How do i cancel a 'pending payment e cheque'?

[kaboodle110]

Hello all,

I have an e cheque that is pending and clears on the 20th, can i cancel it now so it doesn't clear?

Thanks.

[koalablue12]

I am quite sure no one meant to 'jump' at you, perhaps in future when you have a question, you could put in a little more information. Just the way your OP sounded, then your second post - I don't want to buy it now' would have had every seller reading here rushing to put you on their BBL. It is also most unusual for a seller to send any item until they have the money cleared, so you can see where the confusion lay

[crypsynight]

I wouldnt recommend cancelling the echeque, rather just put in an INAD claim.

I accidently made an echeque payment (was suppose to come from CC) to the sum of $4000 (non-ebay). I cancelled it with my bank straight away, and got my supplier to cancel it their end as well.

Everything was fine until about a fortnight later when my Paypal acount was suddenly in debit for $4000. I then got an email from Paypal claiming I owed them this money.  For some reason they decided they had reimbursed me the $4000 that hadnt even been paid.

I had to prove to them that no money had gone into my bank account - included officially printed bank statements etc, and numerous hours on the phone to Paypal.

In the meantime every cent I earned went straight to Paypal.

It took over 2 weeks to sort out.

Paypal eventually refunded me the funds they had taken....without so much as an apology.

Trust me - it isn't worth the headache.

[2106greencat]

It really isn't that hard, just follow the advice to open INAD and you will get your refund via paypal as soon as you have posted the 'faulty' guitar back and the dispute is closed. You sound as though you are getting really stressed, and seriously, it's not worth the headache, some sellers are not as honest as others, just as some buyers try to do the wrong thing also and that's why the resolution options are there. Good Luck

[kaboodle110]

I think this sellers behaviour is 'offensive. 2 days and no reply. I wasn't trying to rip him off just get payment stopped (with advice from here) so i wouldn't have to go throught the hassle of opening a complaint with paypal.

To the positive advice above thankyou.

[skippypom]

When you sign in to Paypal and look at your transactions, does it still say it's an eCheque or does it say that it has cleared?  That's the first confusion. ?:|

Most sellers wouldn't send an item, especially a pricey item, before an eCheque had cleared.

It's not a hassle to open an item not as described dispute and I guarantee you will get the attention of the seller if they ARE ignoring your emails.  That is the whole idea of the Paypal protection.