Buyer requirements allow you to block buyers from bidding on or purchasing your items based on criteria such as their country of registration and their buying history on eBay (read the Buyer Requirements help page for more information). Using this feature helps you minimize transactions with potentially risky buyers.

We have now made this feature even more effective. Now you’ll be able to block bidders who haven’t gone through a mobile phone-based SMS authentication process. You can choose to apply this requirement to all bidders, or only to those with a feedback score lower than 5. Blocking bidders prevents them from bidding on your items.

We have started a discussion thread on the Community forums for users to discuss this new feature. You can access this thread by clicking here - http://forums.ebay.in/thread.jspa?threadID=500000347&start=0. You can use this thread to share with us your feedback, as well as ask us questions.

In the next few weeks, sellers will also be able to see a list of buyers they have recently blocked from bidding on their listings and make changes. Stay tuned for more information.

Regards,
The eBay Team