I hated to do it - but FELT I had to - situation resolved!

Boom · March 30, 2008 7:16PM

When a person has been a registered member on ebay for more than 2 years, having bid on over 70 different items yet

manages to win just ONE and then looks to bid with me - SORRY - this person has NO SHOT!

I don't know about the rest of you but I cancel all such bidder's bids and put him on my Blocked List.

What about you?

Just curious. Seems to be a LOT of this lately!

tmcsr69 · March 30, 2008 8:00PM

I don't understand why you would cancel this person's bids. Maybe they bid only to a certain price and no higher. The end result is you still get bidding going on your item.

ebaytrader · March 30, 2008 8:35PM

The feebay wackos seem to be coming out of the provebial closet lately. I've added a few names to my blocked list the last few weeks.

I've been getting a lot of strange / demanding / rude questions lately. Maybe they think the new feedback terms are already in effect. Maybe feebay anticipated this and that's the reason they're raising the blocked list limit to 5k.

puritan9 · March 30, 2008 8:59PM

I blocked a woman lately. She sent me a message b^tc&ing about my shipping costs. Told me she knew what it cost since she was a dealer etc.. Talk about being rude, she was the rudest. I also know what shipping costs are since I do it all the time.. When I blocked her, she begged me to remove her. Fat Chance of that happening.

Res · March 30, 2008 9:02PM

What function on ebay allows you to historically look at what people bid on, but did not win?

Newcomp103 · March 30, 2008 9:13PM

It wasn't me was it???? I have bid on many items and have only won 1 auction in the last several months!

puritan9 · March 30, 2008 9:50PM

http://www.goofbay.com/ebay_tools.html

You can tell from this site.

notwilight · March 30, 2008 10:13PM

First, you must be obsessing to do such a thorough background check on each of your bidders. Second, this person is more than welcome to bid on my auctions. --Jerry

sonoranmonsoon · March 30, 2008 10:16PM

Maybe I do not understand the question. Are you saying you blacklisted someone simply because they placed bids on 70 items and only won one? What difference does it make if he bids and loses one of yours also. I often place low bids on over a 100 items so I can watch them from "my ebay" bidding list. (my watch list is ussually full). On the final day of the auction, I place more serious bids on the items I want to go after. As a result, it is not uncommon for me to win only a very small fraction of what I origionally bid on. Many people do this. Perhaps I completely mis-understood what you were trying to say.

copperflopper · March 30, 2008 10:35PM

Why block anybody if they want to bid and can't read but follow through on transaction. I see most people as being honest.

JCMhouston · March 30, 2008 10:36PM

That doesn't make much sense to me, I'm not understanding the logic of refusing a bid just because a person has not won in the past.

johnsim03 · March 30, 2008 10:38PM

It is hard for me to make sense out of this posting. Please elaborate.
What, exactly, has this potential bidder done, or not done, to cause you to blacklist them?

John

ricko · March 30, 2008 10:52PM

This makes no sense... so what? It could be an individual of limited means... at least they do not overbid and not pay... Cheers, RickO

DuPapa · March 30, 2008 10:59PM

I hated to do it - but had to

<< When a person has been a registered member on ebay for more than 2 years, having bid on over 70 different items yet

manages to win just ONE and then looks to bid with me - SORRY - this person has NO SHOT!

I don't know about the rest of you but I cancel all such bidder's bids and put him on my Blocked List.

What about you?

Just curious. Seems to be a LOT of this lately! >>

Boom, like nearly everyone else I'd like to know why you "hated to do it - but had to"...

I think I'll go kick a dog or two.

IrishMike · March 30, 2008 11:10PM

Sorry Boom I had to chuckle, go drink a beer or two and chill out.

Life's too short to obsess over this.

GFourDriver · March 30, 2008 11:52PM

I had a somewhat similar situation where a person had a lot of bids but no wins and I had no problem with that but this person also bid high, exposed the previous high bidders bid and then retracted his bid. When I checked this persons retracted bids history, he had over 60 retractions. Needless to say, I reported him and blocked him. This is the only case where I would block someone aside for a non payment history, certainly not for low bidding. If the person you are talking about has a large number of retracted bids, OK block him, otherwise you are way off base IMO.

ArizonaJack · March 31, 2008 12:00AM

While I do not understand why the block...I can answer the other question posed....

Advanced search: Items by bidder will tell you what a person has bid on and whether they have won or not, comes in handy when you suspect shills

jayboxx · March 31, 2008 12:12AM

I don't understand the block either. In 8 or so years on ebay I have bid on probably several thousand items but my winning percentage is about as low as this guy's (maybe 40 items, from $40 to $2000). Would you block me too?

mrpotatoheadd · March 31, 2008 12:13AM

<< http://www.goofbay.com/ebay_tools.html

You can tell from this site. >>

Maybe you can- maybe not. I checked my buying id there to see what it showed, and it says I haven't bought or bid on anything in the last 120 days, which would probably come as a surprise to the sellers who have recently mailed me stuff.

