and I've done before).
mumbai
08-25-2003, 04:13 AM
I don't see that as fair, though. I remember when I was a new user, bidding on several items, and putting in bids and then having them canceled with no reason why or nothing said on the auction page. We all have to start SOMEHOW, guys, and it's a Catch-22 you're prosing there if they can't get a rating.
That you have to start somewhere is true, but the seller must have the right to deny or allow bids from particular bidders. Just because it might be nice to autoblock 0-feedbackers doesn't mean everyone would use it, and if they did, it would be a seller's option. It has nothing to do with being "fair" one way or the other.
I'm not arguing that all 0-feedbackers (or most, or a sizeable percentage) are problematic, but that may not be an opinion shared by all sellers...