Question How long to pay for ebay item

[mantleman]

Personally,
From a courtesy point of view...5 days is pushing it unless prior arrangements/notifications have been made.

If no contact has been made by the buyer, people tend to get a little jumpy and with the way EBAY has been lately (non paying bidders, etc) I am not surprised or can't blame the seller for doing so.

Andy

[Bigb13]

Yes but I have 100% and have been on since Jan 1999 so if I do not get the card in 5 days then I should leave a neg right? Rob

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Bigb13

Yes but I have 100% and have been on since Jan 1999 so if I do not get the card in 5 days then I should leave a neg right? Rob

I wouldn't personally leave a neg but I would say something in my response akin to

"Impatient seller, filed NPB after 3 business days. Happy Holidays to you too!!"





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[Bigb13]

I like that. You know I don't know why people don't give you a chance. Rob

[rdixon1208]

You can pay for ebay purchases any day, not just business days.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by rdixon1208

You can pay for ebay purchases any day, not just business days.

Some people probably do family things on the weekend and don't deal with ebay and the like on Sat and Sun.....Of course anyone can pay anytime. I have over 1700 feed back and the large majority is buying. I am sure I have paid at almost every hour of every day, at some time in the past. I was being conservative.




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[egbeachley]

Originally Posted by Leon

Some people probably do family things on the weekend and don't deal with ebay and the like on Sat and Sun.....Of course anyone can pay anytime. I have over 1700 feed back and the large majority is buying. I am sure I have paid at almost every hour of every day, at some time in the past. I was being conservative.
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For me it's sometimes the opposite. Since I can't access my regular email from work (but can access Net54baseball :-) ) and get home late, I may not pay until Saturday for an auction I sniped during the week.

[kcohen]

I think that Ebay's policy is that a seller is able to file a NPB claim from starting from 4 days after the conclusion of the auction.

[alanu]

Here's ebay's policy, then I think the buyer has 7 days to pay after the unpaid item claim is made.

"When a buyer wins an item or uses Buy It Now to purchase an item, they're obligated to complete the purchase by sending full payment to the seller.

If a buyer doesn't pay within 4 days, sellers can open an unpaid item case in the Resolution Center. If the buyer still doesn't pay or reach some other agreement with the seller, eBay may record the unpaid item on the buyer's account.

When an unpaid item case closes without payment from the buyer, sellers are eligible to receive a final value fee credit to their eBay seller account. Also, if they relist the item and it sells the second time, eBay may refund the insertion fee for the relisting. Learn more about how the free relist policy works.

Excessive unpaid items on a buyer's account may result in range of actions, including limits or loss of buying privileges."

[sportscardpete]

I always thought it was normal to pay within 24 hours. It's just more convenient for both parties. Seller gets the money quicker, buyer gets the item quicker.

[bh3443]

If I buy something, I generally pay instantly.
However, it depends on your relationship with the seller. A good friend of ours and fellow board member has a 30 day deal with me. I've only asked for terms once, and I'll pay way before the 30 days even comes close.
When selling, I expect payment within 4 days. However, I have made exceptions because in general I'm just that kind of guy (push-over,lol).
I have come across an ebay feature where I hit the buy it now button and a window popped up saying the seller wants immediate payment. I was $30 short, and needed to transfer a few $$ to my pay pal hook up. Of course I was too late and missed a nice PSA Aaron Rookie for a few hundred bucks.
Communicating by message to the buyer is key in securing a smooth transaction and long term business.
As you know, I talk too much, so I probably aggravate everyone of ebay and here with my too many messages and run on replies!
But, I love you all and mean no harm... it's a long day and night here!
Happy Holidays,
Bill Hedin