Basic purchase process

[nai-au]

I bought something on ebay ($2.25 only)

I guess that purchase process is:

1) seller posts items to my address first.

2) I submit money to seller's bank account if I DON'T Have PayPal account.

or

2) I info ebay that the items have been sent to me then ebay charges from my PayPal account if I have one.

Is my guess correct?

Thanks.

[putney32]

NO absolutely not how it works

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@nai-au wrote:

I bought something on ebay ($2.25 only)

I guess that purchase process is:

1) seller posts items to my address first.

2) I submit money to seller's bank account if I DON'T Have PayPal account.

or

2) I info ebay that the items have been sent to me then ebay charges from my PayPal account if I have one.

Is my guess correct?

Thanks.

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you pay with paypal first, (set up a paypal account and link your c/card to it). or you pay the money over the counter in cash at a branch of the sellers bank if he accepts direct deposit (for the small amount involved you could afford to loose it, but for money you cannot afford to loose ONLY use paypal).

ebay takes NO part in the transaction, it is between You and the Seller, You need to pay the Seller, after he has your money, the Seller needs to post it you you.   ebay is NEVER involved.

[phorum_junkie*]

Please open a Paypal account and only use that to make payments. It dousn't matter how small the amount you  have absolutely no way of getting your money back if the seller is dishonest and you have paid by direct deposit. Don't think of it as paying by bank deposit, think of it as paying money into a complete stranger's bank account and keeping your fingers crossed for a week  or two hoping you get what you paid for.

[cathy1971]

Why would you think a seller would post tour item without receiving the money. It would be like giving it away. Seller definately get paid first then posts your item. I suggest as others have above that you get a PayPal account. It is very easy to set up. Much safer way to pay as you are covered if something goes wrong.

[davewil1964]

You haven't won anything yet. You have a bid in on an auction that finishes tomorrow.

There is no guarantee you will win it, especially for $2.25.

[springyzone]

My suggestion would be to go to the section of ebay where it explains a lot of the basics.

Getting started on ebay.

http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/account/gettingstarted.html

Take the time to have a quiet read through, so that you get an idea of how it all works.

It can be confusing at the start and probably more confusing now than it was in the early days.

But you are only going to get yourself into trouble if you start bidding on items first and then don't know how the sales process works.

At its most basic, how it works is you bid the mnax you are prepared to pay on an item, check towards the end of the auction or soon after the end of the auction to see how you went and  if you won it or not, then pay very promptly-immediately if you can. By paypal is the safest payment.

The seller will then post out your item as soon as they can.

It may take a few days to reach you but any delay on the part of Aust post isn't the fault of the seller.