| Author | Message | ||
     Deflaytedwayz2 |
so ive been bidding on a front and rear touring seat set fror my firebolt. i won wednesday morning. sent imediate payment threw paypal. well today is friday and the payment still has not been claimed and ive sent 3 e-mails w/o any responce. this is alos the first auction that they have every sold anything. also they have only bought one other thing. i have had contact with them while the auction was going about condition of the seats. now nothing.... should i retract my payment and wait for a responce? any sugestions on what i should do? thanks in advance | ||
| Terribletim |
You may want to wait on some guys who deal with ebay regularly to reply, I have only dealt with ebay a little. My advice, retract your payment and you can almost guarantee they will respond. Then you will have their attention. Then you can say, "Hey, I just want the part" or whatever you decide to do. | ||
| Tiller269 |
I deal with ebay on a regular basis. If I were you, I would retract my payment and wait for a response. If the seller has very little feedback, I would definitely wait until they contact you for payment. They may well be genuine and are away for some reason. Ebay is based on trust and I have had mainly good dealings with the people that trade on ebay. However, there are those on ebay that are scammers. If your payment had been claimed straight away but you received no contact, then the person you are dealing with could be a scammer. But as the payment has not been claimed, I would give them the benefit of the doubt, but still retract payment until contact has been made. Don't be fooled in to thinking that you will be 'paid' out by paypal if it all goes wrong, as you will only receive a percentage of the original purchase. Hope this helps! | ||
| Terribletim |
Thanks Tiller, that's kinda what I thought, but someone like you with more ebay 'speriance is the real insight. | ||
| Bake |
Maybe he's outta town for a few days? | ||
| Hdbobwithabuell |
Give him a couple more days. I've sold lots of stuff on ebay and almost always ship right away but there have been times when it took a few days due to unexpected business travel or other unforeseen circumstance. | ||
| Deflaytedwayz2 |
thanks guys. ill retract my payment for the time being and wait for a reply. ill also send another message to the seller stating that i will be retracting payment untill further responce. you guys have been a great help | ||
| Fpresky |
If this is his first paypal transaction he may not be able to figure it out or he may not have "verified " his account yet , which could delay his claiming. You are protected by paypal so you shouldn't have to retract your payment. You would be better served to open an "item not received dispute" I have over 100 ebay transactions with only one scam. | ||
| Firemanjim |
Not everyone who sells on eBay can respond swiftly--regular jobs get in the way. Paypal will refund money in a 30 day window so give him a little time to respond. I have had that problem several times selling things and been sent out on long-ass fire. Some folks get testy real fast.Not every seller is a dealer,etc. | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
ya give them a little while especially if they are new sellers...i have over 250 transactions and only one bad one....paypal makes u wait for like 5 days or so before u can even file anyways...save ur emails in case u do have to file it helps....ive had stuff i had to wait over a month for...it happens...most ship in a day or so but sometimes u gotta wait....ive had a few times just like jim when i had to go out of town for work and i didnt get to mail something for over a week or so. | ||
| Deflaytedwayz2 |
well i retracted my payment. sent multiple messages. i also sent a request for total payment. ill give it till sunday night. then ill start taking actions with ebay. this guy lives in florida. i live in california. so i know there is a 3 hr time diff. but 4 days after auction end and no contact i think is a little odd. even if someone has a job etc. (Message edited by deflaytedwayz2 on March 31, 2007) | ||
| Deflaytedwayz2 |
okay i have an update. seller contacted me this afternoon. seller was out of town. i am greatfull for the responce and resent payment. My rear cant wait for me to install my new seats! ha. |
