are there a lot of troll bidders on eBay?

[Eye of the Tiger]

this past week i had a guy bid on an item, then email me to say he did not want it. then right before the auction ended he bid again, won the item then emailed again saying he did not want it

obviously a shill troll

is this a big problem on eBay?
i did report him

[sheetwowsheet]

I would report him to eBay. Their rules state that a buyer undertakes to buy the item if they place a bid and win. You could also report him as a non-paying buyer. These morons are a pain to decent eBayers.

[GinoParisian]

Ever heard the saying "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me?" The shame is on you for not blocking the guy after his first bid. You let him play games with you and cost you money.

I have never had a problem like this in my entire 14-year selling career on eBay, and that's probably due to my target market: middle-aged women. They have no time or interest in playing stupid games like this, in getting into pissing contests, or in ripping people off. Unlike bored kids these days. So if you're selling products that target kids, you can expect to deal with this sort of stupidity.

Regardless, I would ignore the buyer's message and simply open an unpaid item case in two days.