eBay now have new tool to blocks problematic buyers

[Hendra]

Just in case you guys don't know, eBay now allow sellers to block buyers who have 2 Unpaid Item Strikes in the past 12 months and buyers who have been reported by other sellers for 4 policy violations in the past 6 months. Previously, sellers could only block buyers who have 2 UPI strikes in the past 1 month and no way to block those for policy violations at all.

 

To use this tool, login to your eBay account, and click this link http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?BuyerBlockPreferences

 

The link is legit but if you don't trust me or don't feel comfortable clicking the link, you can use the tool another way. Login to your eBay account, click Site Map at the upper right hand corner of the screen, right in the middle under Selling Activities, click Block Bidder/Buyer List, under Buyer Block Exemption List, click Buyer Blocks.

 

Either way should bring you to a page where you can set up your Buyer Requirement. This setting should be applicable to all current and future listings. But just to be sure, you should double check each and every listing, check the Buyer Requirement section and verify if this is the case.

[Buyatari]

Its nice they extended it from 1 month to 12 months. However, the policy violations part is just about worthless. How would a buyer get 4 of these anyway? Not to mention that a seller with 4 violations is either suspended or booted from ebay.