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[oilstain]

Sorry to go OT but a word of warning
I guess like a number of people on here I sell unwanted items on ebay to boost my pension.
Ebay now it seems have stopped using paypal and taken thre payments system in house. I had my one of my best ever sales last week for £518.54 inc. postage, The customer paid ebay last Wednesday, ebay have still not sent me the money unlike paypal which was almost instant and the customer is unhappy as I have not sent the purchase but unsure if I should take the risk?
Also shocked by ebays new fees charges, from a £518.54 sale, I will get £448.76
(They did update me with this news but not the cash)

[Craig T]

If you have the notification they have paid you should send the item.

I sold some stuff recently and it was the first time in a very long time I had sold anything so they withhold the payment until there is notification that the item has been delivered. I sent the item on a service with tracking, inputted the tracking number into ebay and soon as the item was marked as delivered, the payment was sent to me.

Subsequent sales have seen the payment received instantly so it was a one off, security thing to make sure you are a legitimate seller.

Craig.

[oilstain]

^^^ now ebay are stopping useing paypal but there own system it seems every payment to the seller will take days and NOT be instant, all in the new small print

[lurch032003]

Hi the new eBay rules gives the buyer a choice what method they wish to make payment of item bought , when I read the changes it sounded like there (eBay) would be quicker emmm nope , I also noticed I hope it not just me with bad luck but a lot of none delivery’s of items or been given tracking but find it’s delayed due to courier I called one to find out they had no such item !!! But git my money back of each item , I do contact sellers and give extra week or so if nothing arrived by due dates , I suggest contacting eBay about the payment method and if or when money will be released to your account as the money pays fir the postage and packing materials hence you need payment first .
I stopped selling on eBay as it was bad enough with PayPal fees .
Just my tuppence on it all.  😊

[oilstain]

^^^ I did contact ebay but they do no see a problem if it takes a week for me to get paid and have to pay postage upfront

(I may be sounding tight but in this case of a item sold going to europe and the buyer specifing carrier at £54 which he paid for I wanted the money upfront before I sent and payed the £54)

[scottuh1]

I hate to say it and apologies but you may find you’ve agreed to the terms and conditions on eBay so I think you need to post the items off ASAP. If the buyer opens a grievance it could take even longer for you to get the money. As a general rule eBay will always side with the buyer. Best of luck. 👍

[Wittsend]

I thought eBay and PayPal had the same owners 

Ebay are constantly changing the terms & conditions - to their advantage.
Sellers lose out to buyers.

The simple answer is not to sell on eBay - there must be other outlets.


  Kerching

[andyjb]

In the new payout pages you can set to be paid daily or just Tuesdays The last few items I've sold I've got my money a couple of days later They took just under £7 on a £50 transaction So about the same as when it was ebay and paypal I think.

[scottuh1]

May be we should start a ‘series2abay’?! 🤣

[Moogling]

Yeah i realised this recently,  cancelled a sale, removed the listing and sold it on gumtree for less ( but more than i would have after ebay fees)

Ebay is over.

[ChrisJC]

I thought eBay and PayPal had the same owners 

They divorced some time ago.

Chris.

[Robin]

I thought the charges were approximately the same as the old Ebay + Paypal charges, now combined into one.

I do find it strange though, that they expect you to send items without receiving payment.
As said ^^^ funds used to appear in the paypal account straight away, so why can't Ebay do it?

[oilstain]

I thought eBay and PayPal had the same owners 

  Kerching

I'm told they sold off paypal and it seems you now want to shop ebay sellers useing it

[JonA]

My son sells stuff periodicaly on ebay, but only lists when they have one of their offers on for listing only fee/no selling fee  ... saved about £300 in fees last week by doing this .... pays to keep an eye on the fees and offers

[Rog-from-Bix]

Yeah i realised this recently,  cancelled a sale, removed the listing and sold it on gumtree for less ( but more than i would have after ebay fees)

Ebay is over.

I have found the opposite, but I only list when the send me a max £1 or £3 or other offer on selling fee, my total fees for the last month works out at 3% of my sales total with no paypal fees to pay. For worldwide exposure I think that is cheap.