tonimar1
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posted on February 17, 2003 01:12:16 PM new
Hi
How would you handle this situation:
My Auction ended 2/15.......response from my buyer is as follows:
"I Will Pay You At the end of the Month, I am terribly sorry about this delay"
She was a seller but lately I see she is a buyer, feedback is ok, (2negs 2 neutrals) total feedback 154
I would like some ideas as to how other sellers would handle this ............because waiting is not a problem for me. Also, I didn't ANS here email yet, ............Like should I say.......sure that will be fine..........or "What would you do?"
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rarriffle
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posted on February 17, 2003 01:16:41 PM new
I would tell her "alright, that will be fine but payment must be received by 3/05/03 (just example date). Please keep me posted as to exact date when payment is mailed".
I have had this happen and the buyer kept me posted as to what was happening. They had a car wreck the day the auction ended and emailed me before the end of the sale with the request. Payment came through when they said and all was fine.
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amber
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posted on February 17, 2003 01:19:42 PM new
Pesonally I have had several similar emails, and I have always said that it is o.k. and never had a problem with the payment arriving. Some people bid and then have an unexpected financial set-back, although I must admit that I always wonder why people bid and then don't have the money to pay, it's ofen under $5 for my auctions, but I have always told people that I will wait for their payment, some have even sent a deposit, although I have never asked for one.
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max40
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posted on February 17, 2003 01:41:39 PM new
Sounds like the buyer was at least being honest with you. I'd rather have that buyer than on that just ignores your emails and then sends payment when he/she feels like it.
Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular
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msincognito
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posted on February 17, 2003 02:12:20 PM new
The only reason I'd balk is if they have a large # of negs for non-pay, but since that doesn't appear to be the case, I'd second the advice of others and let it ride.
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revvassago
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posted on February 17, 2003 02:35:09 PM new
Make sure to do the non paying bidder notice. Then eBay will reminder her to pay you, eventually.
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getalife
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posted on February 17, 2003 11:35:46 PM new
I would send an email saying "that's fine with me, please keep me updated."
I've never filled out a non paying bidder notice as forms seem to take up a lot of time. I've only not been paid once and that person was a non ebayer within two week.
I will admit that sometimes wondering if you are going to be paid can be irritating.
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kasue
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posted on February 18, 2003 07:29:42 AM new
I must be more easily annoyed than you guys are. I think they know before the auction ends that they can't pay in the suggested time frame. They should email first and ask. Twice I had the high bidder email me the last day of the auction and say they were going on vacation and if they ended up being the winner they would pay me when they got back. What's up with this?! Email first and ask! Sheesh!
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LuckyGiftsandTreasures
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posted on February 18, 2003 09:51:01 AM new
I have had a few of these and they always came through and paid.
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aqmay
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posted on February 18, 2003 11:36:27 AM new
sorry,but i can not go along with this,first does he have a lot of negs for nonpayment.if he does ,i make a second chance offer to the next highest bidder, to many people are buying without money. i do not run a credit instituton.credit card interest runs at 20% maybe we could make a little exrta $$$$ this way......
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ahc3
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posted on February 18, 2003 11:41:53 AM new
I've run into this several times as well, and I believe they are always good for it. It's the ones that don't contact you, or say they have sent payment that turn out to be the problems. I agree that people should not bid if they don't have the money to pay immediately (Scary that they are buying on ebay and can't afford an inexpensive purchase) but I would tell them that would be fine, but I would expect payment within a few days of the end of the month...
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msincognito
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posted on February 18, 2003 02:44:19 PM new
aqmayThe original post said the buyer had a FB of 154 - 2 negs, 2 neutrals for non-pay.
My experience has been the same as others - people who ask for extra time do usually pay (or ship - I had one seller who overestimated the number of items she had in a Dutch auction and asked if I could wait for her to order more. I said sure, and she sent me two extra to make up for it.)
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bear1949
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posted on February 18, 2003 03:38:36 PM new
If they couldn't pay for it when the auction closed, why the heck did they bid on it. If they had notified me prior to bidding that they couldn't pay until x weeks after tha auction closed it would be one thing, but waiting until after the auction closed. No way. I'd file on them in a heart beat.
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janusaries
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posted on February 18, 2003 09:35:44 PM new
I've had people ask me before bidding on an auction if they can pay when they get their next paycheck--sometime two or three weeks away, and I usually say yes.I used to have a job with the school system where I only got paid once each month, so I can understand the position some of these folks are in.
Never had any problem with bidders of this type--they typically pay when they say they will have funds again.
I would *not* be that generous to someone who bid and won the auction and *then* told me they couldn't pay for weeks. I am self-employed and typically strapped for cash myself, and I need payments to be made promptly to keep cash flow going.
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