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 Author: Duwani View Messages Posted By Duwani
 Posted: Dec 22, 2023 23:48
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Duwani (35)

Location:  USA, Pennsylvania
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How do we block a seller ?
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Dec 23, 2023 06:49
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SylvainLS (46)

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In Help, Duwani writes:
  How do we block a seller ?

You go in their store, click the “Favorite Stores” on the top rigth corner, then
“Bookmark this Store” then “Dislike.”

Or you can also go in My BL | My Activity and then, in Buying, “Favorite Stores,”
click on “Least.”
That leads you here: https://www.bricklink.com/pref_favorite.asp?v=L and you
enter the member name (not the store name).
 Author: Adjour View Messages Posted By Adjour
 Posted: Dec 27, 2023 19:30
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Adjour (2461)

Location:  USA, Tennessee
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Store: The Chili is a Bit Spicy
In Help, Duwani writes:
  How do we block a seller ?

I think this is what you are looking for

https://www.bricklink.com/pref_stop.asp


Keep in mind, that for some stupid reason, this does not block direct messages.

Crystal
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Dec 28, 2023 00:43
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yorbrick (1184)

Location:  United Kingdom, England
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In Help, Adjour writes:
  In Help, Duwani writes:
  How do we block a seller ?

I think this is what you are looking for

https://www.bricklink.com/pref_stop.asp


Keep in mind, that for some stupid reason, this does not block direct messages.

Crystal

That is for sellers to block buyers from purchasing in their store, not for buyers
to block sellers from their searches.
 Author: SezaR View Messages Posted By SezaR
 Posted: Jan 5, 2024 03:29
 Subject: Re: Blocking
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SezaR (1390)

Location:  Canada, British Columbia
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In Help, Adjour writes:
  In Help, Duwani writes:
  How do we block a seller ?

I think this is what you are looking for

https://www.bricklink.com/pref_stop.asp


Keep in mind, that for some stupid reason, this does not block direct messages.

Crystal

Hey Crystal,

How much would you worry if a buyer, who called you "overzealous seller",
"bonehead seller", "does not know whats going on",..., wants
to block you?
 Author: Adjour View Messages Posted By Adjour
 Posted: Jan 5, 2024 18:05
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Adjour (2461)

Location:  USA, Tennessee
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Store: The Chili is a Bit Spicy
In Help, SezaR writes:
  In Help, Adjour writes:
  In Help, Duwani writes:
  How do we block a seller ?

I think this is what you are looking for

https://www.bricklink.com/pref_stop.asp


Keep in mind, that for some stupid reason, this does not block direct messages.

Crystal

Hey Crystal,

How much would you worry if a buyer, who called you "overzealous seller",
"bonehead seller", "does not know whats going on",..., wants
to block you?

World ending. I'd be distraught. XD Then I'd reply to their feedback
with a non sequitur.





Seriously though, when I'm teaching people Ebay, I have to explain to new
sellers that you are going to have to block tons of people, and to not feel bad
about it. IMO the more questions asks the bigger then pain the person ends up
being.




Crystal
 Author: SezaR View Messages Posted By SezaR
 Posted: Jan 5, 2024 19:37
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SezaR (1390)

Location:  Canada, British Columbia
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Store: Sezar's trains
In Help, Adjour writes:
  In Help, SezaR writes:
  In Help, Adjour writes:
  In Help, Duwani writes:
  How do we block a seller ?

I think this is what you are looking for

https://www.bricklink.com/pref_stop.asp


Keep in mind, that for some stupid reason, this does not block direct messages.

Crystal

Hey Crystal,

How much would you worry if a buyer, who called you "overzealous seller",
"bonehead seller", "does not know whats going on",..., wants
to block you?

World ending. I'd be distraught. XD Then I'd reply to their feedback
with a non sequitur.


I would just wait few hours and the feedback will be automatically removed since
the NPD was completed few hours ago.

