eBay question....Is it rude???

Question

as a seller on eBay to ask a bidder with a rating of 0 to verify that they will pay for what they are bidding on if they win?

Answer 1

Not at all! It's good business practice and perfectly fair.

The best way to handle it is to put a disclaimer in your listing that says something like "Bidders with zero or negative feedback MUST contact me before bidding. Failure to do so will result in your bid being canceled."

You might also want to add that payment must be made via PayPal using a confirmed address. Best of luck!

Answer 2

You can always block bidders with less than a certain number of feedback from bidding/buying your items.

I own a EBay Store Have for almost a year and have been an active member on EBay since July of 2000. Every eBay member has to start out at 0. And yes, I do think it is kind of rude to email the buyer and ask to verify that they will pay....How in the WORLD are they going to do that?????

I have eBay member blocked that are -1 and lower. I love getting new eBay bidders.

If they are buying on eBay they should know that there bid is a BINDING contract or else they wouldn't have bid. You really don't have any reassurance that they are going to pay until they do.....

Some do not pay....that is why eBay has A non-paying bidder form for you to fill out to recoup your final value fees.

Out of 100 auctions that I sell I "MIGHT" have one bidder that DOES not pay.

We all start out somewhere...so pay...GREAT . Some don't file for your final value fees back simple as that.

Answer 3

Nope, just Ebay common sense. If you have a 0 rating, you may be a scam bidder, or maybe bid by mistake. Sellers are allowed to ask this question to protect themselves.

Answer 4

If he would not pay in per week's time you could record a Non-Paying Bidder Dispute. If he nonetheless would not pay for yet another week you could close the dispute and end the contact with the customer. As for his replying late, perchance he works an abnormal shift or something. i'm not excusing his undesirable manners, nor am I attempting to placed you at fault, yet do you somewhat imagine you should be doing eBay at paintings? perchance you should do it from homestead so as that your digital mail circumstances will be nearer. till you save on with eBay regulations for disputes you should take care of the customer. basically supply him the delivery concepts and allow him opt for. ignore about his rude manners and be grateful once you get you money. be particular to settle for PayPal and purchase monitoring so he won't be able to assert he did not get it once you deliver it. you'll sense free to entice close that each and each and every one eBay transactions do not flow this way. Be happy at the same time as this one is over.

Answer 5

Basically, the only thing you can do is if they win then request that they send you a check or or money order or pay by Paypal in advance before you send the item. (Wait for the check to clear.)

I really think if they can't pay and you ask, he/she is not going to tell you the truth. They're not going to verify anything before they win the auction.

Hope that helps.

Answer 6

Not at all, it is very smart. One thing that you can do is post saying that only paypal can be used for people with a rating less than five. All ebayers with a less than five rating have twenty-four hours to transfer payment via paypal before it will be re sold and negative feedback and arbitration take place.

Answer 7

Yes, That is rude.Especially after all the crap you have to go through to become a member to even be able to bid.Remember we all were at o at one point so how do you get to 1.I would be offended and not bid if I were ask that.

Answer 8

no i do it all the time, because on a high ticket item i lost alot of money because they didnt pay up

Answer 9

yes, you should wait until he/she wins.

Answer 10

No