posted on September 6, 2002 08:59:42 AM new
It's hard to believe that some posters here say they've only had a few deadbeats in many years at ebay. The deadbeat ratio must depend on what the sellers are selling.
After three such incidents, eBay generally suspends the user. But that’s no deterrent. Determined deadbeats just re-register under a new name and start all over.
The buyers know how incredibly easy it is to register again and most have a wallet full of credit cards.
posted on September 6, 2002 09:41:27 AM new
The article says:
“In one month I had 14 percent deadbeat bidders for my auctions,” Van Horn said.
eBay says:
“It’s not a large amount,” Donlay said. “If you look at all sorts of fraud, it amounts to just one-one hundredth of 1 percent of transactions.”
14% or .01%? I guess they don't count deadbeat bidders as fraud.
posted on September 6, 2002 11:10:04 AM new
The article is full of all kinds of inaccuracies and omissions. The writer has obviously never sold a thing on ebay or the editor hacked up the original copy.
posted on September 6, 2002 11:22:10 AM new
It certainly has risen for us over the last three months. It's running between 10 and 15 percent.
Some of you know Marie and the CD auctions she runs. She ships before receiving payment if the bidder's feedback is +10 or greater. I could never do that. Some of the worst offenders I've experienced have three-digit feedback. Maybe there's a sense of complacency that sets in at that point for them, because the attitude I get is invariably, "I'm not paying for it. Go ahead and neg me, I don't care." There are enough amateur and inept sellers out there that these ladies (sorry, they are always women) get away with it most of the time without getting a neg.
