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TCB => Trader & Shipping Support => Topic started by: lovesbabysquirmy on March 18, 2013, 05:48:12 PM
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Sooooo... what all do you consider "reasonable" and "professional" as far as a timely payment?
Myself: I pay within 24 hours of the auction end - usually within 6 hours honestly! Or I request an invoice and within 24 of receiving it, I pay.
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I pay as soon as an auction ends or as soon as I click the "Buy it Now" button.
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The second 'Buy it Now' button was pressed, or as soon as we knew we got our requested invoice.
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I pay immediately unless I'm at work or sleeping when the auction ends or I get my invoice.
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I pay immediately with Buy It Now or as soon as an auction ends, as long as I'm awake when it ends. If I purchase multiple items, I request the total as soon as I'm done bidding and pay as soon as I receive the invoice.
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Immediately, there is just no other way bidding standards. I usually bin and pay right then.
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I'm an another immediate payer. As soon as I know the total, I pay.
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I pay as soon as possible. The next time I'm online and have a total for an auction and right after I click the BIN if it's a BIN. It just feels like it's more "mine" that way and, hopefully, minimizes any delay of receiving it in the mail. :biggrin:
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I pay as soon as possible, usually within the hour and definitely within 12 hours. :)
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I pay asap with a BIN and when I am sent an invoice for multiple items won.
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Directly after I bought the item or I'll wait for the payment request if they need to combine first =)
If I buy from overseas it may take up to 12 hours cause they send the invoice while it's in the middle of the night where I am =)
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I also pay right away (if its a BIN), or as soon as the auction ends (if I'm awake then, or if not, then its in the morning). So its always under 24 hours unless I'm waiting for an invoice from the seller if I've bought multiple items and they are combining shipping etc :relaxed:
If of course there was any reason I couldnt pay within that time, then i would contact the seller and explain why and when i would be able to pay (it happened once when the seller had made a mistake in the email addy for the paypal so it wouldnt accept the payment and I had to contact the seller to lt them know I couldnt pay right away becasue there was something up with the Paypal. They soon sorted it out though and then i paid them next day. )
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I pay right away when I can, which is usually as soon as the auction ends because I'm usually hovering over the 'increase bid' button :p The only time I don't is when requesting an invoice for multiple purchases. Or, the other day when I made a massive oopsie and won an Italian Gusty.... only to realise the seller only accepted personal cheques (which I do not have), or a bank transfer (not available to me internationally.) It was, hands down, my own fault, but I apologised profusely via Google Translate (she was French!) and we ended up having a lovely conversation about how I could send the payment through Paypal. Italian Gusty is on her way to me as we speak, awwww yeahhhh :D
Wow, didn't mean for that to turn into storytime. But it's related to the question! :p
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I bay as soon I get the paying information :P
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I pay as soon as I know the final amounts.
If its BiN then it's immediate.
If its an auction end it's usually within 8-12 hours after auction end since I tend to bid on alot of international lots meaning their end times are when I'm sleeping :p
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If I'm bidding on something, I always make sure I have enough in my Paypal to make an instant payment right after I win (assuming I don't need an invoice, in that scenario I pay as soon as I get the email). I figure it's only fair to treat other sellers as I'd want to be treated, plus it gives me peace of mind to pay off the debt immediately. When selling I do usually give buyers 5 days to pay, but I definitely appreciate payment within 24 hours so I can get everything shipped and done.
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I usually pay within 24 hours. If it's a BIN, I pay right away. But I'm not always at the computer when I win an auction, so I have to wait until I am home or awake or have an invoice. I'm usually really excited for my pony or ponies to come, so I want to pay for them right away because the sooner I pay, the sooner they can be shipped!
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I always pay as soon as I know the total. Sometimes I've asked nicely if it was okay to pay within a couple days if I knew my salary was about to be paid, but those times I would have had the money to pay immediately if the sellers had wished so. If I don't have the money, I don't bid, and if I have the money there's no reason to hold it. The sooner I pay the sooner I'll get my ponies sent to me! :P
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I chose 24-48 hours. Although I did forget about something I bid on before I went on vacation once :blush: and it was almost a week before I paid. I felt like a heel.
