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How do you preQualify Flippa bidders ? Think I got a lemon.

by girltime
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Sold a site yesterday on Flippa.

Had hoped to get a lot more, but was happy to at least sell it.
I do have terms on my auction that payment is due after sale.

Anyway, I checked the profiles of bidders before accepting bids.
The winning bidder joined Flippa a while ago and also had sold two things last year.
No bad feedback.

I sent buyer congrats email last night.
No reply today.
I called # listed. An old lady answered who said she doesn't use the internet and
to please get someone to remove her number.

I still tried to have faith and chalk it up to a typo.

I looked online for alternate contact info.
I was disappointed to find that the website the buyer had tried to sell himself last year on Flippa is listed on BBB with Grade of F and complaints that he sold fake counterfeit items! There also several other complaints online but I won't bore everyone with it.

If the buyer ever does surface, I now am leery after this bad info.

Anyway, did I fall short in reviewing potential bidders ??
I sold a site nearly 2 weeks ago to a very new bidder and it was smooth sailing.
Any tips ?

Thanks.
#bidders #flippa #lemon #prequalify #scams
  • Profile picture of the author Borja Obeso
    dispute the sale, next time, make sure to ralk to all bidders when they bid
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    • Profile picture of the author girltime
      Originally Posted by Borja Obeso View Post

      dispute the sale, next time, make sure to ralk to all bidders when they bid
      Thanks
      Although I did that on another sale and since the guy didnt get back to me,
      I didnt accept his bid.
      He wrote me the next day after losing and said he would've paid 80 dollars more.
      So stressful
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  • Profile picture of the author Borja Obeso
    try to establish a hort conversation eith them, if they take the time to answer you back then they are more likely to be teally interested

    There are a lot of fake accounts of flippa, users use them to boycot their competitors
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  • Profile picture of the author Borja Obeso
    sorry for typos, hate the touch keyboard
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  • Profile picture of the author Borja Obeso
    it is, my best advice is to talk to them, if you re selling a high end wesite then make sure tey provide proof of funds

    But im guessing you sell quick sites, also it might just be bad luck
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    • Profile picture of the author girltime
      This was for a pretty good site over 15 years old.

      But I appreciate all your tips!!
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  • Profile picture of the author OLechat
    Hi girltime, can you DM me a link to the Flippa auction you mention? If they faked the phone number (we call every landline number to verify ownership, so it couldn't be a typo) that is grounds for suspension.

    The advice in this thread is correct -- it's important to qualify a bidder *before* accepting their bid. If the bidder doesn't respond in a timely manner (they have 24 hours to respond to you before their bid expires), is that really someone you want to do business with?
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