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student007 · Mar 22, 2006, 04:42 PM

Let's say I just won my first bid on eBay. What is proper etiquette, normally? Should I pay immediately, or should I wait a few days until I get the product and then pay?

kp2171 · Mar 22, 2006, 04:44 PM

You wont get the product wout paying

Read the sellers terms for payment! They often require/request paymt in a min amt of time.

You'll probably get an email as well

student007 · Mar 22, 2006, 05:09 PM

So then my best bet would be to just pay immediately if I can?

Curlyben · Mar 22, 2006, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by student007

So then my best bet would be to just pay immediately if i can?

Simply put, YES.
When you place a bid on Ebay you are entering into a contract with the seller.
At the end of the day if you can't pay for an item then you shouldn't be bidding on it in the first place.

Fr_Chuck · Mar 22, 2006, 06:32 PM

Yes, the seller will not send the item unless you pay, so you hve to pay, best to pay using a credit card if possible, or a credit card though pay pal.
That way if you don't get your item, or it is not like it is suppose to be you have some protection though the credit card.

If using pay pal look for the pay pal protection option if possible.

I buy and sell a lot on eBay and normally there is no problem three times this year I paid and never got the item paid for and twice I got them and a new item was used and the pass word for the program had to be paid for extra from the company since it was already registered.

The other time the books ordered were wet and full of ants ( don't know why, I think shipping but they came regular post, so no way to claim damage.

So about 10 percent of my purchases had a problem, just be careful

kp2171 · Mar 22, 2006, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by student007

So then my best bet would be to just pay immediately if i can?

Y E S !

If this is hypothetical, as in what if I win... OK. You could find out this answer and many more at eBay. Read the terms and conditions. Its all there.

If you really did bid and are trying to wait to pay ("if i can") then you should have known better. Yeah... if you screw around and don't pay you'll probably get a negative and some sellers may not want to sell to you...

But also the person who held the auction is paying money to post it. Even if they can repost an item that wasn't claimed it is still time and money.

If a buyer does not pay for an item I'm not sending it. If a buyer wants an item but cannot pay for it Don't BID!

student007 · Mar 23, 2006, 08:31 AM

Ok I got it. What I meant is: I bought an item (which I can afford) and the seller tells me to pay within 12 days of winning. But the item can be shipped in 4 days. What I was asking is - should I wait for the item to reach me (i.e. 4 days) and then pay, or pay right away? But now I figured out that I have to pay right away anyway. Thanks

kp2171 · Mar 23, 2006, 08:41 AM

That wasn't perfectly clear in your original message, but OK. Now you know.

It'd be nice to pay after you get the item to minimize your financial exposure, but bad for the seller.

If you are worried in the future about purchases you should look for sellers who state a refund policy, pay with a credit card to be able to recoup the expense if its fraud, and look for sellers with good ratings and preferably lots of sales.

Doesn't mean I haven't been the first to buy an item from a new seller with a money order... but you are more nervous about it when the seller has no established selling history and you'd better be willing to risk losing the money.

LTheobald · Mar 23, 2006, 08:44 AM

A seller on eBay will only post the item they are selling upon receiving payment. So if you are paying by cheque, the seller won't post the item until your cheque has cleared.

Otherwise people could be sending off cheques, waiting for the buyer to post the item and then stopping the cheque - preventing the seller from getting paid.

Fr_Chuck · Mar 23, 2006, 03:42 PM

The message that it will reach you in 4 days is four days after you have paid them and the money is cleared.

The item will not be shipped until it is paid for. It says "12" days to pay, so basically if you don't pay within the 12 days ( they really expect it in one or two) but incause you are gone or ill, you have 12 days to pay or theywill consider you as having failed to pay, you will be rated as someone who has won and not paid ( making it hard to buy other items)

The faster you pay, the better you will be rated as a buyer.

nwsflash · Mar 24, 2006, 03:53 AM

Originally Posted by LTheobald

A seller on eBay will only post the item they are selling upon receiving payment. So if you are paying by cheque, the seller won't post the item until your cheque has cleared.

Otherwise people could be sending off cheques, waiting for the buyer to post the item and then stopping the cheque - preventing the seller from getting paid.

Spot on the sooner you send the payment for your goods the more quick you will get your stuff ;) Most sellers will send you an invoice as soon as ending and you becoming winning bidder.

If your new to using Ebay, always check the sellers rating and there feed back :) this will help you in the long run.

http://hub.ebay.com/community This link should help you with many questions about Ebay.