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Usually immediately after I win the auction.
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I'm pretty fast on the payment, usually it's right after auction ends, sometimes I wait for an invoice but usually I don't bother.
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Crap, I voted the wrong one. >.< Anyway, I always pay immediately after buying.
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On ebay, usually within 24 hours after winning, I am not always there when I win some auctions. BIN's are usually immediately paid. Whilst I will on occasion ask for a pony/ponies to be held for a couple of days until I get paid, I will pay as soon as I am able to, usually within a few hours and always before 24 hours.
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I pay immediately or soon as possible if auction ends when I'm not around.
I did embarrassingly once forget about an auction I won and it wasn't until several days later when i got an email reminder that I paid. I felt pretty terrible about it :blush:
felt like I almost became one of those dreaded NPBs :lol:
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Immediately. As soon as the auction is over. Always. By phone or laptop, either way, I make sure I pay.
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If it's a BIN with shipping costs already explained, immediately. Otherwise, for auctions, always the next time I log on after it's over, usually no more than 24 hours.
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If it's a BIN, I normally pay immediately after committing to the purchase. If it's multiple items from the same seller, I'll wait for an invoice for a combined total and then try to pay within a 12 hour span. If I win an auction at night and I'm exhausted, sometimes I'll leave it till the morning or after work, but I try to get everything taken care of as soon as possible. I also never buy anything that I don't have the money to pay for in my account outright.
As a seller, I'm a bit more lenient and expect payment within 72 hours. I may wait on a payment longer if the buyer is trustworthy and keeps in contact with me, but I hate being strung along
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I feel when you do a buy it now you should pay right away. But if you cant please send a message to the seller. I have had this happen many times and they waited to send payment. I feel you shoudl pay right away. Alot of bidders seem to be paying like two to three days after it ends.
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Another one here who pays right away, invoices notwithstanding. Besides the fact that I'd probably forget if I left it alone, I don't like to buy things unless I have the money right then, and feel it's irresponsible to shop unless you are capable of paying immediately.
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I always pay immediately. It makes the seller happy and I get to know that item will be going to me and not a rival bidder, LOL
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Immediately. If I don't have the funds just then, then I don't get to buy anything.
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Sooooo... what all do you consider "reasonable" and "professional" as far as a timely payment?
For the most part within 24 hours, BUT if the auction states within X amount of days-- then quite honestly, I believe it's fair to make a payment within that amount of time stated by the seller.
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I selected "other" just because I pay straight away. Literally as soon as the auction ends. The only exception to this being if I'm getting a couple of things and thus need a new invoice. But once the invoice comes through I'm bang in there paying.
If they are items that finish a day or more apart I message the seller to inform them I'm trying to get another item and so will be waiting on payment.
The longest I have ever waited may have been around 4-5 hours if it was a daytime finish and I was at work. But most things seem to finish in the evenings for me.
I just feel it's polite to pay as soon as, and I would expect items to be shipped out as soon as possible (for the seller - I don't expect miracles :biggrin:) after that ^_^
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It depends. Usually I pay right away or as soon as I found out I won but sometimes I win and have to wait 2-3 days before I get paid. I pay as soon as I get the money in my account - usually at like 2 AM. In this cause, I aviod autions that say pay within 24 hours.
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Pretty much as soon as I can. I only tend to buy stuff when I really know I have the money and I don't tend to bid on stuff.
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Immediately. If I don't have the funds just then, then I don't get to buy anything.
Yeah me too, especially with ebay. On here I tend to ask for things to be held if I can produce the funds within a week. If not I just don't and hope it's there when I do have money.
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I normally pay immediately at the close of the auction, unless the auction ends when I'm asleep.
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I pay on the day the auction ended. I just feel uncomfortable making the seller wonder.
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within a couple hours, unless I'm at work or have messaged the seller about paying a day or two later(waiting for payday) if it's something I'd be kicking myself for missing!
