Sales question..zero feedback ebay buyers

Bamacues

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I have a question. What is your opinion of zero feedback buyers on Ebay. I have a Predator SP4RJL on there now with the high bidder being a zero feedback buyer. There were also a couple of other zero feedback bidders earlier. This has happened on a couple of items now.

How do you feel about zero feedback bidders. I know we all have to start somewhere, but I am always uncomfortable in today's Ebay environment.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Predator-SP4RJL...ryZ75202QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Joe
 
Bamacues said:
I have a question. What is your opinion of zero feedback buyers on Ebay. I have a Predator SP4RJL on there now with the high bidder being a zero feedback buyer. There were also a couple of other zero feedback bidders earlier. This has happened on a couple of items now.

How do you feel about zero feedback bidders. I know we all have to start somewhere, but I am always uncomfortable in today's Ebay environment.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Predator-SP4RJL...ryZ75202QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Joe
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ive sold alot of high end cues on ebay. for years i didnt come to az bc i had alot of success on ebay

i never turned away overseas and zero feedback or ever bad rep buyers

i just contacted them and let them know i would be holding funds a little longer to insure im protected on my end.

or

i just told them id ship the next monday

money orders or west union are usually ok but paypal i gave an extra week b4 shipping

onetime i sold a high end palmer, paypal cleared i held the cue 3 extra days and the person contacted paypal due to fraud. funds.

turns out their account was hacked address changed and bought my cue.

i got lucky
 
Bamacues said:
I have a question. What is your opinion of zero feedback buyers on Ebay. I have a Predator SP4RJL on there now with the high bidder being a zero feedback buyer. There were also a couple of other zero feedback bidders earlier. This has happened on a couple of items now.

How do you feel about zero feedback bidders. I know we all have to start somewhere, but I am always uncomfortable in today's Ebay environment.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Predator-SP4RJL...ryZ75202QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Joe
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Hey Joe - I block the negative feedback bidders, but I make the zero guys CALL ME before they bid. If I am satisfied with their answers, I let them through. State clearly in your listings that you will strike zero bidders if they do not contact you first. Scammers will not call you. Good luck!

Chris
 
I bought a satin SW my first buy on ebay and the seller made me jump through some hoops. Bottom line was that he wouldn't sell to me unless I had the money wired from my bank to his... wire transfer I think it's called.

I guess that was good business & I'd probably do the same... espcially as it's gotten even worse these days than about 8yrs ago when I made my first buy.
 
ebay

You said it yourself everybody has to start at 0. Provided that your the seller you don't have to ship til you get a secure payment. I would be more worried about buying from someone with 0 feedback.
 
Joe,i would let it go.you answered your own question with we all have to start somewhere.i usually pass on the Indonesia and Singapore and a few other oveseas places,but allow Zero feedback and European transactions.
 
Hey Joe,
My feedback score just hit 1600, 100% positive.

I DO NOT allow new users to bid/buy, UNLESS they contact me first. If they contact me, or quickly respond to my email and confirm that they will pay via PayPal, to a Confirmed Address, within a few hours of the auction end, then I welcome them.

Otherwise, I cancel their bid and place them on my Blocked Bidder List.

-von
 
dave sutton said:
ive sold alot of high end cues on ebay. for years i didnt come to az bc i had alot of success on ebay

i never turned away overseas and zero feedback or ever bad rep buyers

i just contacted them and let them know i would be holding funds a little longer to insure im protected on my end.

or

i just told them id ship the next monday

money orders or west union are usually ok but paypal i gave an extra week b4 shipping

onetime i sold a high end palmer, paypal cleared i held the cue 3 extra days and the person contacted paypal due to fraud. funds.

turns out their account was hacked address changed and bought my cue.

i got lucky
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Sometimes zero's don't pay and you are out the relist fee for your item. Never ship until payment has 100% cleared and you will be ok. If your buyer is paying via PayPal...NEVER! ship to an unconfirmed address.
 
Bigjohn said:
Sometimes zero's don't pay and you are out the relist fee for your item. Never ship until payment has 100% cleared and you will be ok. If your buyer is paying via PayPal...NEVER! ship to an unconfirmed address.
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untrue... my paypal cleared to my bank account for 3 days (7 days total from withdraw from paypal.) after that 7 days paypal contacted me and said the funds were unauthorized and i had to give back the $$$$$

yes wait til 100% clear and always shipped to confirmed address.
 
dave sutton said:
untrue... my paypal cleared to my bank account for 3 days (7 days total from withdraw from paypal.) after that 7 days paypal contacted me and said the funds were unauthorized and i had to give back the $$$$$

yes wait til 100% clear and always shipped to confirmed address.
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What happened to the item you shipped?
 
I have quite a few zero or low feedback winners win my auctions and not pay, nor will they respond to email after auction is over.... It's just a big hassle to me.

I just cancel their bid and block them if they are under 10 feedback. I clearly state in my auctions that I will do so, and I still have several bid anyways....
 
Bigjohn said:
What happened to the item you shipped?
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i got it back. i was notified just in time. took some work but it worked out. huge pain in the butt

i bank at commerce and the bank rep said paypal can not go back into my bank account without authorization and take back the cash. so i was kinda covered. i would have just had to fight it out with paypal
 
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Bamacues said:
I have a question. What is your opinion of zero feedback buyers on Ebay. I have a Predator SP4RJL on there now with the high bidder being a zero feedback buyer. There were also a couple of other zero feedback bidders earlier. This has happened on a couple of items now.

How do you feel about zero feedback bidders. I know we all have to start somewhere, but I am always uncomfortable in today's Ebay environment.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Predator-SP4RJL...ryZ75202QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Joe
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Joe,

It will hurt your bidding action, but if they are legit I think it's only fair to let them bid. I contact the 0-feedback bidder with a pleasant email, then based on their response either cancel their bids, or let it ride but add a note in the description that any 0-feedback bidders have been contacted and are legit.

I have had a couple of 0-feedback bidders who were wealthy vintage baseball memorabilia collectors who only bid on ebay for extremely rare items. They paid out their noses.

You know what they say about karma.
 
I am one of the guys that has only a 1 rating.I have only bought one thing of e bay.I would not mind if some one was very careful selling some thing to me.We could use one of the escrow places that way we both are protected.I think the reason I have only bout one thing is I am kind of scared after hearing the stories of dead beat.
 
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