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Non paying buyer
Is there any punishment for a buyer not paying? I see the option to cancel but what happens to the buyer for cutting off communication and not paying? Thanks
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woodland_gnome
·2 years agoThe sanctions for a cancellation for non-payment (after 4 calendar days from the transaction or the most recent invoice sent) are the same as they were under the old Unpaid Item Dispute: a "strike" (though eBay no longer uses that term) that counts towards the Buyer Requirement a seller can set to block anyone with 2 or more strikes in the previous 12 months (or less), protection from bad feedback (impossible to leave after the strike, can be removed--if not automatic--if posted before), and it affects the buyer's general buying limits.
disneyshopper
Mentor2 years agoIf the buyer has not paid by day 4, on day 5 the seller can file a Cancellation with the reason Buyer didn't pay. The seller gets his/her FVF credited, the buyer gets an unpaid strike recorded on his account, no one can leave feedback. Two or more unpaid strikes, and the buyer will find it difficult to bid/buy from sellers who block buyers with 2 or more unpaid strikes. Do you have your Buyer Blocks in place?
https://www.ebay.com/bmgt/buyerrequirements
As a new seller, you are ripe for scammers. List as fixed price with Immediate Payment Required (you will need to switch to the advanced/business tool for that option, which is located in the upper right corner of the Quick Listing Tool), no Best Offers, and your listing will stay active until someone actually pays for the item.