Is this a World Record?

[dancewithadingo]

I have my selling preferences set tightly and my activity log over the last 48 hours shows a buyer has made 72 attempts to place a bid all of which have been rejected because of too many non payment strikes.

Just what message do these people get? Additionally when I clicked on his profile on my (selling preferences) log it came up in red that this buyer was no longer a registered user.  How then is he able to make these futile bids? 

[tressygirl]

That's a good question,   @dancewithadingo ,  and I ' ain't ' got the answer,  but I know a man / lady who may! 🤗

kat@ebay

dave@ebay  marco@ebay

Do bidders receive an informative message why their bids are not registering?  Why then do they carry on bidding,  others have recently reported some bidding up to 40 + times ?

An unregistered user bidding?  So does that mean they can still access their eBay account?  Seemingly yes.

Thanks!  😊

[61stephenuk]

I believe the message is something like "The seller isn't accepting bids or offers from you." not very informative really,as the reason could be one or more of many.

As well as unpaid it could be delivery address/po box previous deals etc

As to the unregistered member this was probably applied after the bids were attempted.

[robbtyke132010]

I cannot believe someone can make 72 futile bids after the original rejection - how stupid can they be?? Could it be some automatic response/some "bot"?

[dancewithadingo]

Good Morning TG

Thank you as always.  As regards the no longer a registered user perhaps he only became unregistered after his last bid, although I do recall seeing a semicolon where his trading name should be many bids ago.

Thanks for the other details.

Dingo

[dancewithadingo]

Good Morning Steph.

Thank you.

[tressygirl]

Yep that unregistered therefore makes sense.  I sometimes also think when multiple bids are placed and rejected, there could be a language barrier.

My mulitple blocked bids do mainly come from overseas bidders,  who may simply not understand  the message received, and do not know why their bid is not being placed,  and bless,  will try again and again.....  and again!

[dancewithadingo]

HI TG

Not as many times as my worrying dim witted bidder.

Dingo

[tressygirl]

God loves a trier @dancewithadingo   perhaps after the 50th attempt , they thought it might work?  🤔

[dancewithadingo]

Hi TG

I am pleased to say that it didn't, furthermore I cancelled the listing. 

Dingo

PS  I have used the info that you kindly supplied to contact the second best brain in eBay.  As it was a very tricky question perhaps I should have offered a prize to the person coming up with the right answer. 

[*guinevere*]

I believe the motto is something like "To keep on doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is a sign of insanity".

[messier44000]

Can someone point me to the page where you can see activity like this 

where a buyer has failed attempts to buy for whatever reason.

Cheers

[dancewithadingo]

Good Morning Mess

I use the old system on eBay but if you are the same then go to your Summary page where you will find Activity,Message and Account. Click on account then under the heading Selling  click on selling preferences.

Have a look for the column headed up Your buyers, manage who can buy from you, click on edit which will show buyer rules manage block settings and rules activity.

Apologies it is so convoluted hopefully someone will make it easier by sending you a link.  It's worth looking at.

Good luck

Dingo

[messier44000]

Yes, that is the page for setting rules, which I use and know about.

But wanted to see how many failed attempts were made to buy and the reason as per post No1

" my activity log over the last 48 hours shows a buyer has made 72 attempts to place a bid all of which have been rejected because of too many non payment strikes"

Used to be able to see the reasons for failed purchase such and strikes, country etc.

But either moved it, removed it or more likely its right in front of me and can`t see for looking. 

[dancewithadingo]

Good Morning Mess

When you finally get to that page,which clearly you are familiar with,then there are at least in my settings, a number of columns giving the full details ie when the bid was placed,the name of the bidder,the ref no for the item and the reason that the bid(s) have been rejected etc. I don't think that you are looking in the right place.

[johnwash1]

I'm also struggling to find this.  I'm looking at https://www.ebay.co.uk/sh/allselling/listings? but not finding Activity Message or Account.

Might give me useful info to explain why sales are down?

[dancewithadingo]

Good Afternoon John

What may apply to you and Mess is that the ‘column’ of headings will not appear until you receive a hostile/rejected bid.

Hope that this helps.

Ps The bids that I received were unwelcome ones. Seventy two approx from the same person.
Sent from my iPhone

[dancewithadingo]

Good Afternoon John

Now that I am home I can reply in greater detail. John I suspect that you are on the eBay Hub while I am not. Consequently my advice and way of finding your way to this elusive log may not apply as I am on the original version of My eBay and as previously stated you are on the more modern one.

Hope that that makes sense and because of the variations between our settings I can't direct you to the log.

[tressygirl]

On the Seller Hub @johnwash1   your Buyer Activity log can be found here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/bmgt/blockedbuyeractivities

I think @messier44000   were you looking for the link above too?

[dancewithadingo]

Without TG we would all be up the creek.  That lady deserves a well earned pat on the back and a mince pie.