topic Re: One way to avoid paypal.. in Buying

One way to avoid paypal..

amalan11 — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:12:27 GMT

Had to laugh at a listing I was browsing last night. If you pay by paypal she will only send your goods after 21 days once she gets the money after the paypal hold perod .

Not to sure about that, she makes it clear she prefers cash on collection so fair enough I guess ...

Re: One way to avoid paypal..

collect247 — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:19:48 GMT

She's not the only new seller that has done that,there were/are many sellers that refused to send until paypals 21 day hold on their payments ended

Re: One way to avoid paypal..

phorum_junkie* — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 12:49:03 GMT

While it would be nonsense for a posted item to have those terms anything that discourages buyers from using Paypal for a pick up item in the mistaken belief that they have buyer protection is a good thing IMO.

Re: One way to avoid paypal..

harley_babes_hoard — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 12:49:32 GMT

One way to avoid sales

Re: One way to avoid paypal..

padi*0409 — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 13:51:07 GMT

@harley_babes_hoard wrote:
One way to avoid sales

And get defects with neg feedback as well.......................

Re: One way to avoid paypal..

harley_babes_hoard — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:07:01 GMT

Too right Padi

Re: One way to avoid paypal..

joyandhappinessatchannel44 — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:54:12 GMT

If only someone could tell her that the 21 day hold is completely illegal and easy to remove, so she could trade normally instead of taking it out on her customers....

Re: One way to avoid paypal..

oneninetyninecddvd — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:52:38 GMT

Why should sellers use their OWN FUNDS to pay for postage when the buyer actually pays for it with the sale?

Are you for real or what?

Try having OVER $250.00 on HOLD for up to 21 days in your Paypal account because of this ridiculous rule and let's see how you would react.

Re: One way to avoid paypal..

padi*0409 — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 01:07:11 GMT

Do you realise this thread was started nearly 6 YEARS AGO ?????

Did you read the policies for new sellers before you started to list items where it clearly states the payment holds and how to deal with them ? I'd guess not...........

https://www.ebay.com.au/help/selling/getting-paid/getting-paid-items-youve-sold/payments-hold-managed-payments-seller?id=4155

Re: One way to avoid paypal..

sandypebbles — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 01:08:11 GMT

Strongly enough to drag up a thread that is 6 years old anyway

Sellers are aware of the rules (and if not can blame themselves for not bothering to read them before listing)

Same rule for everyone, even those who expect they should get special treatment

Especially if seller chooses their first (or one of the first) sales to be $250

Next the said seller will have a dummy spit when they get neg feedback and a slap from eBay

Re: One way to avoid paypal..

springyzone — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 01:25:21 GMT

This is a really old thread but I am getting the impression you are recently or currently in the position of having your funds on hold. I can also see that on your current account name at least, you have a zero rating.

You need to realise that a number 1 priority for ebay is that customers have reliable, safe transactions.

That's absolutely vital. If a buyer pays for the good, they have to be reasonably sure they will get them, otherwise people will go elsewhere to buy.

Paypal covers this for buyers in that if something goes wrong-if they don't get the goods or the items aren't as described-the buyer can get money back with a paypal claim.

But put yourself in paypal's shoes.

Here you are, a seller with absolutely no track record. If they hand over the money immediately, what if you take off with the funds and don't bother sending the items?

Who is going to have to pick up the tab then? Paypal.

Once you establish a current track record for reliability, then that will change and the money will come through without a 21 day hold.

I sold for a few years but if I returned to selling today I would face that 21 day hold too as I have not sold recently. What I would do, is sell a number of smaller priced items that I could afford to post off etc with my own funds until the 21 day hold period was over.