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Why do I have to immediately CHECKOUT when I accept an offer.
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Why do I have to immediately CHECKOUT when I accept an offer.
evry1nositswindy
Mentor2 years agoOffers can be sent to multiple buyers. First one to accept and pay wins. People how bid and make offers but do not pay is a huge problem for sellers. This is a new feature to end this problem.
woodland_gnome
·2 years agoTo make sure you pay if you accept it.
eBay had been "experimenting" with requiring pre-authorization of payment for Best Offers for over a year and a half (started prior to Halloween 2021), adding more and more users into the test group required to do so (sellers can opt their listings out of it; buyers cannot opt out once they are assigned). Too many users were making offers and then not paying when it was accepted, and too many of those were scammers who would try to get the seller to text or email them to get their number/email address to send fake payment messages to.
They have (a couple of months ago) officially made it permanent and all buyers are now required to pre-authorize payment for Best Offers they make on listings for sellers who have not opted out of the program. They started trying it out on auction bids (with a smaller group of buyers that is growing) in Spring or early Summer 2023 and that is still experimental.
They said at the time of the announcement making it permanent that they would also start experimenting with requiring pre-authorization or payment for accepting offers from sellers soon. Sounds like they've finally started that and you are in the test group for that