Can you ignore ebay prompts to pay now when the seller has asked you to wait?

[elusiveeditions]

I've not dealt with this before, as either a buyer/seller, can anyone fill me in?

I bid on 2 seperate items (v. cheap books that I collect), where the 2 auctions finished almost a week apart.

When I won the 1st auction the seller msg'd to ask if I'd please wait to pay, in case I win the 2nd auction too (which I probably will- it's not the sort of item to attract a bidding war).

Makes sense from the seller's perspective, less handling etc, possibly also cheaper postage to combine both (although at the prices offered, I really wouldn't expect the seller to try to save pennies on postage).

So I'm waiting another few days for the 2nd auction to finish before paying for both (or possibly just the 1st, if someone else bids on the 2nd)- can I ignore ebays auto-prompts for payment?

I won't get a non-paying strike against me unless the seller initiates it, yes? Or is there some mechanism that will strike me anyway, just b/c more than 4 days have passed since I won the 1st auction?

Have I got this right?

[twyngwyn]

As a seller, I encourage the same buyer behaviour....just IGNORE Ebay's constant reminders....it's up to the seller to initiate non-payment, so don't worry 🙂

[polly.the.cat]

Yes, in a Nutshell, you are okay. Those are ebay reminders, and nothing more.  It is the Seller who will push the magic Button of not paying, not ebay.  enjoy your reading over the xmas season. 

[polly.the.cat]

l guess you type faster than this old codger, sorry to cross over your post, cheers.

[elusiveeditions]

Thank you both 🙂

Ok, so it IS just an auto-prompt I can ignore. I've opened non-payer cases on buyers before, but was worried it'd happen here automatically since the system might not pick up that the seller asked me to wait.

Just checking, many thanks for your help 🙂