posted on December 14, 2000 09:54:23 PM
I was one of those once,I love em they bid nice and high rarely go bad.Plus its great to find a new collector to get interested in my items.They just bid and bid week after week.
I just got 3 today and the bids are higher than normal on those items.
Yes O feedback bidders are some of my favorite people.
posted on December 14, 2000 10:10:12 PM
I'm with you, Adrian! My free listing day auctions ended today, and before I got around to sending out my EOA notices, I had contacts from four winners--and all of them were 0 feedback new users filled with excitement and wanting to do it right. Two have already paid with Billpoint. Some of my most mind-boggling sales have gone to 0-feedbackers, and my only two NPBs both had more than 20+ positives.
posted on December 14, 2000 10:35:25 PM
I HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU.I ALSO LOVE 0 FEEDBACK BIDDERS.I HAD SEVERAL THE LAST 2 MONTHS AND THEY ALWAYS BID HIGHER,AND PAY FAST.THERE WAS A TIME WHEN ALL OF US HAD 0 FEEDBACK.
posted on December 14, 2000 10:47:14 PM
They rarely have the pretentions that seasoned buyers have. They are usually so excited that they have won something that they follow all the terms in your EOA email to the letter.
posted on December 14, 2000 11:06:02 PM
I have to agree 100%.
New Users are so eager to please and are worried to do anything wrong (come to thing of it so was I when I was a Newbie). I never had any problems with Newcomers to E-Bay. Yahoo as a matter of fact is a totally different sack of worms. I sell overseas through E-Bay and YAHOO all my buyers from E-Bay come through with payment, over 50% of the YAHOO-buyers(99% of them being Newbies) on the other hand are deadbeats.
YAHOO buyers know that there is no way of being NARU'd; and I think that creates a lot of problems for sellers. OK, there are no fees but with that many deadbeats the whole auction business becomes more of a hassle than it is worth. (I speak for overseas now and have no idea how it is at yahoo.com)
posted on December 14, 2000 11:50:08 PM
I have had very good luck with zero or low feedback bidders.....the only ones I have had problems with ( and thats been very minimal) have been bidders with higher feedback. KNock on wood....Pam
posted on December 15, 2000 01:08:31 AM
0 feedback bidders have been very, very, good to me. I don't know if I should confess this but at one time I was a 0 feedback bidder gasp. From the attitude of a minority of sellers you get the impression that they were never a 0 feedback bidder. I've never come across a 0 feedback bidder that has failed to pay, never. The seller that turns away a 0 feedback bidder isn't the smartest businessman you'll find on eBay.
posted on December 15, 2000 02:57:26 AM
One thing to consider is that not all 0 feedback bidders are newbies. My DH, mother, and three sisters all know my ebay IDs, so I considered getting another one just so I could buy some Christmas gifts without them finding out!
posted on December 15, 2000 03:53:46 AM
I have had great 0 and low feedback customers. I have made my auctions sound welcoming and newbie friendly...because I mean it!
Newbies should be treated with respect, they may be around for awhile, at least until they meet up with certain large fb sellers...the ones who don't have time to check books for insect droppings, laundry tags & folded pages, the ones who don't have time to offer insurance or answer their emails. [Sorry, sore spots!]
One Newbie recently ask how he could figure out what he was bidding on, and from whom. I couldn't figure out why he had emailed at first, continued bidding and then nothing. He was bidding up a storm for paper items. I explained, and he went on to spend thousands! He pays hundreds for certain collector items. Apparently, all auctions were completed by his excellent feedback...and my experiences with him on 5 auctions. Love dem Newbies! And I remember I am not so old myself! LabRat4 GMOs
