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What are buyer requirements
By specifying buyer requirements you block buyers from bidding on or purchasing your items based on criteria you specify. You can block buyers who:
Do not have a PayPal account
Have received Unpaid Item strikes
Are registered in countries to which you don't ship
Have reportedly violated eBay policies
Have a Feedback score lower than the number you specify
Are currently winning or have bought '1-100' of your items in the last 10 days (depending on the number you specify)
You can also block buyers based on their user ID.
By selecting buyer requirements you may reduce your exposure to buyers who could make transactions difficult, but it will also reduce the overall number of potential buyers you'll have for your items. For this reason, you should think carefully before blocking buyers.
Specifying buyer requirements globally
Follow these steps to select buyer requirements for all your listings:
Click the Account tab, and then click the Site Preferences link in the left navigation.
In the Selling Preferences section, scroll to Buyer requirements, and then click the Show link.
On the Buyer Requirements page, select your requirements.
Click the Submit button to save your requirements.
The requirements you select will be applied to your current and future listings and can be disabled at any time.
Exceptions
In some cases your requirements won’t apply to current listings. You’ll need to revise the listing individually to enable your requirements if:
You created the listing with a template that specified different buyer requirements
You revised a listing via Turbo Lister but didn’t sync the item with your settings in My eBay first.
Relisting your item
If you relist your item it will use the buyer requirements you'd specified in the original listing.
Specifying buyer requirements for a single listing
To specify buyer requirements for a specific listing, follow these steps:
In the Sell your Item form, scroll to the Other things you'd like buyers to know section.
If the Buyer requirements option isn't displayed, click the Add or remove options link.
In the pop-up window, select the Buyer requirements checkbox, and then click the Save button.
In the Sell Your Item form, click the Add buyer requirements link.
Select the checkbox next to the requirements you want, then click the Save button.
Viewing the list of blocked buyers
To see buyers who have been blocked from bidding on or buying your items as a result of your requirements:
Click the Account tab, and then click the Site Preferences link in the left navigation.
Scroll to the Selling Preferences section and click the Show button next to Buyer requirements.
Click the Buyer Requirements Activity Log link.
A table is displayed showing users who have been blocked over the past 60 days as a result of the buyer requirements you've selected. Also displayed are the date the member was blocked and the buyer requirement that caused the block.
This information helps you understand how your selected buyer requirements are impacting your business. For example, you choose to block buyers in countries to which you don't ship, but find that a significant number of users from a particular country are interested in your items. You can decide to begin shipping to that country and lift that buyer requirement to capitalize on their interest in your items.
Creating an exemption list
If you've already set up buyer blocks, you can allow specific eBay members to bid on or purchase your items regardless of any requirements by adding them to your buyer requirements exemption list. Use one of the following methods to exempt buyers:
Exempting buyers using the buyer requirements exemption list Enter the user IDs of the eBay members you want to exempt from buyer requirements.
Exempting buyers using the buyer requirements activity log:Click the Account tab, and then click the Site Preferences link in the left navigation.
In the Selling Preferences section, scroll to Buyer requirements, and then click the Show link.
Click the Buyer Requirements Activity Log link.
Click the checkbox next to the eBay Members you want to exempt.
Click the Exempt from Buyer Requirements button at the bottom of the page.
Note: You'll sometimes see an asterisk (*) in place of a user ID in the Buyer Requirements Activity Log because we can't disclose certain user IDs in accordance with our Privacy Policy and User Agreement. In this case, you'll be unable to add those members to your Buyer Requirements Exemption List.
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