Direct Deposit

[aj111003]

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a lovely day!

Just wanted to get some advice from sellers who offer buyers the extra option to pay via direct deposit. I have offered this option previously and luckly enough have had no problems (plus saved p/pal fees which was a bonus), but I have heard of one case where a seller has experienced problems such as being short paid by the buyer, so its made me think is it really a good option to be offering?

Wanted to get the general feeling what sellers think, the pros/cons and would appreciate you sharing any personal experiences that you may have had. Thanks alot.

[wishuponastarcelebrationsandgifts]

Some sellers think that the buyer must wait until the Paypal payment has been transferred to a Bank Account, before shipping. For sellers with "that" philosophy, the handling time is greatly affected.

Thank you for clarifying that. I don't understand how they reach that conclusion, but surely it must have a detrimental impact on their postage DSR's. Unfortunatly most buyers will rate postage time based on the carrier's (in my case Australia Post's) delivery timeframe. I post daily, yet still get the odd low DSR as an item was presumably delayed in the mail.

[phorum_junkie*]

Thank you for clarifying that. I don't understand how they reach that conclusion, but surely it must have a detrimental impact on their postage DSR's

I am sure it does and rightly so, if sellers think it is acceptable to make a buyer wait for however long their bank takes to clear the payment then they deserve to get their DSR trashed.

I don't worry about my DSRs unless they get down to below the ebay average and touch wood they have never done so. I don't even look at them more than once a month so I don't have to even think about them.