Buyers must pay the total payment in a single transaction - but the have the option to pay using Afterpay or Zip, which staggers the payment - or if paying by PayPal, they can use the “pay in 4” option.

The seller receives the total payment at the time of the transaction.

eBay doesn’t support a “put a deposit on it” payment method. It also doesn’t offer escrow (typically a sign of a scam).