Slow eBay payers

[chippy1970]

Anyone here an avid eBayer ?

How long do you guys normally wait before opening a non payment case.

I had an item finish Sunday and not heard a thing. I normally get payment the next day at the latest.

I've looked on the net for info but there's so much conflicting info.

The guy has 100% feedback and has been an eBayer since 2004 so hopefully he's genuine.

 

[Woodchips2]

Hi Chippy
Have you sent an invoice? I sometimes find with buyers with few transactions that they expect the initiative to come from the seller. Could also be he fell off a ladder on Monday and is lying in hospital thinking how am I going to pay Chippy :lol:
Regards Keith

 

[carlb40]

I now put in my listings payment to be made with 24hrs of auction end, other wise bid will be cancelled blah blah. I looked into it last year as i had to wait nearly a week for a payment. Which it seems ebay allows. I think they say 7 days before a case can be opened. I will see if i can find the info again.

Sad i know, but if i am bidding on an item. I will be there waiting to see if i win, if i do i pay straight away.


EDIT

Ebay says you need to wait 4 days

http://answercenter.ebay.com/question/E ... /900255845

 

[chippy1970]

Lol yeah you never know.

Yeah I always do it by the book and invoice the buyer. I've since sent a private message and as far as I can tell eBay send out an automatic reminder 3 days after the end of the auction.

 

[chippy1970]

:grin: just heard a pleasant cher ching !! From my eBay app all paid up .:grin:

 

[pip1954]

hi chippy i send invoice then after three days send reminder asking if every thing is ok and if they have over looked making payment & saying if there is a problem please get in touch , if every thing is ok please make payment in seven days , as after seven days i will open non payment with ebay.
normally works.
pip

 

[keithkarl2007]

It could have been out of the purchasers control. I bid on an item last week and it ended at the weekend. My internet went down Friday and wasn't back up until Monday. I sent the seller a message explaining what happened but I had sent the payment as soon as my connection was back.

 

[Webby]

had the same problem as above post ...except my computer crashed ...the dreaded BLUE screen .........
had to use my neighbours pc in the end


Dave :O)

 

[DeanN]

I sold an item on the 27th, and its now the 29th and no sign of payment. Normally I wouldn't bother and leave it for a while, but I'd costed the postage based on current RM rates which change after the bank holiday adding £2.70 to the cost. If I don't get paid today, it won't get posted tomorrow, and I will be out of pocket through no fault of my own.

 

[Hitch]

I find it more and more frequently, probably about 1 in 5 sales.

I normally file a non paying bidder report as soon as possible, after sending the invoice twice.

I am one of them that keeps an eye on things i'm bidding on. Sometimes I may take almost a day to pay, if the item ends while at work, i generally pay up in the evening.

With the amount of technology people have in their pockets all the time, theres not really much of an excuse imo.