Ebay Automatic Payment

[bcbgcbrcb]

I would welcome it as a buyer if it's an option that I elect to choose. When you want to make an offer and there is no other way but to accept allowing this automatic payment, I hate it.

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

I would welcome it as a buyer if it's an option that I elect to choose. When you want to make an offer and there is no other way but to accept allowing this automatic payment, I hate it.

Me to! You try to get a combined shipping invoice and it tells you the buyer doesn't have combined shipping but in the descriptions most say they have combined shipping discounts so you have to contact the seller and go through all that nonsense. Ebay doesn't exactly have brilliant management.

[butchie_t]

I'm committed to the card I won anyway, so no big deal for me.

A couple of less steps for the transaction on my end as a buyer.

Set it and forget it, in many ways.


Butch T.

[raulus]

Not sure why it’s all that disturbing. It just makes your offer self-executing if the seller accepts it.

The seller can turn off this feature if they don’t want it. And if this feature sticks in your craw, then you can always decline to make an offer on pieces that require your payment data in order to make an offer.

[bcbgcbrcb]

As previously stated, buying multiple items from the same seller with combined shipping is impossible this way.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

As previously stated, buying multiple items from the same seller with combined shipping is impossible this way.

Gotcha. I guess I don't buy multiple items very often, at least not when making an offer on a BIN item.

Seems like your only hope is to contact the seller to try to work out a deal on a group of items with combined shipping. Most sellers are willing to communicate and if it means landing a sale, then they're typically happy to chat about the possibilities. Obviously this is more work, so I suppose that's still a hassle.

The other alternative is to live without combined shipping. Or just don't buy from sellers who require your payment deets when you make an offer.

[theshowandme]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

As previously stated, buying multiple items from the same seller with combined shipping is impossible this way.

Yes, have to request the fixed invoice and it’s a crap shoot on if the seller will acknowledge it

[Exhibitman]

With all of the issues with eBay shipping combinations, etc., I decided to add the shipping costs to the card price and just do free shipping. Makes life a lot easier and since eBay dings me for a fee on the shipping anyway, doesn't set my teeth clenching as much as it would as a separate charge, which is irrational yet still effective.

As for the OP, I definitely prefer the autopay option as both a seller and a buyer. I don't like to sweat a sale or spend more time arranging a payment. I have a dedicated credit card set for my buys, which I pay off every month, so it isn't a cash transfer issue either. FWIW, whatnot requires it and it is silky smooth for a seller. You never even worry about tracking whether the card has been paid, you just know it has if the sale goes through.

[jimq16415]

Originally Posted by jakebeckleyoldeagleeye

Me to! You try to get a combined shipping invoice and it tells you the buyer doesn't have combined shipping but in the descriptions most say they have combined shipping discounts so you have to contact the seller and go through all that nonsense. Ebay doesn't exactly have brilliant management.

Yesterday I made offers on 5 cards with the same seller. I sent a note asking if he would make me 1 listing for the 5 cards so he saved on transaction fees. He accepted all 5 offers and combined shipping - no problem.