kshapero
South Florida Man
I am noticing that lately when I sell something on Ebay (not RF stuff) that the winning bidder does not pony up and I either have to start over or do "second offer". Anyone else have this experience?
Ebay problem
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harry01562
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I haven't been selling on eBay lately, but that is disturbing to hear. Be sure to go through the non-paying bidder process. It is a pain, but the only way these people will either learn a lesson or be bounced from the roles of bidders.
Perhaps it's a reflection of the economic conditions that more accurately reflects reality than the news... but that's for another forum. If bids start to be ridiculous, it's a good time to think about other venues.
Harry
Perhaps it's a reflection of the economic conditions that more accurately reflects reality than the news... but that's for another forum. If bids start to be ridiculous, it's a good time to think about other venues.
Harry
colyn
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I've done good as a seller. Since joining up on ebay in 1999 I've only had 2 non-paying bidders. Both got booted from ebay.
back alley
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i think i'll move this to the ebay problem section of the forum...😉
David Murphy
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It happens more with expensive gear. This is the same problem that store-front businesses and car dealers (for example) have with customers every day: Customer desire exceeds their means. There's nothing unique to eBay about the problem.kshapero said:
One way to help get them to pay is to offer them more flexible terms. Accept a variey of payment instruments and give them 7-10 days, i.e. work with them. If they still do not pay initiate the non-paying bidder process with eBay. This sometimes scares them into paying, and it helps you recover your auction expenses from eBay (although eBay is gaming this in their favor now so that the dead beat bidders have to agree that they are in fact dead beats!).
David Murphy
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Incidentally, there is an unwritten Golden Rule of eBay. As a seller *never* give your customers negative feedback. One good reason is that eBay allows them to retaliate, and they do. So if you initiate the non-paying bidder process, tell the customers why you are doing it (fee recovery) and tell them you do not plan to give them negative feedback, otherwise they can hurt you more than by not paying.