Payments

Question

Just out of curiosity when did eBay start charging your account without your authorization. I made an offer on an item, and it was accepted by seller. I had all intentions when I got off from work to pay for the item, but I have already seen that eBay decided to charge my account without my authorization They just did it on their own. Has anybody else dealt with this or am I behind the times and this is how it works now

stuff4divas · Answer

@bulls3barj yes, u r 'behind the times' @comics-scifi-collectibles explained 'how it works now'

comics-scifi-collectibles · Answer

@bulls3barj This is a setting on the sellers account. A buyer can not turn off auto pay.

Some sellers do not realize that eBay turns on the option to require a payment prior to making a bid or offer by default.

Sellers can uncheck the option in their account settings.

You could ask sellers prior to bidding if A ) they allow combined shipping and B) do they know if they have the payments required option before placing a bid auto checked by eBay as this makes combined shipping more difficult.

Sellers can still combine by refunding the difference but eBay can't force a seller to send a partial refund after a order is made. Most sellers will make a partial refund.