Should i be worried about seller

[jenni200011]

Hi all....not the smartest start to the new year by me ...I purchased an expensive figurine from a seller and could kick my self now as didnt check feedback score first..The seller has 0 feedback..Anyway the seller had listed payment with bank deposit as an option..I have sent messages to the seller in regards to getting details but not getting any reply over two days...Now i might be misjudging the seller as they might be busy but because im not recieving communication i am feeling worried about making payment on this item which i worried i might not recieve...what do you think out thier

[digital*ghost]

The seller would have had to offer a safe payment method in order to list, so either PayPal, PayMate or a credit card option - I would not be paying by bank deposit, regardless of what the seller's listing might say.

You're only real options here are to pay by whatever safe method they have and hope it's both a valid account and the item is sent, or - if the seller continues to be unresponsive - not pay and if an unpaid item dispute is ever opened, you should be able to appeal any strike and have it removed on the grounds the seller would not reply to your payment enquiries. (It is unlikely you will be able to leave any permanent FB for the transaction if less than positive and a UPI dispute is opened/closed without payment). 

[lentradirect]

I would pay by paypal, never have a problem that way

[jenni200011]

you are right i wont pay with bank deposit ...I will wait to see if i get any reply as postage still needs to be added to invoice also as seller has not done so ( it reads calculate postage)I am not going to pay anything also until seller responds to me...

[digital*ghost]

Ok, I just did a quick search of your buying history - I'm presuming it's the Peter Stone Traditional Arabian Tucky figurine?

If so, the seller did not actually list bank deposit as a payment method, only PayPal and personal cheque (perhaps oddly). 

The listing is most likely as showing 'Calculate postage' in you list of won items, but if you click on 'Pay Now', or even view the listing' it should automatically calculate the postage charge based on your postcode and the parcel dimensions/weight the seller put in (it's calculating as $17.05 for me when I view it, to SA). 

So, technically, there should be nothing stopping you from paying via PayPal now, at least, not aside from their lack of response to messages.

[jenni200011]

Ok sorry  my mistake..i did see the cheque option and presumed they offered bank deposit also...I will pay with pay pal when i at least get a response from the seller...I am still wary as they are totally new to the selling thing..Just recently i sold an item to a purchaser who had 0 feedback..They did not pay or communicate and after 5 days i received a message from ebay that the buyer was not registered and they had removed thier id..i was refunded my fees from ebay and told to sell once again..That made me wonder how the buyer actually got a user id to purchase in the first place

[shoptilludroptara]

i would just pay by paypal you are covered if anything goes wrong

some sellers might be away still

also as they are new they might not know whats happening

if it says it will calculate postage for u just go through and pay by safe method

tara

[jenni200011 · Accepted solution]

yes that will be the way..thanks guys