posted on June 20, 2001 12:25:07 PM
i need to check this out with you guys b4 i dump my stuff on my seller....
it is 7 days after i paid by paypal, so i email them to find out where it was....there reply (paraphrased):
i have had a hard time with billpoint and paypal therefore i don't ship till it is 'cleared' by them. it cleared YESTERDAY so i will ship it TOMMORROW...
ARRRRRGGGGHHHHH
not only did they not stated them in their terms.....but is waiting to 'clear' a real situation??...i have sold on ebay numerous years and also had paypal & billpoint and there was never any time or delay because of waiting to clear...the freaking item was only 25.00....
this is freaking ridiculous....i think i will start sending my buying terms and that i only pay once a week and only if they hold their mouth just right....
[ edited by undercovers on Jun 20, 2001 12:27 PM ]
posted on June 20, 2001 12:38:05 PM
if you paid by e-check, sellers are specifically instructed by billpoint/paypal to wait for a "it's cleared" email before they ship - usually 3-4 business days. If credit card, then I don't know what you're seller's problem is! mary
posted on June 20, 2001 12:41:59 PM
i paid the same way i do with all my auctions and that is thru paypal...and the funds that i earn with my sales on ebay...i find it amazing that would take 7 days...
posted on June 20, 2001 12:53:48 PM
no, paying with available funds shouldn't take 7 days. My only guess (and I think someone has guessed this already) is that the seller is waiting for the funds to be transferred to his/her account before shipping. That's a little overly cautious IMO. mary
posted on June 20, 2001 12:56:18 PM
sounds like they're either new or don't quite know what they're doing, and for some reason (who knows why) feel they need to wait until the $ transfers from pp to their checking account. go figure. if they feel this way, shoulda said so in the listing.
kittyx3
mary types faster than i do
[ edited by kittykittykitty on Jun 20, 2001 12:57 PM ]
posted on June 20, 2001 01:33:54 PM
When PayPal was fairly new, I used it to pay for a small ticket item. When it didn't arrive in a reasonable time, I emailed the guy to ask what was up. He said to be patient, he was waiting for PayPal to mail him his check, and it usually took quite a while.
[ edited by kittykittykitty on Jun 20, 2001 12:57 PM ]