Sold my Amiga audio stuff on ebay...

[Vlabguy1]

to a gentleman from Brazil.. and just checked my PayPal account..says funds are "Pending"
Im like what?  Funds may not be available for 21days?? Or 3days after confirmed delivery..um what the heck.  That is just great if the new buyer does not confirm when items are delivered.  And I just recently sold a nice dslr +lens in which the funds were available right away.  I don't get it.  I think I am done with Ebay.  

I will send the buyer a refund.  I understand protecting the buyer, but don't screw the seller.  This leaves the seller with his A-- hangin in da wind.  Sorry for the rant..

Rich
ny

[ncafferkey]

So don't send anything until the funds are cleared. Isn't that accepted practice in such a case?

[Vlabguy1]

So don't send anything until the funds are cleared. Isn't that accepted practice in such a case?

I don't know.. I would think so..


Rich
ny

[mechy]

to a gentleman from Brazil.. and just checked my PayPal account..says funds are "Pending"
Im like what?  Funds may not be available for 21days?? Or 3days after confirmed delivery..um what the heck.  That is just great if the new buyer does not confirm when items are delivered.  And I just recently sold a nice dslr +lens in which the funds were available right away.  I don't get it.  I think I am done with Ebay.  

I will send the buyer a refund.  I understand protecting the buyer, but don't screw the seller.  This leaves the seller with his A-- hangin in da wind.  Sorry for the rant..

Rich
ny

Don't worry rich,he probably just paid with E-check which is funds from his bank. its super slow thru ebay,but it will go thru(its reliable).
It will probabaly take even more time since theres currency conversion also.

no need to worry anyway,theres buyer/seller protection thru paypal.

Mech

[Darrin]

Damn Rich, you should have taken the items down to him personally, collected the cash and then spent it on hookers in Copacabana!  A missed opportunity.

[Vlabguy1]

Damn Rich, you should have taken the items down to him personally, collected the cash and then spent it on hookers in Copacabana!  A missed opportunity.

Ha ha.. Im too old for that kind of behavior.  

Rich
ny

[rubenscarrilho]

Who is the buyer ?
I bought Amiga Audio Stuff from ebay, I´m from Brazil, maybe it´s me!
I can help you!

[Crom00]

Damn Rich, you should have taken the items down to him personally, collected the cash and then spent it on hookers in Copacabana!  A missed opportunity.

lol....cuidado com isso safadinho

[Amiga_Nut]

If the Paypal payment type (check paypal payment on website or check the payment confirmation email in your mail client) is "instant" it is ebay being nobheads, if it is e-cheque then it is just the nature of the payment type.

Another instant way to tell is if the details of the Paypal payment tell you to send the items instantly or if they tell you to wait for this e-cheque to clear.

[Tension]

Sometimes paypal withhold payment until the buyer can confirm the items are working. Happened to me before. I cancelled the transaction and sold it to someone privately.

[save2600]

I wouldn't worry about it Rich. Mech's right. eCheck or bank transfers take that long sometimes. So much for computers and the speed of light. Chance also that the guy scheduled it for a certain date because he doesn't get paid until then. If that's the case, he should have mentioned that though.

[amigadave]

to a gentleman from Brazil.. and just checked my PayPal account..says funds are "Pending"
Im like what?  Funds may not be available for 21days?? Or 3days after confirmed delivery..um what the heck.  That is just great if the new buyer does not confirm when items are delivered.  And I just recently sold a nice dslr +lens in which the funds were available right away.  I don't get it.  I think I am done with Ebay.  

I will send the buyer a refund.  I understand protecting the buyer, but don't screw the seller.  This leaves the seller with his A-- hangin in da wind.  Sorry for the rant..

Rich
ny

It is not all bad news though.  You must use a delivery method that confirms delivery, so you will have a record that he got the items.  That way, even if the person tells PayPal and eBay that he never got them you just show the confirmation and you get your money and he is left with nothing if someone else steals his items from his doorstep and signs the delivery notice for him.

It may seem like a bad situation for you as the seller, but it tries to protect both sides.  If you file a complaint, the buyer will not get his money back until it is settled and all the while eBay & PayPal are making interest off of everyone's money in the bank.  :roflmao:

[amigadave]

Ha ha.. Im too old for that kind of behavior.  

Rich
ny

You're only as old as you act!

[Tension]

You're only as old as you act!

You're only as old as the woman you feel.

[tribz]

Don't worry rich,he probably just paid with E-check which is funds from his bank. its super slow thru ebay,but it will go thru(its reliable).
It will probabaly take even more time since theres currency conversion also.

no need to worry anyway,theres buyer/seller protection thru paypal.

Mech

If they've paid via echeque then paypal recommend not sending until it has cleared and so do I. The payment can still be reversed if the funds dont materialise.

I accidently bounced a payment to someone when my pre-paid credit card allowed a paypal payment to someone without enough funds in the account. A week later the payment was reversed and I'd received the item by then. Made a manual payment of course to make good but as far as the vendor was concerned, they had received an instant payment only to have it reversed a week later.