posted on July 30, 2008 09:26:30 AM new
I am getting buyers who tell me I will pay by money order, I don't have a Paypal account. You wait two weeks...nothing. Then one fine day out of the blue they pay by Paypal. I have had 3 people do this in the last month. Or you sent the invoice 3 times and maybe they get arount to paying you in a week or so. Why don't they just e-mail me and say I don't get payed until Friday of next week. E-Bay is making the Flea Market a whole lot more attractive. At least when I ask for payment I don't get a bunch of stars dinged and a negative.
posted on July 30, 2008 10:29:19 AM new
Since the new feedback rules, I have had a bunch more late payers and non-payers. Buyers know that they can't receive negs, I hope they find out they can be suspended after 3 NPB filed.
posted on July 31, 2008 07:34:02 AM new
I attribute it to the new feedback rules - summers have never been a problem for me with non-pays in the past. Since the changes, I have had at least 5, when I used to average about 5-7 per year! It stinks, particularly when you use listing upgrades that can drive up the cost of relisting.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Caroline
posted on August 2, 2008 06:19:07 PM new
For me it depends what I am selling. With two accounts, it really makes a difference. One account sells items that generally appeal to a younger audience, which also gets more deadbeat bidders, while my collectibles account tends to appeal to more educated and/or more mature bidders who have at least some grain of ethics in their blood.
posted on August 2, 2008 07:20:50 PM new
I had a bidder want something that had went off, she said she did't have a Paypal account and ask to to run it again without the paypal and check money orders. Haven't heard from her since.
Caroline