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stupid ebay question How can I block a particular bidder if I want or need to? Thanks for any help.:hug:
Not necessarily... a seller can set a reserve bid as the prince which is the lowest he's willing to sell the item (not shown to buyers) but set a lower minimum bid below that. If the auction ends and the highest bid is lower than the reserve bid, he can refuse to sell the item if he chooses within eBay rules (also has the option to sell to the highest bidder anyway or negotiate a price with the highest bidder). If you set no reserve, effectively the minimum opening bid is the reserve.
Not sure I understand why, but OK. Here try this link - Blocking A Bidder - just make sure you sign in to ebay.
Sorry, I meant I looked around before jaytant posted the link for me. I got it done right away with the link.
Ive a had buyer not pay for an item. I lost $550 to their policys. Never will i sell on ebay or buy. Their are a lot of other online auction sites. And aways i stay away from Paypal.
Some thing I haven't noticed mentioned about Ebay and PayPal, is that doesn't Ebay own PayPal? If this is true and they require a seller use PayPal is this not a form of running a monopoly? If so I am surprised someone has not filed an antitrust suit against them yet. Dave
Yes, eBay owns PayPal, bu t they do not require its use. All they require is electronic card payment so they can force a refund if needed. Antitrust, you must be kidding. Read them some day.
I agree about ebay. I sold my last coin there last May. It's a shame that ebay became so greedy and made so many changes. wreidjr
I have only had a problem with Paypal, not ebay...yet. I still buy a bunch of things but I do some research before I buy. I also still sell a ton of things, never been burned yet, but then again I might be lucky.
Personally, I have more luck with just calling my credit card company then trying to get anything done with paypal. Last time I got a non-delivery after paying, paypal didn't do a thing. I finally called my CC company after 20 days (before the 30 day mark) to get my CC company do do a charge back. Dave
Recently, eBay has disallowed accepting checks and Money Orders and is forcing sellers to use PayPal or a credit card. So if you don't want to pay the PayPal fees you are pretty much out of luck.
I see ads for Auctiva as a no-cost alternative (free image hosting, e.g.) to some of the stuff that eBay charges. Anyone here have any experience with it?
I use Auctiva quite a bit. Great image hosting with Supersize photos and the scrolling auction carosel. Sometimes the system is a bit slow and have problems with their auto-posting during busy times (e.g Sundays.) They also have their own insurance system which is cheaper than USPS, I use but haven't had to make a claim yet.
Thanks for the input. I think I might try it. I'm having a hard time figuring out conceptually how it interfaces with eBay, but I suppose if I read the instructions I'll figure it out. Thanks,