eBay car selling, bidder opened eBay account yesterday
Discussion
SCEtoAUX said:
Relist, block people with no feedback.
You can't do that any more. Ebay REALLY don't want to let you control who can bid. I've given up on auctions completely now as the winner is usually a zero feedback bot who disappears. The best you can do is remove and block the individual.
I can see you've cancelled the bid. Probably a good call, but
1) Everybody has to start somewhere
2) The maiden bid might have been outbid, so might have done you a favour
3) If they don't pay either cancel the deal or open an unpaid case to get your fees back
4) I've had as many people with some feedback default as those with none
If you've cancelled the bid block the bidder ID too. (although they can always open a different account)
1) Everybody has to start somewhere
2) The maiden bid might have been outbid, so might have done you a favour
3) If they don't pay either cancel the deal or open an unpaid case to get your fees back
4) I've had as many people with some feedback default as those with none
If you've cancelled the bid block the bidder ID too. (although they can always open a different account)
I had the same sort of thing when trying to sell my late Mum's Carisma.
I theory, I sold it four times, to holders of short-lived accounts. Not one
paid, none replied so naturally, none showed.
The next 'winner' came from the other side of the country to try to blag the car for
peanuts. He left me crap feedback but he didn't get too far hassling the MOT
garage and arguing with the emissions test results.
I pointed out in the one bit of feedback I could leave that you don't get
a new car when it's X years old and used.
The actual buyer did much of the deal via messaging. He turned up,
paid the agreed price and went off happy. The feedback was fine each way.
Despite this, I won't be putting a car on eBay again.
I theory, I sold it four times, to holders of short-lived accounts. Not one
paid, none replied so naturally, none showed.
The next 'winner' came from the other side of the country to try to blag the car for
peanuts. He left me crap feedback but he didn't get too far hassling the MOT
garage and arguing with the emissions test results.
I pointed out in the one bit of feedback I could leave that you don't get
a new car when it's X years old and used.
The actual buyer did much of the deal via messaging. He turned up,
paid the agreed price and went off happy. The feedback was fine each way.
Despite this, I won't be putting a car on eBay again.
lost in espace said:
limpsfield said:
I think you are over thinking this - let them bid.
If they bid and no one else does and they don’t pay, what have you lost exactly?
Ebay commission. You will probably get it back if the sale doesn't go through however. If they bid and no one else does and they don’t pay, what have you lost exactly?
DuraAce said:
Selling a car on ebay? Then classified ad is the only way IMHO.
Let people who are interested contact you and come and view the car in person, then work out a deal.
I wouldn't drop £2k+ on a car unseen via an auction.
But lots and lots of people are prepared to and do - Ive done it myself upto c.£18k for a vehicle that was at the other end of the countryLet people who are interested contact you and come and view the car in person, then work out a deal.
I wouldn't drop £2k+ on a car unseen via an auction.
I would let it run and see it out, whos to say this isnt a genunie bidder who has signed up for the purchase of this car?
There is zero to lose other than a few days to let the auction run and then a few mins to submit a case for a refund of the fees should it go awry?!
alorotom said:
But lots and lots of people are prepared to and do - Ive done it myself upto c.£18k for a vehicle that was at the other end of the country
You bid, won and paid for a car you'd never seen in person? You must be in a minority surely? I'd never be brave enough to risk 18k like that.
Last time I tried to sell a car on ebay it was a Merc SL500. Absolute nightmare - loads of bids from brand new accounts which kept getting automatically canceled by ebay. This went on and on, hordes of timewasting people who said "innit, bruv" a lot. Never ever again.
That experience alone makes leasing cars worthwhile. Utter ballache.
That experience alone makes leasing cars worthwhile. Utter ballache.
DuraAce said:
alorotom said:
But lots and lots of people are prepared to and do - Ive done it myself upto c.£18k for a vehicle that was at the other end of the country
You bid, won and paid for a car you'd never seen in person? You must be in a minority surely? I'd never be brave enough to risk 18k like that.
DuraAce said:
alorotom said:
But lots and lots of people are prepared to and do - Ive done it myself upto c.£18k for a vehicle that was at the other end of the country
You bid, won and paid for a car you'd never seen in person? You must be in a minority surely? I'd never be brave enough to risk 18k like that.
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