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How Long To Wait For Payment?
mimi1234
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I sold something to someone in America this week. The listing ended on Wednesday and I sent an invoice asking the buyer to contact me if there were any issues. I sent a reminder message today saying if they paid today, I would post out tomorrow.
How long do I have to wait before I can cancel the transaction and offer it to the next highest bidder? Do I have to do the dispute thing after 4 full days? I may sound like I am being really unreasonable and impatient, but it's just that the item I sold has an expiry date which was made clear in the listing and I did say I would prefer swift payment so I could post out on Thursday.
PS. I know people have life's and they can't always sit online all day and wait to win an auction and pay. And I know that the buyer may have a problem/illness/someone might have died/whatever.
How long do I have to wait before I can cancel the transaction and offer it to the next highest bidder? Do I have to do the dispute thing after 4 full days? I may sound like I am being really unreasonable and impatient, but it's just that the item I sold has an expiry date which was made clear in the listing and I did say I would prefer swift payment so I could post out on Thursday.
PS. I know people have life's and they can't always sit online all day and wait to win an auction and pay. And I know that the buyer may have a problem/illness/someone might have died/whatever.
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I sold something to someone in America this week. The listing ended on Wednesday and I sent an invoice asking the buyer to contact me if there were any issues. I sent a reminder message today saying if they paid today, I would post out tomorrow.
How long do I have to wait before I can cancel the transaction and offer it to the next highest bidder? Do I have to do the dispute thing after 4 full days? I may sound like I am being really unreasonable and impatient, but it's just that the item I sold has an expiry date which was made clear in the listing and I did say I would prefer swift payment so I could post out on Thursday.
PS. I know people have life's and they can't always sit online all day and wait to win an auction and pay. And I know that the buyer may have a problem/illness/someone might have died/whatever.
To be safe you need to do a full NPB before offering it on a second chance offer. So that is open NPB on day 4 and close it 4 days later.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0
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