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After recently experiencing a no-pay on a vintage car, I realize just how important ADVANCED SEARCH really is! I had put many hours effort and research into selling this car..went through 7 days of "Questions for the Seller" and the excitement of the final bids at the auctions end~just to be let down by a non-paying bidder with 0 feedback! Then I used eBay's handy-dandy ADVANCED SEARCH! I typed in my high bidders name and clicked on Items by Bidder. WOW~I found that he had bid on 2 other cars and several other items in about 24 hours. If I had not waited till the end of the auction..I would have relized that I should cancel his bid! During the auction, when I saw that he had 0 feedback I was concerned..but we all start with 0, so I hated to jump to the wrong conclusion. I did email him, asking if he really intended to carry through..I never got a reply! I know now that I could have saved myself alot of trouble if I had researched this person before the auction ended! My new motto is..If something smells fishy..go fishin'! eBay has many tools to help sellers, so make good use of them!
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