topic Re: Time waster in Member To Member Support

Time waster

krsca_40 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:19:02 GMT

I sold my Xbox via the auction on eBay the winner buyer weirdly starting asking how I will package the item and I was to send photos before the paid for it and then got a message asking me to cancel

how should I handle this as I dont use ebay much

attached photos from the messages

Re: Time waster

jckl1957 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:26:04 GMT

I would just cancel the sale.

Get the item relisted.

Block the time wasting buyer.

You may be able to offer it to the under bidder whose bid was only £2 lower than the auction winner's,

Re: Time waster

krsca_40 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:13:10 GMT

Thanks, this will be the 3rd time posting it the first winning buyer had a genuine reason trans then the time waster

Re: Time waster

john1297576 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:25:39 GMT

If it is a time waster who has not paid, I feel zI would wait 4 days and cancel for Non Payment on day 5.

That gives time waster an unpaid strike and as a bonus No Feedback can be left, as some nasty buyers would leave negatives.

You also should block him and set your preferences to block any buyers with two or more unpaid strikes. This would normally avoid any more time wasters.