Im sick of eBAY:(

[Ladder7]

You mean have the winner arrested?

Didn't this just end?

[YankeeCollector]

Yes and for the 2nd week in a row, some newly formed eBay account with someone with NO intent to pay bid on the card in the last 5 seconds!!! Im getting really sick of this!

[h2oya311]

Can't you offer the item to the next highest bidder at the price they had bid? I'm sure the bidder w/ bid #28 would be willing to buy the card from you at lucky 7's...

[YankeeCollector]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

Can't you offer the item to the next highest bidder at the price they had bid? I'm sure the bidder w/ bid #28 would be willing to buy the card from you at lucky 7's...

My experience is that people are always skeptical when they get second chance offers. I dont even bother. I will just keep the card!

[sycks22]

Under ebay settings you can decline offers of people under 5 positive feedback. I've done that and at least gets rid of those newer buyers who don't intend to pay.

[YankeeCollector]

Originally Posted by sycks22

Under ebay settings you can decline offers of people under 5 positive feedback. I've done that and at least gets rid of those newer buyers who don't intend to pay.

I tried to do that under buyer requirements. I couldnt find it!

[YankeeCollector]

Ebay must be retarded because it says you can only block bidders with a (-1) score or lower. Meanwhile, bidders cannot receive negative feedback! So stupid!

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by sycks22

Under ebay settings you can decline offers of people under 5 positive feedback. I've done that and at least gets rid of those newer buyers who don't intend to pay.

I've tried it. Just like the 'no international bidders' option....it does not work.

You can; however, call ebay and they will reimburse your fees - I have had to do that a couple of times.

[glchen]

I put in all of my ebay auction listings that anyone with feedback under 50 needs to contact me before they bid, and when possible I cancel the bids of anyone under 5 feedback. I also put the strictest possible buyer requirements that I can including requiring paypal accounts to bid. Since I think paypal accounts usually require a bank account or credit card, it's not the easiest thing for people to keep on opening in order to create a dummy ebay account. I do offer 2nd chance bids when the winning bidder doesn't pay, and the underbidder has accepted the offer and paid before.

Your card was obviously very highly valued, and reminds of when the Strasburg craze was going on with all of those fake bids. Sometimes it's better to consign these to an auction house, or just put these at a BIN.