Seller lodges unpaid item early

[fuzzyquilter]

Went in to pay for an item early Th morning 4th Aug and seller had already lodged an unpaid item Case 48 hours after purchasing ?

If this is a standard email from ebay and not the seller then perhaps ebay shouldn't state the seller lodged the claim .

Or can sellers do this so early now ? I thought you had 5 days to pay .

I had been watching several other items from the seller which were ending in 2 days after my initial purchase but missed out on them .

Been buying on ebay for over 10 years and never paid anything late so I'm done buying on ebay now , I've also had several items from China not arrive for the first time in years .

It's no longer fun on ebay , goodness knows the hassles Sellers are having  if buyers get treated like this .

 End Time   -  01-Aug-16 20:21:32 AEST

Case opened - Wednesday, 03 Aug, 2016 21:05:53 AEST

[kopenhagen5]

A case cannot be opened before exactly 4 days after sale date.

eBay send an automatic payment reminder at 48 hours.

Even if a case was possible before that time, it doesn't effect your account unless you don't pay and you have a further 4 days to pay.

[imastawka]

Another point - if you were hoping to win other items from the same seller

in a couple of days time, it is polite to message the seller and ask them if that is ok.

Sellers are not mind readers.   They don't know that you're watching items

[collect247]

It's probably just a reminder from ebay or by any chance did you buy from the USA?

In the USA a seller can open a case after 2 days.

[lyndal1838]

In the USA sellers can open a dispute in 48 hours.....many sellers have it set to open automatically.

I found this out the hard way some time ago.   Even though I had asked the seller about further bidding she had not bothered to turn the auto dispute function off.   Needless to say, when I found the dispute I paid it and did not bother with further bidding....she lost 3 more sales that were worth at least $400.

[davidc4430]

as a buyer ive never waited more than 24 hrs to pay, doubt ive ever waited more than 8 hrs.

if i buy something i have both the time and money to finalise the deal unless its an auction ending during the night, then i pay first thing in the morning.

i wonder if you were selling on ebay would you find it 'fun' waiting for payment from someone who hasnt even bothered to message you to say 'hey i know i owe you but cant pay for a couple of days is that ok?'

you get 4 days to pay, 4 more once a non payment dispute starts, thats 8 days! pretty good in my book.

stop whinging.

[fuzzyquilter]

It might have been , invoice was in US dollars but Seller located in China.

not much point messaging sellers in China to mention your still bidding on items which they would have seen anyway .

[fuzzyquilter]

I'm not whinging , just asking how it works 🙂

I usually always pay immediately but this time still had other items with bids on them .

 actually davidc did you read my post properly ?

[fuzzyquilter]

That's probably it then , thank you 🙂

[davidc4430]

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@fuzzyquilter wrote:

It might have been , invoice was in US dollars but Seller located in China.

not much point messaging sellers in China to mention your still bidding on items which they would have seen anyway .

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how do you know the seller has seen you are bidding on other items?

a seller may have hundred if not thousands of items running, you really think they are sitting watching every bid as it comes in?

its your job to contact a seller to alert them of the fact you are bidding on other items. and ask if they will wait for the other items to end before you pay.