10-05-2005, 01:52 AM
I saw this mentioned in a Times (of London) article about fraud on eBay UK, but this is an American company. The service might be useful if you sell high ticket items (computers, eBay Motors, etc).
Reliabid http://www.reliabid.com/public/index.html
This is what they do:
The fee schedule is here:
http://www.reliabid.com/public/fees.html
There is a monthly fee to use the service ranging from $1.99 per month (under 10 auctions, $17.99 per collection) to $7.99 per month (over 100 auctions, $9.99 per collection)
Reliabid http://www.reliabid.com/public/index.html
This is what they do:
Quote:The ReliaBid program automatically inserts a warning seal into its members' auctions to deter non-paying bidders. The goal of the ReliaBid program is to prevent non-paying bidders before they happen. However, should a buyer turn out to be a non-paying bidder, ReliaBid offers access to debt collection services- including credit reporting- by one of the premier debt collection agencies in the United States.
Quote:The decision to collect or not collect on an unpaid item is always entirely up to you, the seller. If you decide to initiate the collection process you will find that using ReliaBid's "click through" service is easy and efficient. It only takes a few clicks to login, select the offending auction, enter some information about the auction, and authorize Hunter Warfield, Inc. to start work on your behalf.
Hunter Warfield is a nationally recognized debt collection firm. Now, they are ready to collect and credit report for you.
A collection may result in a series of up to four letters being sent to the non-paying bidder. In the unlikely event that you still do not receive payment, you may have the option to ask Hunter Warfiled to report the non-paying bidder to major credit bureaus, which may adversely affect the credit of the non-paying bidder.
The fee schedule is here:
http://www.reliabid.com/public/fees.html
There is a monthly fee to use the service ranging from $1.99 per month (under 10 auctions, $17.99 per collection) to $7.99 per month (over 100 auctions, $9.99 per collection)