How to Block a Buyer on eBay | Size.ly Blog (2024)

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How do I block a specific buyer on eBay? ›

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.

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.

An optional step: blocking messages

If you decide to change this, you can do so on the buyer requirements page of your eBay account. You'll find this page under the 'Site Preferences' tab in your account. Check the box that states 'Don't allow blocked buyers to contact me', and you're set.

Sellers cannot remove followers. A "follower" is just a user that has added the seller to that user's Saved Seller list. That is just one possible way to keep track of a seller's items for sale, but it is by no means the only way. Each individual user controls who goes on that user's Saved Seller list.

PRIVATE AUCTIONS where the identity of bidders is only know to the seller is something that must be set up by the seller when creating the listing. So to have your identity and bidding totally hidden you will need to bid on only private auctions setup by the seller.

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.

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.

Ebay ultimately cannot force a seller to complete a transaction just like they cannot force a non-paying buyer to remit. There are rules in place to penalize sellers who cancel transactions. And a buyer can get a strike on his account for failure to pay. But no rules exist that a seller must sell to anyone or everyone.

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.

Can you block someone from seeing you on eBay? ›

While you cannot block a specific member, you can set your feedback to Private. However, in order to sell on eBay, your feedback profile must be public.

Sellers can set up blocks, for instance; "You (a seller) can also choose to block buyers based on certain criteria. For example, buyers living in a country you don't ship to, or buyers with unpaid items cases."

Tap the My eBay button in the lower corner. Select Settings and сlick on Emails. From here, you can disable Buyer promotions, Buying activities, and Seller promotions and tips. You can uncheck as many options as you need to stop receiving specific messages.

From your initial search results, use the Advanced link in the upper right corner. Go to the Seller section, select "exclude" and then add up to ten seller usernames separated by commas and then search again to eliminate those sellers' listings from your results.

You can block up to 10 sellers' items from showing up in a search result using the filters in Advanced Search or in the left column of the search results page (More Refinements: Seller).

Yes, sellers can block buyers. Perhaps something in the communication between you made the seller feel uncomfortable about selling to you. You'll need to move on and find a different seller.

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.

You can also report a buyer from your Orders list - opens in new window or tab. Choose Leave feedback from the dropdown menu next to the item, and then select Report buyer. We take all reports seriously, but please make sure your claims are accurate. Learn more about false reporting of policy violations.