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Thread started 08/03/09 7:46pm

EmeraldSkies

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Those that sell on Ebay

how long do you normally give someone to pay for the auction that they won? Someone won one of my auctions on the 27th of last month,I sent them an invoice,and I still have received no payment or any kind of response. The person that won my auction has won only one other auction,but received positive feedback. I just don't know how long would be considered a fair amount of time to wait before offering it to the next highest bidder?
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Reply #1 posted 08/03/09 8:33pm

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have you tried contacting them?

I usually ask to have itmes paid for within 3 days of the auction ending and include this in the listing. Most people are good about paying on time. Some I have had to email and remind to pay, only one I have had to actually call by phone.
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Reply #2 posted 08/03/09 9:00pm

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veronikka said:

have you tried contacting them?

I usually ask to have itmes paid for within 3 days of the auction ending and include this in the listing. Most people are good about paying on time. Some I have had to email and remind to pay, only one I have had to actually call by phone.



Yes I have tried to contact them twice through Ebay. The first one I told them that I was still awaiting payment for the item,and to please let me know if there was a problem,and then after receiving no response for 3 days after that,I sent them another message through Ebay,and I told them that I was still waiting for the payment,but since I was selling it for someone else (which is true) I could only give them till the 6th (which would be the 10th day since the auction ended).

Does that sound fair?
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Reply #3 posted 08/03/09 10:17pm

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Sounds fair to me, maybe you should give them a call if there is a phone number available.
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Reply #4 posted 08/03/09 10:43pm

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veronikka said:

Sounds fair to me, maybe you should give them a call if there is a phone number available.



Yeah,I might try that. smile
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Reply #5 posted 08/04/09 3:03am

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Assuming they don't pay, you'll need to claim your fees back under "non-paying bidder". IIRC ebay give the buyer set periods to pay up before taking action. If I was you I'd look into that process and use those time limits as your own for paying up / taking action / re-listing.

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Reply #6 posted 08/04/09 8:23pm

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I bought and sold on Ebay. A buyer won a designer bag I've listed there for $750, and didn't pay. Another buyer won for $127.50 and didn't pay. You can report them, but also email ebay and tell them to not take their bids in the future, or if a buyer has 0 feedbacks, don't allow them to bid. Unfortunately, you would have to relist the item. You can put restrictions on bids. Check with ebay. As a buyer, I had a few bad experiences purchasing fake bags, and fought to get my money back, so watch for those. It sucks sometimes.
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Reply #7 posted 08/05/09 10:19am

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I've experienced this a couple of times where people wouldn't pay. No matter how you ask sometimes, some people don't intend to pay.

I do know that Ebay gives a 7 day (maybe 10) grace period for a buyer to pay for an item. When you go to your "My Ebay" section and click on your "Sold" items, it walks you through filing a complaint with Ebay. I've never had any success in recovering money from a non-responsive person, though.

Your best bet will be to wait until your Ebay case closes and they will credit your listing fee back. That way, you can relist it without having to pay the listing fee twice.

Did you have a timeframe in your description on when you expected the payment to be made?
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Reply #8 posted 08/05/09 12:31pm

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daPrettyman said:

I've experienced this a couple of times where people wouldn't pay. No matter how you ask sometimes, some people don't intend to pay.

I do know that Ebay gives a 7 day (maybe 10) grace period for a buyer to pay for an item. When you go to your "My Ebay" section and click on your "Sold" items, it walks you through filing a complaint with Ebay. I've never had any success in recovering money from a non-responsive person, though.

Your best bet will be to wait until your Ebay case closes and they will credit your listing fee back. That way, you can relist it without having to pay the listing fee twice.

Did you have a timeframe in your description on when you expected the payment to be made?


No I did'nt. I don't usually have to,people usually pay right after the auction has ended. I usually don't have a problem with people paying. I decied to just offer it to the second highest bidder,and hopefully they will take it,so I won't have to relist. :fingers-crossed:
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Reply #9 posted 08/05/09 12:39pm

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EmeraldSkies said:

daPrettyman said:

I've experienced this a couple of times where people wouldn't pay. No matter how you ask sometimes, some people don't intend to pay.

I do know that Ebay gives a 7 day (maybe 10) grace period for a buyer to pay for an item. When you go to your "My Ebay" section and click on your "Sold" items, it walks you through filing a complaint with Ebay. I've never had any success in recovering money from a non-responsive person, though.

Your best bet will be to wait until your Ebay case closes and they will credit your listing fee back. That way, you can relist it without having to pay the listing fee twice.

Did you have a timeframe in your description on when you expected the payment to be made?


No I did'nt. I don't usually have to,people usually pay right after the auction has ended. I usually don't have a problem with people paying. I decied to just offer it to the second highest bidder,and hopefully they will take it,so I won't have to relist. :fingers-crossed:


That is what I started doing. I started saying "payment is expected within 24 hours after the auction ends." That way, if a person wants to take longer to pay, they will usually contact you about an extension.
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Reply #10 posted 08/05/09 1:20pm

angel345

EmeraldSkies said:

daPrettyman said:

I've experienced this a couple of times where people wouldn't pay. No matter how you ask sometimes, some people don't intend to pay.

I do know that Ebay gives a 7 day (maybe 10) grace period for a buyer to pay for an item. When you go to your "My Ebay" section and click on your "Sold" items, it walks you through filing a complaint with Ebay. I've never had any success in recovering money from a non-responsive person, though.

Your best bet will be to wait until your Ebay case closes and they will credit your listing fee back. That way, you can relist it without having to pay the listing fee twice.

Did you have a timeframe in your description on when you expected the payment to be made?


No I did'nt. I don't usually have to,people usually pay right after the auction has ended. I usually don't have a problem with people paying. I decied to just offer it to the second highest bidder,and hopefully they will take it,so I won't have to relist. :fingers-crossed:

That's a good option.
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Reply #11 posted 08/05/09 1:26pm

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EmeraldSkies said:

how long do you normally give someone to pay for the auction that they won? Someone won one of my auctions on the 27th of last month,I sent them an invoice,and I still have received no payment or any kind of response. The person that won my auction has won only one other auction,but received positive feedback. I just don't know how long would be considered a fair amount of time to wait before offering it to the next highest bidder?

3 business days. Tops.
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Reply #12 posted 08/05/09 2:43pm

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daPrettyman said:

EmeraldSkies said:



No I did'nt. I don't usually have to,people usually pay right after the auction has ended. I usually don't have a problem with people paying. I decied to just offer it to the second highest bidder,and hopefully they will take it,so I won't have to relist. :fingers-crossed:


That is what I started doing. I started saying "payment is expected within 24 hours after the auction ends." That way, if a person wants to take longer to pay, they will usually contact you about an extension.



I'm going to have to do that from now on. nod
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