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Funds on hold for about 30 days
Summary: zidgelfidge37 is inquiring about the delay in receiving payment for a sold item on eBay, noting that they shipped the item themselves and are set to receive payments daily. monroe67 explains that eBay places a 30-day hold on payouts for new or infrequent sellers, and once a seller proves trustworthy, payments will be made daily. It's clarified that shipping methods do not influence the hold period. zidgelfidge37 thanks monroe67 for the information.
My sold item was delivered today, 8/6/2026. I entered the tracking data for this item that I shipped myself. And I shipped it myself v. using Ebay's shipping label. (And eBay is already showing the item as shipped.) I have my settings to get paid daily.
Wouldn't it be a max of 7 days after delivery b/c I shipped it myself? On my other item sold, I incorrectly initially marked the item as shipped v. putting in the tracking # first. I was following some help steps off of eBay. For this earlier item, after I unmarked the delivered option and put in the tracking, I had to verify I was a legit seller. But even then, payment was only couple weeks, I think, after delivery.
Any information would be appreciated. Maybe this is a standard notification that later will update to a shorter time.
mr_lincoln
Mentor1 month agoHi @monroe67
You can read about Transaction holds that @monroe67 refers to on this eBay Help page: Transaction holds | eBay
The potential hold period is actually up to 31 days just so you know.
zidgelfidge37
OP1 month agoThank you for the follow-up! I appreciate it.
monroe67
Mentor1 month ago"Maybe this is a standard notification that later will update to a shorter time."
For sales by new sellers and infrequent sellers -- more than 90 days without a sale --
eBay does place a 30-day hold on payouts to those sellers.
Once you establish that you are a trustworthy seller -- shipping within your stated handling period, no returns by your purchaser due to Item Not As Described --
yes, eBay will distribute your payouts on the daily basis you have chosen.
This assumes, of course, that you actually have one or more eBay sales every day.
BTW, no, the fact that you shipped your item "yourself" as opposed to buying the postage and mailing label through eBay -- that has nothing to do with eBay's 30-day hold.