The Ebay effect

[selector]

So, we seem to have agreed that some people actually make a bit of a living by buying and selling on e-bay, while others use the venue to acquire unusual or rare items, or items that are likely to cost them considerably less than elsewhere. This is all perfectly sensible, to me. Accordingly, if a person who is used to normal parameters and normal behaviour on e-bay feels that a buyer's behaviour is falling outside the norm, I don't see why the seller shouldn't make an inquiry to satisfy him/herself that everything is on the up-and-up. Your curt reply, rbturner, offered no information that would ease his concern that you were not going to pay as most people 'normally' would.

Leaving aside your personal, and regrettable, circumstances [:(], a bit more information, such as, "We had an emergency in the family...had to attend." would have gone a long way toward stemming his prying, but understandable question.

I agree that his way of asking was less than, shall we say, artful.

Just my [2c].

[rbturner]

My point is, why should they even be asking two days into my allowed seven? Now if it was day seven I could fully understand. Then I would denfinitely owe them an explaination.

If they wanted paid in two days they should have stated that in the listing.

Randy

[Anonymous]

I dont like shippers who fail to keep quiet during the stated pay period.

If I have 7 days to pay, I dont want to see email demanding money on the 2nd day. I usually state several times VERY clearly that post office will be getting my money order out on the next day's truck.

On the other hand, customers who take too long making payments cause a problem. They put themselves in a position where after 10 days I probably will have to report a non-paying customer to ebay. I never like to do that.

I think ebay will have to make a provision to allow customers to report sellers who demand payment prior to the expiry of the grace period.

[BRAKIE]

Guys,E-bay can be habit forming however,I found better deals on 2 on line shops that worked out cheaper then some of the so called deals on e bay..