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smapdi

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Aug 7, 2008
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I had not heard this was coming, but it appears that after literally decades, sellers finally appear to have gotten one of the biggest things on their wishlists (or maybe just mine). A quick search shows this has been slowly rolling out since last year, but I finally had it happen for me. Last night I won an auction for a card. Normally, when I win something at night I don't pay till the next day because my credit card calculates balance on a daily basis and why run up the balance when I know no one is shipping a card at 9 PM on Sunday night. Anyway, after the auction ended, when I looked at the page again, there was a countdown to automatic payment in 59+ minutes. I could apply points or coupons, change my method of payment, etc. but it was going to charge my card automatically in an hour. I let it go just to see what would happen and yes, this morning it said the card was paid for, just like a normal payment.

While I haven't been a big seller lately, I anticipate doing a lot more listing this winter when we move into our new house. I don't know if this is universal for all auctions, categories, bidders, etc. but I'm happy to see it. The number of slow- and non-payers I've had, while relatively few over the years, are definitely annoying. Being able to wrap up the transaction within a day is a welcome change. The only downside is I can see the contrarian people complaining about it, and possibly the number of returns go up from the "my kid bid on this card" contingent. But for normal people it's only a positive change.
 

michaelstepper

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Jan 15, 2010
8,247
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southeast Alaska
I've had this happening for a while now from both sides. It's kind of a pain as a seller. I've had the following happen multiple times.
Same guy offered on 4 or 5 cards. After I accept, ebay pays for each within minutes then I have to refund shipping charges.
While yes its great, it still needs a little tweaking.
I wish they'd fix the make an offer and pay with existing funds. Instead of having to pay with a card or account
 

metallicalex777

Super Moderator
Aug 7, 2008
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Seattle, Wa
I just ran into this as well with a Julio auto I just won at auction. As a buyer, I LOVE it as I hope that is the reason why I got the card at a much lower price than I thought it would go for. A pain for sellers as I can see this feature turning buyers off from certain listings/auctions, but as a buyer I'd much rather bid against people at least willing enough to pay right away for an item they are hoping to win against someone else. Now to see if the card is shipped on time and sound :)
 

jmc855

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Jan 11, 2013
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RI
I've had this happening for a while now from both sides. It's kind of a pain as a seller. I've had the following happen multiple times.
Same guy offered on 4 or 5 cards. After I accept, ebay pays for each within minutes then I have to refund shipping charges.
While yes its great, it still needs a little tweaking.
I wish they'd fix the make an offer and pay with existing funds. Instead of having to pay with a card or account
Yeah, as a buyer i ve stopped bidding on many things because I only want to win if shipping combined makes sense on lower $ items(sorry i m cheap) and I know i m getting a bulk deal, but its not as predictable anymore, so, I buy less. Buying more on comc because of it. And I m not a deadbeat non payer lol, just a cheapskate.
 

michaelstepper

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Jan 15, 2010
8,247
654
southeast Alaska
Yeah, as a buyer i ve stopped bidding on many things because I only want to win if shipping combined makes sense on lower $ items(sorry i m cheap) and I know i m getting a bulk deal, but its not as predictable anymore, so, I buy less. Buying more on comc because of it. And I m not a deadbeat non payer lol, just a cheapskate.
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Oh same. I've had to ask about combined shipping. (Which should be a given btw) I've had guys message me asking if I do. Of course.. but don't expect a refund until after I ship.
 

swish54_99

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Dec 12, 2012
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I don't buy a lot on ebay, but as a seller, I love it. I have free shipping on most of my items, but there has been a a couple of times where someone bought two items that didn't have free shipping. They were bigger items that needed boxes instead of just a regular sized bubble mailer. I just refunded them a couple bucks and sent a quick message saying I combine ship when I can blah blah. They are happy and I look like a good guy instead of someone trying to squeeze every last penny out of my clientele and hopefully got a repeat buyer because of it. Win Win for us both.

It's been happening on best offers for a while now, which was also welcomed. Maybe that was the first part of this plan by ebay, now they are moving it to auctions too.
 

mrmopar

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Jan 19, 2010
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The problem with this is that it deters multiple wins. The huge advantage of combined shipping is that it encourages buyers to look for other items they might not have bought otherwise. Another stupid change for ebay.

I am also not a deadbeat payer, having been on ebay for 26 years now, primarily as a buyer, with 10s of 1000s of transactions.
 

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