hi charles. i know we all have to start out on ebay at some time, i did and i got a message from every seller till i achieved 10 feedback ratings and got the yellow star. they just wanted to be sure i was going through with the transaction.
so why dosen't ebay do this.....
when you open a new account you MUST have 10 positive feedbacks as a buyer before you are permitted to bid on any auctions. maybe you should submit that idea to ebay. it would prevent newbies bidding.
this way you can see as a seller that they are genuine. newbies are a pain. i to have dealt with them. and as you said auction seem tainted when relisted due to the timewaster before.
i sure hope your lux goes for a fortune!!!!!! gary.