AUandAG · March 31, 2008 12:14AM

Sorry dude. I'm not referring to the bidder.

bob

ziggy29 · March 31, 2008 12:22AM

Why does that justify blocking them? If they had a history of not performing, sure. Maybe they're just someone who tries to place lowball bids and hope they stick (but rarely do). What's wrong with that? Even if they have little chance of winning, I'd be glad to have their bid help get things going.

Barberian · March 31, 2008 12:34AM

<< When a person has been a registered member on ebay for more than 2 years, having bid on over 70 different items yet

manages to win just ONE and then looks to bid with me - SORRY - this person has NO SHOT!

I don't know about the rest of you but I cancel all such bidder's bids and put him on my Blocked List.

What about you?

Just curious. Seems to be a LOT of this lately! >>

I agree. I block anybody who wears penny loafers. There is no way they can pay for my coins if they have to keep a dime in their shoes for emergencies!

Edited for spelling.

mgoodm3 · March 31, 2008 12:47AM

I wouldn't stand a chance. Total of 5 wins since 1998 and nothing in the last couple years.

Griv · March 31, 2008 1:05AM

This seems silly if you ask me.

BlindedByEgo · March 31, 2008 1:16AM

I'm probably just lucky, but I've never spent any real time investigating my bidders. Seems obsessive - if not a little strange - but it's your auction, I suppose.

Boom · March 31, 2008 1:21AM

Good Morning. Interesting array of comments & questions - I see.

Used to be, everyone could see one anothers' business simply by clicking on the # of "bids". Not anymore.

Of the 4 and a half years I've sold on ebay, it is only as of late that all the weird stuff has begun, in earnest.

For the most part, as a seller, I have very few issues and most transactions go extremely well. Lately, with Change on the proverbial "Horizon", it seems many buyers have taken on alts.

If you sell, click on bids, drag across the word "Details" - to the right. Lo & Behold eBay will present you (the seller) with any given buyer's bid history .... and it IS quite detailed. If you've sold lately simply click on the # of bids and drag across the word "details". You need not do anything special or go out your way, at all.

As ebaytrader alluded to, now with the proposed changes with eBay disallowing feedback by sellers, it seems to have brought on a lot of strange individuals. It took filing a NPB dispute to finally get one winning bidder to pay for a $20 item AFTER 3 WEEKS!

AU58WALKERS · March 31, 2008 1:22AM

things that make you go "HMMMMM"

Walmann · March 31, 2008 1:25AM

<< 

<< http://www.goofbay.com/ebay_tools.html

You can tell from this site. >>

Maybe you can- maybe not. I checked my buying id there to see what it showed, and it says I haven't bought or bid on anything in the last 120 days, which would probably come as a surprise to the sellers who have recently mailed me stuff.

>>

This site does't seem very accurate. Shows that I had two winning bids out of four bids last month, those auctions it shows I won three of not two. In addtion I have a total of 11 won auctions last month.

This site is questionable.

BBQnBLUES · March 31, 2008 1:41AM

Thanks for the heads up Boom...
I'll make sure & _NEVER bid on any of your coins !!!

consider yourself on my "Blocked Sellers List" now.

aficionado · March 31, 2008 1:42AM

I don't 'review' bidders.

You bid, you pay, we're cool.

You don't pay, a 'no pay' item thing is filed and the item is relisted.

It's to much work micro managing Ebay.

festivusmaximus · March 31, 2008 1:51AM

This is a silly post. Almost every item that I list has a few folks who cast very low bids ... and I admit that I've done it myself on other's auctions a few times. So what?

More to the point: how do you know that GOOFBAY's results are even accurate on that stat? I ran my own name and came up with casting winning bids 100% of the time in the last 30 days, when I know that's not true. There were at least 5 auctions I bid on and lost during that time frame.

Have a beer, buddy, and chill out.

Boom · March 31, 2008 1:52AM

<< Thanks for the heads up Boom...
I'll make sure & _NEVER bid on any of your coins !!!

consider yourself on my "Blocked Sellers List" now. >>

I'm impressed, Mr. BBQ Graham.
Feel better now?

I'm soooo heartbroken.

Big Spender.

Russ · March 31, 2008 1:54AM

Boom just blocked a bidder most sellers love. The kind that can be counted on to drive up the price while generating auction action.

Russ, NCNE

RBinTex · March 31, 2008 1:55AM

Sorta self-defeating as ANY bid either WILL be a high bid OR raise the high bid up higher.

Boom · March 31, 2008 2:00AM

I neither NEED nor WANT anyone driving up prices.

Let coins run on their own merit.

Russ · March 31, 2008 2:01AM

It's stupid to block a bidder just because they have a low winning percentage.

Russ, NCNE

Boom · March 31, 2008 2:04AM

Thank you, Mr. Wizard.

Run your auctions and I'll run mine.

