Questions about selling on Ebay with paypal... Just sold my first ebay item

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

Wait until the money is released from the hold until you ship. DO NOT ship until you have the funds. Not sure if UPS will come and pickup the items or if you have to find a UPS store or not. When I printed a UPS label from the UPS website I had to deliver it to a UPS location. Yes everything but feedback is done in PP now.
The easiest way to do it is to use paypal to print your shipping labels after the funds are released. Take it to USPS or UPS whatever you use and you should be good. But again, wait until the funds are released, cause the buyer can recall the payment before they are release.

You could take it to a UPS store and I believe they can email you and another the tracking number, not sure though. If you use paypal they will send the TN to him and you can view it in your paypal account.

hmmm. So how can the payment get off the pending status and into my acct ? I thought they held it for 21 days or until I got positive feedback from him? But that obviously wouldn't happen if he is unable to see the product :/. Ok I really like buying on eBay alot more than selling. Seems like the seller assumes all responsibility and tge buyer has a few ways to hose the seller //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

How did the buyer pay? With credit card or check? The only way I have seen a pending payment is if the payment is check and it takes 5 days to clear. Your paypal acct should tell you when the payment will be released, shouldn't be 21 days either or what you need to do to get it off pending. You don't have to wait for the buyer to leave you positive feedback, he might not ever do that. I've got over 300 buys/sells on ebay and I know I have missed out on at least 100 feedback from buyers and sellers just not leaving anything. Selling isn't that hard, but ebay and paypal take too much out of the payments IMO. Everytime, except once from a check payment, the payment hits my acct immediatly after payment, no pending.

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

How did the buyer pay? With credit card or check? The only way I have seen a pending payment is if the payment is check and it takes 5 days to clear. Your paypal acct should tell you when the payment will be released, shouldn't be 21 days either or what you need to do to get it off pending. You don't have to wait for the buyer to leave you positive feedback, he might not ever do that. I've got over 300 buys/sells on ebay and I know I have missed out on at least 100 feedback from buyers and sellers just not leaving anything. Selling isn't that hard, but ebay and paypal take too much out of the payments IMO. Everytime, except once from a check payment, the payment hits my acct immediatly after payment, no pending.

It dosnt say.. Just Made by a PP payment.. I think they might be holding it because im new also..

PP Hold terms

When do payment holds apply?

Payment holds may be applied to some or all transactions in your account if PayPal perceives a risk associated with your account. Here are some common reasons for holding payments:

* You have been an eBay and PayPal member for less than 6 months, and, have limited selling activity, or

* You have an eBay feedback score of less than 100, and do not have a record of good performance or

* You have a Buyer dissatisfaction percentage of 5% or greater than 5%, or

* You have an average Detailed Seller Rating (DSR) of less than 4.5, or

* You have received fewer than 20 Detailed Seller Ratings in the last 12 months, or

* You have a high rate of customer disputes

* You're selling in a high risk category or industry such as, but not limited to, tickets, travel, gift certificates, computers, consumer electronics, or cell phones

* You have a spike in selling activities or begin selling in a category without an established history

 

[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

I still wouldn't ship until you get payment released. Find out from PP when and how to release it.

 

[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

They will hold payment on "high risk items" Its complete bull shit.

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

They will hold payment on "high risk items" Its complete bull shit.

yea thats what it was i guess.. lame.. Guy who won tho seems to be a great buyer tho, 66 feedbacks for 100%, so im not as worried as with the guy who had 0 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[King_corral 10+ year member]

this might have been asked and answered but i got a sale and its "pending payment" how do i get the cash first so i dont get jipped? and than once he pays i can ship?

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

this might have been asked and answered but i got a sale and its "pending payment" how do i get the cash first so i dont get jipped? and than once he pays i can ship?

I believe that means he hasn't paid yet (or he has and it hasn't cleared). I wouldn't ship it until the payment is cleared....

 

[King_corral 10+ year member]

well it shows its in my account but says pending... and i cant move it or pay with it.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

He may not have his bank routing info attached to PP only his debit card. If thats the case it takes 3-5 days to clear and transfer the money, just like transferring money between bank accounts.