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12-02-2007, 05:16 PM
|  | Denim God | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In my house :D
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| | | I don't understand ebay bidders sometimes
When I say that you need to have a confirmed address... why would you bid when you know that you DON'T?!
I state in my auctions TWICE that you need to have a confirmed address and people still bid.. I just don't get it. Do they just not read the auctions or something? And also, when I tell bidders that have less than 10 feedbacks to email me prior to bidding... what do they do? Bid anyway.  Done ranting.
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12-02-2007, 05:30 PM
|  | Denim Addict | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: berkeley, ca
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| | omg i kno.
im soooo sick of ebay and the morons who don't read things before they bid.
iv had to relist things sometimes as many as 3 times b/c of nonpaying bidders/ ppl who are too stupid read before they win my stuff. grrrr  the AF mall.
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12-02-2007, 05:33 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado
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| | | A lot of people are unethical. That's why. |
12-02-2007, 05:34 PM
|  | Administrator | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westchester, NY
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| | | I think the majority of bidders don't even know what a confirmed address is, even if they read it |
12-02-2007, 05:37 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In my house :D
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| | | I reckon I would ask questions if I wasn't sure of something in an auction. *sigh*
I hope this bidder decides to confirm her address..
I've had to re-list this auction twice already.
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12-02-2007, 05:38 PM
|  | Denim God | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey
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Originally Posted by idalis  I think the majority of bidders don't even know what a confirmed address is, even if they read it | Yeah but there's some stuff they have to understand. I put in giant bold caps that I won't ship internationally and I still get messages asking "Hi will you ship to israel?"  I think most of them just don't read |
12-02-2007, 05:39 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado
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Originally Posted by idalis I think the majority of bidders don't even know what a confirmed address is, even if they read it | Another good explanation. Yet, I don't see ignorance as an excuse. |
12-02-2007, 05:39 PM
| | Administrator | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westchester, NY
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| | ^ lol. well send them to my auctions then  (under phish) |
12-02-2007, 05:49 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lansing, MI
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Originally Posted by Phishphood Yeah but there's some stuff they have to understand. I put in giant bold caps that I won't ship internationally and I still get messages asking "Hi will you ship to israel?" I think most of them just don't read | If I ever list anything again on eBay, which may be never, I will be sure to include that I do not ship outside of North America. I refuse to deal with any other country. I had issues selling a phone, put it in huge letters that I will NOT ship outside of the U.S. Phone sells, and where is winning bidder from? Belgium. What the fuck? |
12-02-2007, 05:52 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey
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Originally Posted by Heavy Fluid If I ever list anything again on eBay, which may be never, I will be sure to include that I do not ship outside of North America. I refuse to deal with any other country. I had issues selling a phone, put it in huge letters that I will NOT ship outside of the U.S. Phone sells, and where is winning bidder from? Belgium. What the fuck? | I'm lucky, they never actually won any of my stuff, so I didn't have to deal with anything other than the stupid emails |
12-02-2007, 06:06 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In my house :D
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| | | I do ship international but in my auctions, I only have info for Canada. They usually email me and ask me about shipping to other countries but this non-confirmed address thing, wtf? It's in RED at the TOP of my auction and even where I have payment information. I just don't get it.
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12-02-2007, 06:40 PM
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| | | I wish that I could reach across the intraweb and bitch slap some of these idiots. |
12-02-2007, 06:41 PM
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| |  Took the words right outta my mouth
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12-02-2007, 07:56 PM
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| | | the thing is that even if you explain to people HOW to check to see if they are confirmed with PP, they wouldn't do it anyhow.
Just like you can state in 18pt in huge RED writing that you only ship within the US and you will still get emails asking to ship here and there.
....just like you can state the inseam and still get 10 questions asking.. |
12-03-2007, 02:12 AM
|  | Denim Addict | | Join Date: May 2006
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Originally Posted by motech
Just like you can state in 18pt in huge RED writing that you only ship within the US and you will still get emails asking to ship here and there.
| But surely there's no harm in asking?  Usually I try to avoid auctions where the seller states US only but if there's something I really want I email and ask if I may bid and that I'll pay for insurance and delivery confirmation and whatnot. Very few sellers have said no.
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12-03-2007, 09:11 AM
|  | Moderator | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: LI, NY
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| | If you state: (which is what I do)
CONFIRMED PAYPAL ADDRESSES IN USA UK AND CANADA ONLY!
ALL OTHERS must use Bidpay!
That should cover you plainly though it doesnt always. 
ONLY US UK & CA can even GET confirmed addy so it helps to weed out some of the people that think VERIFIED is the same as CONFIRMED. 
You can also set your PP to accept ONLY confirmed payments but that will work only for US payments.
Why whine about 10+ FB?
I state ZERO to email before bidding, and they never do.
I don't cancel their bids....it helps create bidding competition...and pushes up the price.
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12-03-2007, 09:33 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lansing, MI
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| | | It is common sense. If it says in huge red letters, "IF YOU HAVE 0 OR NEGATIVE FEEDBACK, EMAIL ME BEFORE BIDDING." 99% of the time, they just bid anyway. What part of that did the bidder not get? I said it in huge red letters, and they bid anyway. It is just so damn aggravating that it makes me want to stop browsing eBay. Between the lack of common sense, and all the fake crap on there, I am really starting to loathe eBay. |
12-03-2007, 11:04 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In my house :D
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| | | ARGH! All 12 of my listings have ended and 7 have unconfirmed address. *sigh* What a headache.
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12-03-2007, 11:18 PM
| | Denim Lover | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Missouri...Go Cards!
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Originally Posted by idalis I think the majority of bidders don't even know what a confirmed address is, even if they read it | I agree with this. The last buyer I had thought I just wanted her to send me her address to confirm where the item needed to be sent. This was even after I had stated twice to "confirm your address with PayPal." |
12-03-2007, 11:35 PM
| | Denim God | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In my house :D
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Originally Posted by Genevieve I agree with this. The last buyer I had thought I just wanted her to send me her address to confirm where the item needed to be sent. This was even after I had stated twice to "confirm your address with PayPal." |
I know! I've had numerous buyers do this too.
I tell them they have to confirm through paypal and if they need help, to let me know.
I can tell a lot of them get frustrated and I tell them that this will benefit them later on.
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