GFourDriver · March 31, 2008 2:05AM

I just don't get it. Maybe you can explain again why you don't want and extra bid on your coin. Why would that bother you?

TWQG · March 31, 2008 2:06AM

Indeed, a lot of strange people sell on ebay.

WTCG · March 31, 2008 2:10AM

My personal EBay winning percentage is absurdly low, but to be blocked from bidding using that reason as justification is beyond reason to me. The number of negative feedbacks sould be the deciding factor on whether to block a bidder, not their winning percentage.

Boom · March 31, 2008 2:12AM

If it looks like ____ and smells like ____, there's a damned good chance that it probably IS ____!

Low percentile?? ONE win - NO feedback left - 2 YEARS as an active bidder - I'll pass.

The reason for blocking is once the bidder's bids are cancelled I don't want him or her coming back.

If I end up knowing this individual then I owe him or her an apology, now don't I?

I'm NOT into Bay-sitting.

festivusmaximus · March 31, 2008 2:12AM

Please help us understand, Boom, what the problem is because maybe there's something that you comprehend that the rest of us are missing.

If you don't want people to cast low bids on your auction, then you ought to consider making your opening bid higher. My feeling is that as long as somebody bids above a minimum bid (and as long as the bidder is willing to pay whatever amount they've bid), ALL bids are good bids.

In fact, let me take this one step further: I am an eBay seller and my main concern is that the high bidder actually pays for his item. Since this guy never wins any auctions, it is clear that he's not the kind of guy who bids things up and DOESN'T pay for them (he probably bids only what he's willing to pay, which is a GOOD thing)! In other words, the odds are that this bidder is EXACTLY the kind of bidder you WOULD want bidding on your item, no?

<< I neither NEED nor WANT anyone driving up prices. Let coins run on their own merit. >>

Boom · March 31, 2008 2:20AM

Hey Fes, nice store you have there.

It's quite simple, actually.

If it doesn't feel right or sit well - DON'T!

If the guy was legit he sure would have won more than ONE item within the last 2 years, don't you think!?

I'd rather a legitimate, solid buyer than some highly suspicious individual that has such a History.

coindeuce · March 31, 2008 2:27AM

A simple email to the blocked bidder to open up some dialogue would have been just as easy and likely more productive. What's it like to be so insecure?

ziggy29 · March 31, 2008 2:28AM

<< I'd rather a legitimate, solid buyer than some highly suspicious individual that has such a History. >>

And by blocking people for having the unmitigated gall to have a history of underbidding, you may have just let that "legitimate, solid buyer" pluck your coin away from you for less money.

Frankly, I don't see what makes the scenario you paint as very fishy, well...very fishy.

newbiecollector · March 31, 2008 2:28AM

I am totally sure you have reasons you feel are correct but i can't understand them.

I bid on a lot of auctions but only go as high as I can reasonably afford. Of course, I am not able to play in the high dollar range and if that is your area of selling made it is totally different.

Still if..a big IF .. I was a seller I wouls welcome bids from people that did not have bad feed back and no history of not paying.

tjkillian · March 31, 2008 2:32AM

Because someone has not won an auction in two years, yet has bid on many auctions, is the only reason you are blocking him?

This is not a good reason for ME to block someone. To each his owe, but please tell us your logic.

Boom · March 31, 2008 2:36AM

<< A simple email to open up some dialogue would have been just as easy and likely more productive.>>

Gee ... ya think?

Maybe this bidder should have asked the seller a question!

ziggy29 · March 31, 2008 2:41AM

<< Maybe this bidder should have asked the seller a question!

>>

What was this bidder supposed to say: "Are you one of those sellers who will refuse to honor my bid because I don't win enough auctions for your taste?"

festivusmaximus · March 31, 2008 2:42AM

<< Hey Fes, nice store you have there. >>

Thanks!

<< It's quite simple, actually. If it doesn't feel right or sit well - DON'T! >>

I think most of us would agree with you there. And nobody would deny your right to ban the guy for whatever reason that you want. Speaking just for myself, it was the "I HAD to" part that confused me.

<< If the guy was legit he sure would have won more than ONE item within the last 2 years, don't you think!? >>

Gonna respectfully disagree with you there, Boom. Some people simply comb ebay looking for good deals -- and most of the time they are outbid. I don't see anything wrong with that.

<< I'd rather a legitimate, solid buyer than some highly suspicious individual that has such a History. >>

Agree that legitimate bidders are good things. I just haven't seen any evidence at all that this guy wouldn't have paid if he had won. That said, I think the suggestion made elsewhere was a good one. If his history bothered you, it was probably worth your throwing him an email and asking him to explain it.

coindeuce · March 31, 2008 2:42AM

<< << A simple email to open up some dialogue would have been just as easy and likely more productive.>>

Gee ... ya think?

Maybe this bidder should have asked the seller a question!

>>

Again. The question: What's it like to be so insecure?

I hated to do it - but FELT I had to - situation resolved!

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