How long do you wait before spending paypal funds???

zoesmummy_2006

last friday I sold an innotab 2 bundle that i got my daughter for xmas and she didn't play with, so we agreed i'd sell it and get her something else.

The buyer requested a b.i.n and offered an amount i was happy with, so i put the bin on, they bought and paid and i posted that avo via special delivery. Tracking says it was with them sat as expected. Since then ive heard nothing, no feedback but nothing saying they're not happy with the item (cant see why they wouldn't be, everything was as described etc).

I'm reluctant to buy my daughter what she wants with the money "just in case", but given its the holidays next week and knowing what the great british weather is like i'd like to get her replacement present ordered asap. Have thought about messaging the buyer to check, but part of me is thinking they'd have contacted me by now if there was a problem so should I just go ahead???

wow im a real worrier lol

AmyPyeh

Paypal has 60 days of time for the goods. If buyer doesn't raise a concern within 60 days then money is all yours. Keep the receipt and any other proof though. things gets nasty sometime.

RFW

I certainly wouldn't wait 60 days. That's the time within which things can go wrong. Sounds like you have done everything right, keep the Special Delivery details, just in case, you can actually add them to the Paypal transaction so they will know it has been received and if a problem does arise it wouldn't last long.
Not everyone leaves feedback or sends messages when they receive an item.

clumsy_cupcake

I agree, not everybody leaves feedback for items they buy.

If you haven't already done so you could leave feedback for the buyer and they might notice this and prompt them to leave feedback, I wouldn't send them any messages.

Stop worrying, buy your little girl a new toy with the money and enjoy the holidays

soolin

AmyPyeh wrote: »

Paypal has 60 days of time for the goods. If buyer doesn't raise a concern within 60 days then money is all yours. Keep the receipt and any other proof though. things gets nasty sometime.

Not quite. 45 days to raise an INR or SNAD but 180 days to do a bank chargeback- just keep your POP and withdraw the money.

No news is good news- unless of course you are worried that the item was somehow not as described?

zoesmummy_2006

Im not worried it wasnt as described, it was in perfect condition only used about 4 times at the most (bit too babyish for my dd). I guess I just like feedback to know everythings ok, I'm one of those buyers who leaves feedback asap lol, and I left them feedback when I marked dispatched and added the tracking number.

Ive gone with the no news is good news reasoning and bought my dd what she wanted to replace it with ready for halfterm and the inevitable bad weather (its our town carnival on monday so it'll probably snow lol!!)

thanks all