How do you cancel a bid from a (0) feedback bidder?

jmski52 · January 24, 2012 4:58AM

I thought I had the conditions set on the auction, but apparently not. Is there a way to cancel a bid from a (0) feedback bidder that show up after the auction is well-underway?

Thanks for any help.

JamesMurray · January 24, 2012 5:03AM

Yes , you can.Got to ebays site map and sniff around , its there somewhere , use the search function , thats how i found it.Probably block the 0 bidder too so you dont get last minute snipes.

airplanenut · January 24, 2012 5:04AM

I don't have a link handy, but if you just search "cancel bid" the eBay help is pretty straight-forward with the steps/links to get you to the cancel screen. That said, plenty of new bidders are just fine. I have more problems with established bidders than newbies.

LotsoLuck · January 24, 2012 5:04AM

I think ebay no longer allows you to block zero bidders.

OPA · January 24, 2012 5:06AM

<< I think ebay no longer allows you to block zero bidders. >>

Correct .... zero bidders is not a parameter available for blocking bids. BTW, I don't believe they ever were.

jmski52 · January 24, 2012 5:12AM

Well, I had a (0) bidder trash 6 of my auctions at one time, in addition to sending me a note that threatened my family about 5 years ago. Ebay never gave me any feedback of the disposition of this, so I did block (0) feedback bidders at that time. I stopped selling on ebay for a long time after that.

I just didn't know if I could still set that parameter.

JamesMurray · January 24, 2012 5:12AM

<< 

<< I think ebay no longer allows you to block zero bidders. >>

Correct .... zero bidders is not a parameter available for blocking bids. BTW, I don't believe they ever were. >>

You can still cancel any bid though if there's more than 12 hours to go though..right?

nibanny · January 24, 2012 5:15AM

Go to the Customer Support menu and type "cancel bid". It will list the items you have currently on sale and you should be able to cancel the bids from there. MM

Russ · January 24, 2012 5:24AM

<< I think ebay no longer allows you to block zero bidders. >>

eBay has never allowed us to block zero feedback bidders.

Russ, NCNE

JamesMurray · January 24, 2012 5:29AM

Im pretty sure they did Russ , there was something that could be set along the lines of minimum feedback before a bid is allowed.I can't really comment beyond that as i didnt use it , but ive seen it.

PerryHall · January 24, 2012 5:34AM

Everyone that buys or sells on eBay had a zero feedback at one time. Not sure why you want to block him. Just don't ship until he pays.

RedneckHB · January 24, 2012 5:35AM

You're doing Ebay?!

The world has ended.

jmski52 · January 24, 2012 5:36AM

I did use that feature at one time, see above.

Everyone that buys or sells on eBay had a zero feedback at one time. Not sure why you want to block him. Just don't ship until he pays.

I know, Perry. My previous experience wasn't good, see above note.

Thanks guys.

braddick · January 24, 2012 5:37AM

Unless you're suspicious for unrelated reasons, some of the best buyers are zero feedback bidders.

Russ · January 24, 2012 5:50AM

<< Im pretty sure they did Russ , there was something that could be set along the lines of minimum feedback before a bid is allowed.I can't really comment beyond that as i didnt use it , but ive seen it. >>

Nope. We've never had the ability to block zero feedback bidders. We have had the ability to block bidders with a negative feedback number such as -2. Of course, that's pretty useless. We also have the ability to limit the number of purchases from low feedback bidders.

Russ, NCNE

Bullsitter · January 24, 2012 6:05AM

I've had a few 0 feedback buyers in the past and have never had a problem.
If PayPal says its ok its ok......

LotsoLuck · January 24, 2012 6:10AM

As mentioned, everybody who ebays had to start at zero. With that said we have had countless buyers at zero or there abouts, nary a problem with one.

OPA · January 25, 2012 10:57AM

<< 

<< Im pretty sure they did Russ , there was something that could be set along the lines of minimum feedback before a bid is allowed.I can't really comment beyond that as i didnt use it , but ive seen it. >>

Nope. We've never had the ability to block zero feedback bidders. We have had the ability to block bidders with a negative feedback number such as -2. Of course, that's pretty useless. We also have the ability to limit the number of purchases from low feedback bidders.