  



Seriously though, when I'm teaching people Ebay, I have to explain to new
sellers that you are going to have to block tons of people, and to not feel bad
about it. IMO the more questions asks the bigger then pain the person ends up
being.

I get blocked on Ebay more often. I am an established seller here and I think
I know why (for what reasons) and when I should block somebody. But I have no
idea why I get blocked by some sellers on Ebay. I already know that by messaging
a seller to ask extra photos,... I am already at risk of getting blocked.
Later time, I got blocked by a seller in the USA after few messages back and
forth. I have absolutely no idea why he blocked me. I politely asked him the
reason and what I did wrong. He did not answer me. As a seller, I literally cannot
come with a reason that he might have to block me.
I believe you did not teach him when and who he has to block.

I wanted badly his rare Lego listings and used a friend's account to buy
the products from him. Now I really want to leave a negative feedback for him.
Is this over-reacting?

I can even pass my communications with him. Maybe you have a better understanding
on how Ebay works.

  



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 Author: Adjour View Messages Posted By Adjour
 Posted: Jan 5, 2024 21:34
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Adjour (2461)

Location:  USA, Tennessee
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  I get blocked on Ebay more often. I am an established seller here and I think
I know why (for what reasons) and when I should block somebody. But I have no
idea why I get blocked by some sellers on Ebay. I already know that by messaging
a seller to ask extra photos,... I am already at risk of getting blocked.
Later time, I got blocked by a seller in the USA after few messages back and
forth. I have absolutely no idea why he blocked me. I politely asked him the
reason and what I did wrong. He did not answer me. As a seller, I literally cannot
come with a reason that he might have to block me.
I believe you did not teach him when and who he has to block.

I wanted badly his rare Lego listings and used a friend's account to buy
the products from him. Now I really want to leave a negative feedback for him.
Is this over-reacting?

I can even pass my communications with him. Maybe you have a better understanding
on how Ebay works.

Well, I have a couple ideas for you.

One, I've noticed that Americans in general, tend to freak out if they aren't
used to selling out of the country, I don't know if we get conditioned to
think everyone outside of the USA is a scammer, or its just inate, but the amount
of people posting on forums asking if completely normal buyers are scamming them
simply because they are outside the USA is really really high (we see it here
on occasion as well)

My next guess is Ebay has changed their return and feedback rules and its gotten
out of hand, and I'm guessing it spooks alot of sellers. We now get completely
screwed if there is a return, and usually asking questions means a pickier buyer,
which raises the risk for returns. I've personally blocked people asking
about expensive items on ebay because at this point I'm terrified of returns.
I've been moving all my items to Mercari because of this.

I had like 2 returns in 7 years on ebay, but recently I've had, what, 6,
7? It's gotten completely out of hand, AND we can't leave negative feedback.
Garbage site at this point

as far as the neg, I don't know. If the above seems like it makes sense to
you (he got spooked) then I wouldn't, but if hes just a jerk go for it. Negs
do disapear after 6 months, so I personally don't sweat them, but even if
he freaks out, he'll be fine.
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Jan 6, 2024 04:54
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  I wanted badly his rare Lego listings and used a friend's account to buy
the products from him. Now I really want to leave a negative feedback for him.
Is this over-reacting?

Does your friend want to be blocked too as they will be if they leave negative
feedback? The seller might have more sets you or your friend wants in future.
Also the seller might be able to appeal against the feedback if you mention details
not related to the transaction as the reason for the negative.
 Author: zorbanj View Messages Posted By zorbanj
 Posted: Jan 6, 2024 18:23
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zorbanj (815)

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In Help, SezaR writes:
  
I wanted badly his rare Lego listings and used a friend's account to buy
the products from him. Now I really want to leave a negative feedback for him.
Is this over-reacting?

Yes, let it go. Ebay makes every seller paranoid.


  I can even pass my communications with him. Maybe you have a better understanding
on how Ebay works.

Feel free to send your communications to me. I've been selling on eBay for
almost 25 years.