Buying and Selling on eBay: Tips, Tricks, Problems & Questions

[Sartoriamo]

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You'd think that AI would be easily able to pick up keyword spamming. Unbelievable!

 

[MMiUSA]

Well, interesting case I have never had happen yet in ~8 years of eBay...

I out up high end exotic shoes... get tons of views instantly...

Dude offers ~50% of my price. I decline, say thank you but I can't go that low, and counter with my lowest.

He then ups his original offer, with no reply, by a few dollars. I decline again. He then comes up another couple dollars...

I end up adding him to the block list at this point.
24 hours later, dude makes another account (like the account name is the same with just a different number, and same state - obviously him, he doesn't really hide it) He ups his offer again. I decline... he offers a couple dollars more again.

At this point I really don't want to do this - I obviously am very concerned he will scam me. What in the heck can I do? Haha.

 

[eddyroxx]

You can set a minimum offer amount.
Anything under will automatically get rejected

 

[vestbash]

Well, interesting case I have never had happen yet in ~8 years of eBay...

I out up high end exotic shoes... get tons of views instantly...

Dude offers ~50% of my price. I decline, say thank you but I can't go that low, and counter with my lowest.

He then ups his original offer, with no reply, by a few dollars. I decline again. He then comes up another couple dollars...

I end up adding him to the block list at this point.
24 hours later, dude makes another account (like the account name is the same with just a different number, and same state - obviously him, he doesn't really hide it) He ups his offer again. I decline... he offers a couple dollars more again.

At this point I really don't want to do this - I obviously am very concerned he will scam me. What in the heck can I do? Haha.

Out of curiosity, what shoe is it?

 

[Fueco]

Well, interesting case I have never had happen yet in ~8 years of eBay...

I out up high end exotic shoes... get tons of views instantly...

Dude offers ~50% of my price. I decline, say thank you but I can't go that low, and counter with my lowest.

He then ups his original offer, with no reply, by a few dollars. I decline again. He then comes up another couple dollars...

I end up adding him to the block list at this point.
24 hours later, dude makes another account (like the account name is the same with just a different number, and same state - obviously him, he doesn't really hide it) He ups his offer again. I decline... he offers a couple dollars more again.

At this point I really don't want to do this - I obviously am very concerned he will scam me. What in the heck can I do? Haha.

If you’re positive he’s setting up new accounts, you can report the profiles for being used to get around your block list.

eBay used to care about this, though I haven’t dealt with this for years.

 

[txwoodworker]

obviously a buyer to avoid, what are their usernames?

 

[MMiUSA]

Out of curiosity, what shoe is it?

Exotic Loafers

If you’re positive he’s setting up new accounts, you can report the profiles for being used to get around your block list.

eBay used to care about this, though I haven’t dealt with this for years.

I probably should. I had to literally remove them from my page...

obviously a buyer to avoid, what are their usernames?

I am not 100% positive dude is doing anything nefarious, though it is 100% him setting up dupe accounts (I say this with 100% confidence). I will spoiler tag his u/n.

Spoiler: Username(s)

eddief17 and edufl32

While you are AT IT, definitely ADD the following user to your block list. Dude bought a brand new 2XB Polo RL Shirt from me, kept it for 2+ weeks, then said it is "too small". I don't accept returns, but sent him a message and asked if he still had the tags on it. Crickets. I accepted the return to be nice... and guess what? Shirt is worn, tag gone. Yay! Ruined investment.


This dude:

Spoiler: Mr. Use Yo Clothes

nja8833

 

[goatamous II]

Clearly we're in the wrong ebay business

AI Nudes Of Celebs Like Margot Robbie And Selena Gomez Are For Sale On eBay

“Top-rated sellers” on eBay are selling thousands of AI-generated and photoshopped pornographic images of at least 40 celebrities including Taylor Swift and Jenna Ortega.

www.forbes.com

 

[Fueco]

Ooh, fun…

Of course I shipped this yesterday. 🤷🏼‍♂️

 

[ppk]

I have an offer for $675 for a $745 item from someone who has zero transactions or reviews and just joined eBay on February-24th. Any advice?

 

[haloitsme]

There is always a new buyer. Would not bother too much. Use a good courier like ups / FedEx with signature to be sure.

 

[div25sec9]

How do i proceed with this one? ..an international sale; I listed the boots as "brown", but he's saying they're not as described, but rather "dark olive" without being able to provide any photos showing they're not a brown. What do i do? he hasnt opened a return ticket yet, but i think he's going to once he sees im not budging

 

[FPB]

How do i proceed with this one? ..an international sale; I listed the boots as "brown", but he's saying they're not as described, but rather "dark olive" without being able to provide any photos showing they're not a brown. What do i do? he hasnt opened a return ticket yet, but i think he's going to once he sees im not budging

Just wait until he opens the return. That said, I'd be surprised if you win. I've seen that similar fact pattern several times (buyer says it's not as described even when it is). I'm convinced it's buyer's remorse and they know how to work the system. A few years ago, eBay would side with the seller. Nowadays, buyers pretty much always get what they want (even if your listing is 100% accurate).

 

[Letric]

How do i proceed with this one? ..an international sale; I listed the boots as "brown", but he's saying they're not as described, but rather "dark olive" without being able to provide any photos showing they're not a brown. What do i do? he hasnt opened a return ticket yet, but i think he's going to once he sees im not budging

Must be the same guy that wanted to return a Pendleton wool hat years ago because it was "Olive Green not Olive Brown". Olive is a highly interpretive term and can appear as green or brown to different eyes. It's the same with "Light Gray, Mid Gray, Medium Gray".

Anyone else notice eBay did a sneaky change recently? Trying to look at a competitors' sold listings and saw that the side bar with sold listings, etc was gone. Checked out my own profile and yep eBay removed the side bar. So now when you look at a sellers listings you can only see active. I dislike this.

 

[Letric]

Ohp they fixed it and put the side bar / sold listings back for an users profile. Whew