@brooky280 wrote:
The buyer who win the auction I get their details sent to me. The next bidder I searched their ID an checked their feedback. I then contacted the last person who left them feedback and they confirmed it was the same address as I had winning my listing, why would two people from the same address bid on the same item? I think it’s quite easy to see?
In answer to the above question that I have highlighted, it may just be down to something such as two separate people both living at the same address, deliberately bidding against each other on the same listing to see who could "win" the auction, despite the fact that neither bidder had any intention of paying for the item in the event that he/she won the auction.
In order to prevent the winning bidder from doing this again open an Unpaid Item Dispute and close it at the first chance that you get if the winning bidder still hasn't made payment by the time that eBay offer you the chance to close the case. When you see the question which says "Did this bidder pay for the item?" click on the "No" box and your eBay Final Value Fees will be credited back to you, although you won't receive a refund of PayPal's cut of the sale. The non-paying bidder's account will then be hit with an Unpaid Item Strike - if he/she picks up a second one within the space of twelve months, or if the strike that you hit his/her account with turns out to be the second strike to hit his/her account within a twelve month period, then he/she will find it virtually impossible to purchase anything on eBay, as most sellers with an ounce of sense have their Selling Preferences set up to automatically block timewasters who have been hit with two or more Unpaid Item Strikes during the past twelve months.
Finally, if you have not already done so by the time you read this response, do as has already been advised and add both User IDs to your Blocked Bidders List. To access your Blocked Bidders List click on this link https://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?bidderblocklogin and add the User IDs of the timewasters to the white box that appears on the screen, separating each one with a comma. Once you've done that click on the Submit button and neither of these timewasters will be able to bid on your auctions again in the future, or purchase anything that you list using the Buy It Now format, in which case they won't be able to cause you any further aggravation in the future.
