hey frogs
Under the Postage and Payment tab on a listing, there is a section that sets out
Domestic handling time
Will usually post within 2 business days of receiving cleared payment
(or whatever time frame a seller selkects when making the listing, and we do have to select one, we can't leave it blank - also it says that if I select a handling time longer than 3 days that a notice will be displayed for the buyer as a pop up when they look at the item.)
If you are dealing with an OS seller, or I spose an aussie one, there is the possibility that English is not their first language, so their comments may not come out as nicely as they intend or a certain manner of communication may be how they communicate in their country (I'm thinking of abrubt and short statements without emotion). Also the printed word is sometimes hard to get across lots of things as there are no non verbal cues etc.
I hope that it is like this with your seller and that everything works out ok for you.
