topic Re: arghhhh e cheques are so annoying in Selling

arghhhh e cheques are so annoying

carly2579 — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:24:29 GMT

:8} now i have to wait until tuesday to get my funds when i need it like now lol sorry just a vent

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*new2vintage — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:49:41 GMT

It's much better than not being paid Carly. 😉

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carly2579 — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:55:35 GMT

lol true 🙂

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*sparklz* — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 02:59:26 GMT

And the buyer can not do a chargeback.

Not sure why so many do not like echeques as it is still a payment.

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davewil1964 — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:55:39 GMT

I would hate to be in a position where I relied on eBay sales to live. Given you never know when something is going to sell and when you will get paid.

It is not unusual for buyers to not pay until after a dispute has been opened, so an echeque is at least as fast as that.

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kopenhagen5 — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:44:32 GMT

I send a message to buyers that have an e-cheque as payment, thankyou for your payment, item posted as soon as your echeque clears etc. Sometimes they are surprised as they did not select e-cheque.

Reason being, I discovered that PayPal sometimes turn a payment into an e-cheque if a lot of payments are made on an account or of higher priced items, without notifying buyer. If it goes un-noticed by the buyer, they may not realise the reason for the lengthy postage time.

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phorum_junkie* — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:17:36 GMT

Buyer pays on day 1 with echeque, clears on day 5.

Buyer makes instant payment on day 4 and initiates chargeback on day 90!

I know which one I would rather have 😉

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downeyas — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:44:16 GMT

Morning - PayPal also make the payment as 'e.cheque' if there have been previous difficulties with the buyers bank account or PayPal account - it's a safeguard for sellers and I for one like the safeguard being in place - have a great week everyone 😄

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2106greencat — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:59:29 GMT

I hate them too Carly, some times they take so long. Just remember don't send anything till it clears sweets.:-D

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leannegemini — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:41:20 GMT

my payments are always via e-cheque. if you are going to be a seller on ebay then you need to learn to be a little patient.

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zanadoo_56 — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:36:11 GMT

I've paid by e-cheque a couple of times (much to my surprise - I certainly didn't choose that option).

Turns out I was paying for purchases on Freaky Fridays. 😄

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2106greencat — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:18:59 GMT

gemini - patience is certainly a virtue on eBay :^O - problem being, often it is the buyer who does not realise the e-chq takes time to clear and starts sqeaking about when are you sending item etc etc. Messages back and forth are what is annoying to me more than the echq itself.

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phorum_junkie* — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:40:59 GMT

it can be mildly annoying if a buyer waits until day 7 after a dispute has been opened to pay by echeque but if they pay straight away their payment is going to clear almost as quickly as a buyer who makes an instant payment on day 4.

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thoseriches — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:13:58 GMT

I have had Paypal payments go as e-cheques before. I think it was because I had my PP, linked to a verified bank account and not a credit card. PP took the money from my bank account the next morning, but the e-cheques were pending on PP for quite a a few days.

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***super_nova*** — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:46:34 GMT

I have had Paypal payments go as e-cheques before. I think it was because I had my PP, linked to a verified bank account and not a credit card. PP took the money from my bank account the next morning, but the e-cheques were pending on PP for quite a a few days.

Yes, when PP takes the money from your bank that is called echeque, just as any cheque it will show as taken out of your account immediately, but will not appear in the other account until it is cleared. That is how cheques work; nothing to do with PP taking their time. 🙂

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486rex — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:15:53 GMT

ahhhhhh.....this why I have received a few negative feedback s in regard to "Handling & postage" time frames..... I was real annoyed when being paid by this eCheque system...waiting till the funds cleared.... Then posted the item and then copping a negative response from a buyer for taking so long to get an item to them... I complained to eBay, to which I got no explanation, nor did they, or have they rescinded those negative comments.....mmmm...makes one wonder if an honest "Seller" has any right at all.

Thanks to this seller and not eBay, I now understand the "ins and out" of this eCheque ....... Pity I could not have informed when I asked

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phorum_junkie* — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:04:50 GMT

Why drag up an old thread just to vent?

What do you mean about not understanding how echeques work? It is explained very clearly by Paypal in the terms, conditions and policies you sign to agree you have read and understood when you opened your Paypal account!

Communication is the key, when I receive an eqheque I email the buyer thanking them for their payment and telling them Paypal give an estimated clearance date of xx/yy but it may take a day or two longer but their item will be posted as soon as the payment clears. never had a problem or a neg from an echeque user.

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2106greencat — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:48:59 GMT

Sorry pj I am adding to the old thread, and like you I always email the buyer re the eCheque - but get this reply (not directly quoted)

Seller - my payment has cleared from my end, all other sellers send to me within 24 hours, please send today.

eChq notification on 14th, above reply to my message advising eChq clearance 15th. gggrrrr whats the bet I get neut/neg and my stars trashed! Just hoping the buyer knows so little about eBay that she leaves me 0 on the stars. ]:)