help with abidder

[kay122]

Would i be ok with this bidder she as no feed back and just joined she has bidd my wii up to £150 would i be safe I no we all have to start somewhere and she is bidding on some of my games will i be safe
kiay

[tyroleandancer]

Would i be ok with this bidder she as no feed back and just joined she has bidd my wii up to £150 would i be safe I no we all have to start somewhere and she is bidding on some of my games will i be safe
kiay

We all have to start somewhere
I had a bidder with over a 100 feedback buy an item from me last week
They failed to pay and have not responded to any messages

[angelic]

Would i be ok with this bidder she as no feed back and just joined she has bidd my wii up to £150 would i be safe I no we all have to start somewhere and she is bidding on some of my games will i be safe
kiay

Have a look at what else your bidder may be bidding on using Search by Bidder.
It could be she is new and enthusiastic, but it could be a competitor bumping up your auctions to make their own look more favourable ;)

Hopefully all will be OK and she will be a genuine bidder, if not, come back for more advice.
It is always a good idea to be cautious especially with an expensive and popular item ;)

[vikki]

Kay, TD is right, you never can tell, irrespective of feedback. I'd give her a chance. The absolute worst that can happen is she doesn't pay and you either do a second chance offer or get a FVF credit and have to relist. If your still not sure why not send her a message welcoming her to ebay and asking her how she intends to pay or something, just to build up a relationship :D

[Freebird]

I agree with the above posts - you can never tell. I get a large number of newbies bidding large amounts of money on my items and so far have never had a problem (touch wood).

One think I would suggest is to make sure her paypal address is confirmed if she wins. That would tell you that she has a credit card on file or a bank account attached and has therefore been checked out by paypal. It still doesn't make it 100% foolproof though.

The other idea would be (and I've done this a few times) to email her if she wins and offer her a postage discount if she pays by bank transfer. That way there's no chance of chargebacks/dodgy cheques etc.

[fairygirl]

As others have said we all have to start somewhere. I actually sold a Wii on ebay to someone with no feedback myself strangely enough and had no problems, it's likely (as was in my case) that they've just signed up an account specifically because they want a Wii and want to see what deals they can get on ebay.

[Tuckerpoo]

What I do for items I don't want to be mucked about on is send them an email asking for a home phone number, and their name (not a mobile) just explaining that as they have no feedback I have no other way of finding out if they are genuine or not. I have always had a response and never had a problem since I began doing that. I started doing it as some nasty seller who didn't like the feedback I gave started to bid on everything as a new bidder:rolleyes: I then phone them to check. It's an expensive item they are bidding on so is worth checking on. I also explain why I am doing it and they have always been fine with it;)