How to block buyers with 5 or less feedback (2024)

FAQs

How to block buyers with less than 5 feedback? ›

Blocking A Buyer

To block buyers with low feedback, go into my eBay and seller preferences and go to the blocked buyers list. Then you can go into buyer requirements and stop those with five feedback or less from being able to contact you.

You cannot do it. You can block bidders with a minus feedback but not with a zero. Only thing you can do is cancel their bids and put them on your blocked bidders list.

Actually you can't block buyers with 0 feedbacks for a valid reason. Anyone who enters eBay for the first time should be able to buy anything without a hassle.

You cannot set a requirement for a minimum number of feedback.

When you place a buyer on your block list, it blocks them from buying from you. There is no block to prevent buyers from leaving feedback.

They won't know they are blocked, unless you have told them, until they go to bid or buy. Then they receive a message that states, This seller is not accepting bids from you.

By default, blocked buyers are still able to contact you about your listings. If you don't want them to contact you, select Don't allow blocked buyers to contact you in Site Preferences (they may still be able to get in touch with you if it's about an existing transaction).

If you've had an issue with a buyer and don't want them to purchase or bid on your items, you can add them to your Blocked buyers list. They'll be unable to place bids or buy from you until you remove them from the list.

No. Sellers can't leave negative (or neutral) feedback for buyers because too many sellers were using the threat of negative retaliation to discourage less than positive feedback from buyers no matter how warranted it was.

Besides the fact that shill bidding is against eBay policies and is in fact considered a federal crime (felony wire fraud), shill bidding by dishonest sellers results in unsuspecting buyers to having to pay more and the widespread corruption of these cheating sellers results in the loss of integrity and trust that ...

How to block buyers on eBay? ›

eBay sellers have control over who can bid on and buy their items. You can block individual buyers or set buyer requirements based on specific criteria.

Buying limits placed by sellers

Sellers can make their listings unavailable to a specific list of bidders. They can block buyers with low feedback scores or buyers they no longer wish to do business with.

No, you can't automatically block members with 0 feedback because EVERYONE starts at 0. You can start selling with cheaper, simpler to ship items so you minimize your risk of loss until you build up a reputation and sell higher priced items safely.

Block a buyer

Go to the Block bidders or buyers from your listings - opens in new window or tab page. Enter the buyer's username in the text box (you can add up to 5,000 usernames).

You might need to block a buyer if they are always bidding on your items and then canceling their bids, because it wastes your time. Interactions with them are always negative or abusive. If a buyer is constantly verbally abusive, or if interactions with them are always difficult, you should block them.

You can find all of the feedback you've left for sellers in your Feedback profile - opens in new window or tab. Once you've left feedback, you won't be able to edit or delete it, unless you ask the seller to send you a feedback revision request.