Russ, NCNE >>

You can also set your parameters to block bidders who:

Don't have a PayPal account
Have received 2 Unpaid Item strike(s) within 1 Month(s)
Have a primary shipping address in a location I don't ship to
Have 4 Policy Violation report(s) within 1 Month(s)
Have a feedback score of -1 or lower (This one is useless since eBay no longer allows neg fb given to buyers)

Zero feed back is not now and never has been an option.

M · January 26, 2012 12:36AM

I believe it is correct that you can't block them. I had an auction won by a 0 bidder who paid immediately and was paypal approved. The transaction turned out fine, but he did not reply to any emails or feedback and this made me uncomfortable with a $1700 item. My opinion is that I would sell again to a 0 feedback buyer, but will insist on some communication prior to sending the item. I don't think it unreasonable to want to verify the buyer, especially if you've had a bad experience.

pf70collector · January 26, 2012 3:31AM

You can always cancel the auction if you are worried.

jmski52 · January 26, 2012 4:22AM

Justified or not, a (0) feedback high bid also looks like a potential shill bid. I didn't want that. I do think that new ebayers should work their way up the price scale, but that's just my own opinion.

Ebay has stacked everything against sellers, in terms of feedback. Every time I've had an issue with ebay, it becomes a painful exercise in futility. There's really no good way to navigate their mess. All you can do is hope, and try not to step on too many toes.

Bochiman · January 26, 2012 4:25AM

To each their own.
I may be a tad more nervous when I have had 0 feedback buyers bid on my items, due to them possibly being new and not knowing the ropes or having been booted for some reason and now starting again, but I have never been paranoid enough to want to block them or think they look like shills.

I actually would suspect a bidder with feedback to be more of a shill as many of the shilling sellers will build an account with feedback to look less suspicious.

Anyway, it's your auction and your worries, but I think a number of folks would do it differently, and have.

M · January 26, 2012 5:26AM

<< Justified or not, a (0) feedback high bid also looks like a potential shill bid. I didn't want that. I do think that new ebayers should work their way up the price scale, but that's just my own opinion.

Ebay has stacked everything against sellers, in terms of feedback. Every time I've had an issue with ebay, it becomes a painful exercise in futility. There's really no good way to navigate their mess. All you can do is hope, and try not to step on too many toes. >>

It's definitely not the ebay it used to be and sellers are stacked against. I have two accounts, a buyers account and a sellers account, all 100% feedback but my seller account only has 20+ feedback because I chose to separate it out from buying. I'm sure there are some who would not be comfortable buying from me even now with that low count. That's why I try to communicate friendly emails and respond to any questions, leave feedback first, etc. and cover all the bases with insurance, sign conf, etc. Maybe you should email the buyer with 0 feedback and ask some questions before you cancel, just a thought.

johnny9434 · January 26, 2012 5:30AM

<< Everyone that buys or sells on eBay had a zero feedback at one time. Not sure why you want to block him. Just don't ship until he pays. >>

we all have to start somewhere

g048406 · January 26, 2012 5:39AM

You can cancel any bids on your auctions by entering the item#, ebay user ID and reason for canceling their bid:
eBay cancel bid form

pf70collector · January 26, 2012 6:22AM

I personally, never had any problems with a zero feedback bidder who won on of my auctions. I have had several. Knock on wood.

JupitarCoins · January 28, 2012 11:55AM

<< 

<< Im pretty sure they did Russ , there was something that could be set along the lines of minimum feedback before a bid is allowed.I can't really comment beyond that as i didnt use it , but ive seen it. >>

Nope. We've never had the ability to block zero feedback bidders. We have had the ability to block bidders with a negative feedback number such as -2. Of course, that's pretty useless. We also have the ability to limit the number of purchases from low feedback bidders.

Russ, NCNE >>

What do you mean by WE!! Do you work for sleaze bay?

mrpotatoheadd · January 28, 2012 12:05PM

<< What do you mean by WE!! Do you work for sleaze bay? >>

By "WE", I'm sure he means eBay (not sleaze bay, BTW) sellers. I wouldn't have thought it'd have been that hard to figure out, but I suppose I could be wrong.

airplanenut · January 28, 2012 3:30PM

<< 

<< What do you mean by WE!! Do you work for sleaze bay? >>

By "WE", I'm sure he means eBay (not sleaze bay, BTW) sellers. I wouldn't have thought it'd have been that hard to figure out, but I suppose I could be wrong. >>

Not wrong... that was easy to figure out.

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