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Am still new to selling on Ebay out of 12 sales 4 are repeat sales due to the highest bidder not paying - how can this be minimised? When I have looked at the Feedback the majority of these buyers have done this before but it has been recorded in fee...
I have just sold an item & it is coming up saying "send an invoice" am new to Ebay not sure what to do - I sold another item a few days ago & that buyer paid promptly through paypal so this issue didnt come up - any help appreciated thanks