Impatient, anyone?

ahodge84 · Aug 2, 2010

I bid on an auction that ended in the wee hours of Sunday morning and hadn't paid for it yet - I was going to pay for a few auctions together after another ended this evening. Then I find the following message from the seller in my inbox:

"Has payment been sent/made yet?
Thanks ----"

It's not overtly rude or pushy, but is a seller with no stated payment required period really already e-mailing me a little over 24 hours after the auction ended? I know some folks on here have a "you should always pay immediately" attitude, but it was not a BIN and I have my own system for paying for all auctions (usually in bulk to waste minimal time) and I always pay well within stated payment required period. Besides, since the seller only accepts PayPal for payment, he/she would know if I sent my payment.

Does this strike anyone else as being a bit pushy, at least subtly? I'm not going to respond to the seller with anything rude... just going to send my payment this evening as planned and send a message afterward stating that I sent the payment.

hofmichael · Aug 2, 2010

I think you are a bit of a ****** for not setting your alarm to wake you up so you could pay.

Super32 · Aug 2, 2010

Big ****** bag. It is a stupid email b/c he knows if you have paid him or not.

ahodge84 said:
I bid on an auction that ended in the wee hours of Sunday morning and hadn't paid for it yet - I was going to pay for a few auctions together after another ended this evening. Then I find the following message from the seller in my inbox:

"Has payment been sent/made yet?
Thanks ----"

It's not overtly rude or pushy, but is a seller with no stated payment required period really already e-mailing me a little over 24 hours after the auction ended? I know some folks on here have a "you should always pay immediately" attitude, but it was not a BIN and I have my own system for paying for all auctions (usually in bulk to waste minimal time) and I always pay well within stated payment required period. Besides, since the seller only accepts PayPal for payment, he/she would know if I sent my payment.

Does this strike anyone else as being a bit pushy, at least subtly? I'm not going to respond to the seller with anything rude... just going to send my payment this evening as planned and send a message afterward stating that I sent the payment.

Pine Tar · Aug 2, 2010

If you bid and you win you should pay as soon as the auction is over plain and simple.

This has been discussed here many times before. Some will say, you should not bid, if you do not have the money to pay as soon as the auction ends. I think that if you pay with 24-48 hours then things are all good. But hey you won the auction, you do what ever you think you should do.

Richard

ahodge84 · Aug 2, 2010

Yeah, I should just admit that I am a ******. Apparently that's becoming more and more "in" on eBay, so I suppose that I'm subconsciously trying to fit in...

Casebusters · Aug 2, 2010

So you should pay immediately if you plan on buying other auctions from him?
and pay each individually?
I used to give people 2 weeks and then I would contact them..

Topnotchsy · Aug 2, 2010

I try to send my payment in around 20 minutes before the auction ends...

nyc3 · Aug 2, 2010

Mess with them and tell them you already paid, then wait 2 days to pay.

ahodge84 · Aug 2, 2010

Casebusters said:
So you should pay immediately if you plan on buying other auctions from him?
and pay each individually?
I used to give people 2 weeks and then I would contact them..

Nah, tonight's auctions aren't his... I just generally pay for all auctions that end within a couple days' stretch in one batch to minimize the time that I waste recording my purchases, making account deductions, etc.

AmishDave · Aug 2, 2010

You're just plain lazy. I pay for auctions I predict I'm going to win, before they end.

Get with the program, man ... :|

Pine Tar · Aug 2, 2010

Topnotchsy said:
I try to send my payment in around 20 minutes before the auction ends...

:lol: you should bid on all of my auctions then

Bob Loblaw · Aug 2, 2010

Pine Tar said:
Topnotchsy said:

I try to send my payment in around 20 minutes before the auction ends...

Click to expand...

:lol: you should bid on all of my auctions then

wait 7 days to pay, ignore emails, and wait for the seller to call you out on FCB.

200lbhockeyplayer · Aug 2, 2010

Jeff N. said:
[quote="Pine Tar":b13d8tew]

Topnotchsy said:

I try to send my payment in around 20 minutes before the auction ends...

Click to expand...

:lol: you should bid on all of my auctions then

wait 7 days to pay, ignore emails, and wait for the seller to call you out on FCB.[/quote:b13d8tew]
Ditto!

predatorkj · Aug 3, 2010

55_marlins_sp said:
You're just plain lazy. I pay for auctions I predict I'm going to win, before they end.

Get with the program, man ... :|

That's f'n awesome! :lol: :lol:

phillyfan0417 · Aug 3, 2010

Sometimes I send messages to sellers requesting to pay for items I lost just to make sure I dont get called out or anything...

pigskincardboard · Aug 3, 2010

ahodge84 said:
Casebusters said:

So you should pay immediately if you plan on buying other auctions from him?
and pay each individually?
I used to give people 2 weeks and then I would contact them..

Click to expand...

Nah, tonight's auctions aren't his... I just generally pay for all auctions that end within a couple days' stretch in one batch to minimize the time that I waste recording my purchases, making account deductions, etc.

So you don't pay immediately for your own convenience?

I mean, why not pay right away and then at the end of the week go about recording everything? It's not like "order details" disappear after you pay for them. Maybe the format changes, I durno. I just open up the paypal account and open up ebay and type away. Maybe there's an easier way, who knows.

I'm anal as hell and I'm one of the few people that think you should pay when you realize that you've won. 4AM snipe and you log-on the next day to do some more bidding, it's time to pay. If you don't sign in for another two days, that's perfectly fine. I just think it's courtesy to pay as soon as you know that you've won.

RL24 · Aug 3, 2010

I don't think people who are anal as hell should be messing around with ebay. I won an item on the 5th of July, and believe it or not... I was on vacation. On the 7th I got an email asking where his money was at. I paid on the 8th, and on the 10th I was mad as hell that the card wasn't at my house. And when it didn't show up on the 11th (a Sunday) I dropped him a neg. :lol:

I kid, I kid, but seriously... some sellers really need to practice a tiny bit of patience.

predatorkj · Aug 4, 2010

All humor aside...I pay when payday comes. I have stopped using all credit cards and will never use one again. I am happily paying them off. Now there is no way in hell I'll have money if its a day or even a few days before payday. But if ebay gives me 7 days to pay...I can and should be able to use all 7 days if that's what it takes for me to pay. Do I like doing this? Hell no. It just takes that much longer before I get the card in hand. But if an auction is ending 3 days before pay day and the seller has nothing mentioned about a time limit...I will win it if I can and then pay when payday comes. And if its something I really need...I might even do it 5 or so days before. But every seller always gets paid. And I do avoid auctions where sellers want to be paid within a certain time frame unless I can meet the requirements. What you guys are getting mad about is the buyers actually using the policies of ebay to their fullest advantage. Be mad at ebay. But don't be mad at a buyer following ebay's guidelines.

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