grumpyebayer
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posted on January 13, 2003 05:42:12 PM new
I won an auction on January 8th the seller sends me payment info on January 10th. I drop payment in the mail on the 11th. Today, I get a "Payment Reminder" from ebay.
He accepts paypal, money orders and checks. It is a small amount, so I send a money order to save hime some paypal fees.
I am feeling piss*y about the payment reminder. Am I wrong in thinking this is pushy and kind of rude?
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sanmar
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posted on January 13, 2003 05:45:57 PM new
Don't get too upset, this is an automatic reminder sent on the 3rd day after close of auction. Have you emailed the seller that payment has been sent? If so, don't worry.
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grumpyebayer
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posted on January 13, 2003 06:18:03 PM new
The seller has to go to "my ebay" and click on the "payment reminder button". There is nothing automatic about it.
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STANLEYMU
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posted on January 13, 2003 06:43:04 PM new
maybe he just wanted to make you feel grumpy 
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wendywins
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posted on January 13, 2003 06:46:24 PM new
I was grumbling about the same thing a few days ago! Auction won on Saturday night, went through bidpay on Sunday! I emailed seller (along with bidpay) to notify of payment. Then comes the payment reminder after three days!
Don't these new sellers know that mail takes a few days to get to them, especially when they only accept mail payments?
Duh!
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grumpyebayer
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posted on January 13, 2003 07:43:28 PM new
maybe he just wanted to make you feel grumpy
He was successful.
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mildreds
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posted on January 13, 2003 07:59:38 PM new
grumpyebayer: Did you email the seller to let them know you were mailing payment??
I have had buyers not respond to my end of auction email. It is a mess because the seller does not know if the buyer has been contacted. Emails can get lost and deleted by span filters with out notice being sent to the seller. So unless the buyer emails the seller to let them know how payment is to be made, sellers do not know if their notice is getting through.
[ edited by mildreds on Jan 13, 2003 08:00 PM ]
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grumpyebayer
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posted on January 13, 2003 11:02:55 PM new
I emailed when I got her mailing address and after I sent the payment.
I know she got them, because I got a read receipt from her server.
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dadofstickboy
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posted on January 13, 2003 11:16:38 PM new
Ebay supplies the means to send reminder after 3 days.
Going by your name you've been grumpy for a long time before today.
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grumpyebayer
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posted on January 13, 2003 11:35:22 PM new
Going by your name you've been grumpy for a long time before today.
Yep. And everytime I think it is time to change my handle, something like this happens.
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twinsoft
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posted on January 14, 2003 12:21:31 AM new
The seller is out of line. eBay's letter is threatening to the buyer, and a week is not a reasonable amount of time to expect payment. eBay's own guidelines state that a personal email should be sent before the NPB Alert.
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rarriffle
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posted on January 14, 2003 03:14:28 AM new
is it possible this person has so many sales running that they have "gotten lost" in their emails? It is not like they sent the police to your door. If you have already corresponded with them and know they received it, just delete the email..
it is nothing personal, just a seller trying to take care of business.
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grumpyebayer
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posted on January 14, 2003 03:35:27 AM new
He had 2 auctions running in the past 2 weeks. Feedback of 16.
I wish he had sent the police to my door, maybe they could do something about my neighbor's bad taste.
He sent me another reminder about 20 minutes ago.
I think I will email him everyday and ask "where is my package?"
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akmcmc1
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posted on January 14, 2003 05:30:34 AM new
LOL grumpy, I think that's a FABULOUS idea! 
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TomServo92
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posted on January 14, 2003 12:16:49 PM new
Twinsoft:
Grumpyebayer said they sent a payment reminder not an NPB alert. They are two different things.
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rarriffle
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posted on January 14, 2003 02:05:20 PM new
aww...now I see...this person is a newbie seller...kind of like a mother with her first baby...she drives the doctor crazy everytime the baby blinks
this seller is so scared he/she is not going to get paid that she will drive you crazy...just reply to all of them with a blank email and request a receipt with each one...they will really lose it then...they will think you are sending them a virus.
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bear1949
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posted on January 14, 2003 03:58:45 PM new
Just noticed on "My eBay" page (when logged in), there is now a button on the section "Items I Sold" stating Payment Reminder. So the seller may not be using AW's payment reminder.
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rarriffle
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posted on January 14, 2003 04:40:54 PM new
yes, the ebay payment reminder is available after the third day following the sale...it is just another note from ebay asking you to contact the seller, very general, nothing even close to threatening.
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