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Usually within 24 hours. If the seller has stated a more generous timeline in an auction description and I'm being busy, I can stretch it a little, but no longer than three days (that of course given I keep the payment deadline).
If it's a BIN I pay it right away or within a couple of hours.
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I'm an another immediate payer. As soon as I know the total, I pay.
This, unless I've arranged with the seller to delay payment.
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I request an invoice if there's multiple items, but I pay immediately. If I don't have the money for it then I have no business looking.
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I pay ASAP so unless I need a special invoice or request, I pay immediately after receiving an invoice. I don't buy things unless I have the funds for it then and there.
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On eBay - immediately after the auction ends or I hit the bin option. I would never buy something unless I can afford it at that moment.
For the arena - I've always paid immediately as well. There have been a few expensive items I've asked the sellers if I could make payments on but that's been rare and only for items $150+
It's poor relations to wait for the maximum amount of time to pass before paying. Especially on eBay. If I have to wait out the 2 weeks for eBay to auto file the non paying bidder claim that's 2 full auction durations my items could have been sold.
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I pay as soon as I'm giving the quote, ebay-wise.
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I always pay ASAP. If I discover something and bid just before the end time, sometimes I have to transfer funds, and sometimes that takes a while, but I always let the seller know. Or I pay as soon as I've seen the adjusted invoice, etc. Since my smartphone died, I'm a bit slower, because I have to get out of bed or get home to get online, as opposed to setting an alarm on my phone and paying through that!
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I try to pay right away, but honestly that doesn't always happen. It is never more than 2-3 days tops, but it isn't necessarily the same day the item ends. I don't live in front of my computer etc so if something ends and I'm not on it may take me a day or even two to log back in and check.
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Normally I pay immediately unless the auction ends late at night then I wait until the next morning as I don't want to risk doing something silly with paypal when I'm like overly tired by mistake.
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Usually I pay right on the spot of it's a BIN auction. Other times it may take me a few hours to pay if the auction has ended and I haven't checked my email, but I will pay as soon as I see that I've won.
If I am buying several items from one seller, I will request an invoice in hopes of saving on shipping.
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I always pay as soon as I possibly can! :) Which is usually at the latest a day after I win the item/confirm I'm going to buy the item. Usually it's less than two or three hours later. ^_^
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Asap. Usually right after the auction ends, or as soon as I get an invoice if things need to be combined. Never more than 24 hours. As an ebay seller, nothing irritates me more than having chase someone down, send several "reminder" invoices, and have zero communication. If someone messages me and says, "Hey! I'm waiting for some of your other auctions to end" or, "Do you mind if I pay on such and such date?" I don't mind. It's gotten so ridiculous with NPB's. >:(
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Usually I pay immediately. Like within hours of winning, unless I have to wait for a combine shipping invoice, then I'll pay when I get it. If I'm not planning on paying immediately, I ALWAYS message the buyer and tell them something like "Hi there I was letting you know that I will be paying on X-date (usually 1-2 days from the day of the message) - please let me know if that is okay!" And then I pay... when I say I will. End of story. I don't bid when I can't pay. It's not hard.
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I am usually right there and I will pay immediately, but sometimes it's up to 12 hrs max.
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I'm an immediate payer.
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I pay immediately or as soon as I have the total. Can't see any reason not to.
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ASAP! To wit, as soon as I see I've won the auction. No reason to keep a seller hanging, plus then I get my item sooner. ^.^
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On eBay (or similar places) I usually pay immediately, or as soon as I've got the total if it's multiple items. If I don't have the money, I don't bid.
Here on the Arena I've sometimes had to ask sellers to hold the items for a few days, as I can only pay from the Paypal balance and transferring money from my bank account to PP takes around three days. I generally try to avoid sales areas etc. if I don't have money on my PP, just to eliminate the need to hold items, but sometimes it's impossible to resist if something interesting pops up, you know. ;) Of course it's always up to the seller to decide if they're willing to wait, I understand they might prefer to sell to someone who's able to pay sooner. That's why I always let them know when to expect payment. :)