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You’ve reached a temporary buying restriction. You can only buy items where you can pay immediately
I am new to ebay, this is what I see when I try to place a bid. Any help here please
You’ve reached a temporary buying restriction.
You can only buy items where you can pay immediately at checkout. To continue, find an item with an immediate payment method and click on the “Add to Cart†button in the listing.
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woodland_gnome
·2 years agoThat error message seems to be associated with running into your Open Transaction Limits. To get below your limits you need to pay for the outstanding unpaid items that now count towards your limits, but that might not be immediately possible because eBay counts items that you committed to buy but cannot pay for at this time against your limits:
1. At least some active auctions that you have bid on (including the one you are trying to rebid on). Originally only those you were in the lead on counted, but it is very likely that the rules have changed since they were last made public to include your outbid bids on running auctions and also any pending Best Offer. To minimize the effect of these wait until near the end of the auction to bid only one time at your TRUE maximum you are willing to pay for the item, and then pay immediately after it ends, to minimize the time it counts towards your limit. You can't pay until you win, so don't use up your open transactions on bids you can't pay for until hours or days later. Waiting to bid also keeps your options open (once you bid you are committed to that auction and can win and have to pay even if you are outbid during the auction--exception if it is still "Reserve not met" after you bid) so you can safely bid on an auction that ends earlier or jump on a great Buy It Now price that gets listed in the interim.
2. Transactions cancelled at your request (or due to problems with your address). Note that these also can result in lowering the limit, so make sure you are going to buy (and CAN buy, that the item ships to your location) BEFORE you commit to buying.
3. Unpaid Item Strikes. Again, don't bid/commit to buy unless you KNOW you can and will pay for every item.
To get these and other buying limits raised or removed in the long run you need to establish a pattern of reliably paying for what you commit to buy.
comics-scifi-collectibles
Mentor2 years ago@tcliuyy888 You can only use Buy It Now for now. That means no auctions or best offers.
https://www.ebay.com/help/buying/buying-limits-restrictions/buying-limits-restrictions?id=4012&st=
What are buying limits?
A buying limit means you won't be able to buy any more items until you complete your current purchases and orders.
If your buying activities have been limited, it may be because:
tcliuyy888
OP2 years agoThank you for your help. But I have not bought anything from eBay, and this is my first bid to try? When I can place a bid?
comics-scifi-collectibles
Mentor2 years ago@tcliuyy888 eBay may require you to purchase as Buy It Now to start with. When you are allowed to start bidding then be sure to bid ONE time with your max bid.
Try adding a payment method in your account for offers and auctions. This will be charged if the offer is accepted OR you win the auction. Some sellers require this.
https://ppcapp.ebay.com/myppc/wallet/list