07-05-2018 08:25 AM
Well, silly me, I already mailed it! Someone hinted that maybe PayPal is putting some 21 day hold after I begin to sell a few of my personal items (I haven’t SOLD on Ebay in years), even though my transactions.... buying OR selling.... have been above reproach.
07-05-2018 08:28 AM
Never mail until you get the green check mark from PP with the words "ok to ship". It could be a scam or they paid by check and the bank has not cleared it yet. If you send before that, you could lose your protection, the money and your item.
07-05-2018 08:28 AM
07-05-2018 08:36 AM
@normanbradley If you haven’t sold on eBay in years then you are considered a new seller again and your funds for any eBay sales will be held for up to 21 days. (They will release them within 3 days of delivery if tracking is uploaded)As long as the transaction says OK to ship, you are good to go.
07-05-2018 08:44 AM
07-05-2018 08:47 AM
@normanbradley wrote:
I don’t know how to show a screenshot. Do I need to call Ebay/PayPal?
No, you don't need to call eBay or PayPal. You need to read @missjen831's post.
07-05-2018 09:00 AM
@normanbradley wrote:
I don’t know how to show a screenshot. Do I need to call Ebay/PayPal?
Click on the transaction in PayPal, to display the details. Look for "OK to ship" or "Seller protection: Eligible".
07-05-2018 09:01 AM
07-05-2018 09:12 AM
07-05-2018 09:14 AM
Everyone has told you from the beginning to go look in Paypal. What does the transaction say there?
07-05-2018 09:17 AM
I did recieve this
Well done on selling your item! Although your buyer has paid, your funds will be held for up to 21 days and will be available by 07/19/2018
To make sure eBay is a safe and trusted marketplace, we implement this common industry practice in some instances such as Limited User History, Past Suspensions, and/ or High Risk transactions.
If a buyer reports a problem with a sale or an item, it may take longer than 21 days to receive your payment. So respond quickly to your buyer to resolve any issues.07-05-2018 09:18 AM
Oh, PayPal has him as “Payment received”, but in a pending box
07-05-2018 09:21 AM
I think you may have received an invalid echeck which the buyer can cancel once the item shows delivered.
07-05-2018 09:27 AM
@normanbradley wrote:Oh, PayPal has him as “Payment received”, but in a pending box
Open the paypal transaction. Does it say "ok to ship"? Does it say "seller protection eligible"?
07-05-2018 10:23 AM
I have found ‘buyer protection eligible’, not ‘okay to ship’. But Ebays message that I posted above seems to infer that PayPal, perhaps in collusion/extension w/ Ebay, can place 21 day ‘holds’ after so many sales (upon those sellers who haven’t sold for a while). It infers that if you pass the seller ‘test’ (buyers get what’s promised, no chargebacks, no disputes, ‘not what I ordered’, ‘not received’, etc.), then in three weeks they trust you a little more to keep your own business in order, that you, a returning seller, aren’t fraudulent... This helps build a seller’s good reputation.
I can’t get the sold item back, it’s in the mail. I think that the buyer is a true-blue ham radio operator (related to the purchased product... he emailed ‘73’ in a message, and only we hams know what THAT means). His ratings are good. I can only pray.