Tuesday, July 19, 2005
How to block a buyer for bidding
As a seller, your primary goal is to invite as many bidders as possible to participate in your auction .
However, some bidders just don't get the message. Even if you have told them not to bid on your sales, eithr because you do not ship to their country or because they have turned out to be Non-Paying Bidder (NPBs ) in previous sales, they occasionally try again and place bids.
Any eBay seller can create a blocked list--a list of members who cannot bid on any of your auctions . The list covers not just the auctions that are currently ongoing, but any that you plans to hold in the future. You can add or remove people from the list at any time.
You can add a member to the list before that person can bid of your subsequent sales. However, if someone places a bid and you recognize the User ID from previous failed transactions, you can add that individual to your list of blocked buyers and any bids that are already placed will be invalid ; Block FAQ states that such changes are effective immediately. To avoid this gray area ,place the buyer on your blocked list by following these steps:-
- Go to the Blocked Bidder/Buyer List
- Enter your user ID and password
- Enter any names you want to block to the form, separated by a comma or a single blank space, then click Submit.
You can also using the same form to :-
Pre-approved Bidder/Buyer List :-You can create your own pre-approved bidder list for any item. The list will only allow those users you have on your list to bid on, or purchase, your items. Any user who is not in your pre-approved list will be asked to contact you by email before they can place a bid or purchase your item. You can add or delete users up until your listing ends.
Buyer Block Exemption List :- If you've already set up buyer blocks but you want to let certain users through regardless of the blocks you've set, you can create a list of specific, exempt users. You can use the buyer block exemption list to let specific users through, regardless of the blocks you've set.
you can also use the same form to remove buyers/bidders from you blocked list. When you remove someone, be sure to send that bidder an email message as a courtesy to let he or her knows they can bid again.
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