posted on May 4, 2004 06:59:03 PM
I currently have an auction running and the bidding is getting way out of there. The high bidder is a new person with 0 feedback. I'm a bit nervous. If she made a mistake in a proxy bid, would the time be when she made that proxy bid? In other words, would I be able to tell by the time she placed the most recent bid if it was a recent bid or a proxy bid? I just don't want to hear "but I made a mistake in bidding" when the auction closes.
posted on May 4, 2004 09:03:05 PM
I have an idea for you. With what you sell I imagine there are a lot of new buyers. What I have seen in other auctions is a sentence in your description that buyers with 0 - 10 feed back must email me before bidding. Some auctions I have read said if you have 0 feedback or a negative seller has the right to cancel your bid. You might implement something like that. You must have some interesting patterns or finished products that are quite wanted. Good for you.
posted on May 4, 2004 09:07:50 PM
Another idea for you is. Do you have an about me page at eBay? If so Put your guarantee in there and be specific and then link from your terms of service to your About Me Page. I do that with my Canadian and International Bidders.
posted on May 4, 2004 09:46:21 PM
Bizzy...They will either pay, or they won't. Don't worry about it until the auction ends. I've had many instances where a person signed up to specifically bid on one of my auctions. It's usually a case of them suddenly finding something they've been searching for a long time. Although 0 feedback bidders make all sellers nervous at times, my experience has been that they bid higher and instigate more bidding wars than many seasoned veterans. Keep your fingers crossed and hope for the best. Even a bidder with 100 feedback came come up with an end of auction sob story. Selling on Ebay is like buying a lottery ticket, only the odds of winning are better.
Edited to add: In answer to your original question, all of her bids will show the date the proxy was placed until someone exceeds it in which case her next bid will have the current date and time of the bid.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
[ edited by sparkz on May 4, 2004 09:50 PM ]
posted on May 6, 2004 05:21:13 PM
Be sure to write down all the e-mail addresses of all the bidders before the auction closes. Then if this newby does deadbeat, you can get in touch with the under bidders to offer it to them.
