Should I be worried about a non-paying bidder here?

[btw1217]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...name=STRK:MESE:IT&viewitem=&item=110061157381

I'm an eBay powerseller, and I've had my fair share of sells and non-paying bidders, but I particularly want to avoid one in this case. I just can't conceivably see why anyone would bid that much. And the fact that he's been a eBay member for less than a week worries me a little.

 

[YoshiFan1]

It is kind of suspicious. If you want to be 100% safe, cancel his bids and block him from bidding on your listings.

 

[Kendro]

Isn't it possible to contact that bidder via eBay?

 

[btw1217]

[quote name='Kendro']Isn't it possible to contact that bidder via eBay?[/QUOTE]

It is, but I'm afraid of losing his business by offending him if he does intend to pay and I ask him about it.

Err, I dunno. I just feel bad saying "Hey, I noticed you just joined and have a zero feedback score, and was wondering if you are intending on paying for this item if you win it?"

 

[Black05Hemi]

He has no feedback, I use to e-mail no-feedback bidders all the time, asking they're intentions to pay for the item if they won...Now, I just use buy it now's only with immediate payment by paypal required...No more worries about deadbeat bidders for me

 

[Kendro]

This is pretty intriguing. On one hand, you have a buyer, rscrbbb, who would legitimately pay up to $75.00 for your auction. Yet on the otherhand, by cancelling all of pandabearboy1's bids, the auction may not reach that $75.00 mark and rscrbbb may end up winning the auction for a lot less.

 

[btw1217]

[quote name='Black05Hemi']He has no feedback, I use to e-mail no-feedback bidders all the time, asking they're intentions to pay for the item if they won...Now, I just use buy it now's only with immediate payment by paypal required...No more worries about deadbeat bidders for me[/QUOTE]

I thought about going that route, but I don't want to alienate the people without paypal accounts, or those who would rather pay with a check or money order.

 

[btw1217]

[quote name='Kendro']This is pretty intriguing. On one hand, you have a buyer, rscrbbb, who would legitimately pay up to $75.00 for your auction. Yet on the otherhand, by cancelling all of pandabearboy1's bids, the auction may not reach that $75.00 mark and rscrbbb may end up winning the auction for a lot less.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I think I'll just let it go. If he doesn't pay, I'll offer rscrbbb the second chance offer, and if he doesn't want it, then I'll just relist it.