eBay

clarence6344 · ‎06-15-2023

Why is eBay requiring us to set a default payment before we can make an offer on items that have this option.? EBay says that this is for the customers convenience so the item will be automatically paid by your default payment if the seller accepts. This actually is an inconvenience for me because I would rather choose which payment method I want to use after the seller accepts and pay for it at my convenience. EBay should at least give you the option to use the latter method instead of mandating that you use the default method.

mn467462 · ‎06-19-2023

@ittybitnot wrote:
Too many buyers are generally deadbeats when given the opportunity, and causes the seller to lose money.

@2013grotz

Then eBay should 'man up' and get rid of the deadbeat buyers once and for all and prevent them from opening new accounts to circumvent their demise. Or award this restriction to deadbeat buyers, not everyone who pays promptly and enjoys making offers on multiple items from the same seller without a monetary penalty.

@mn467462

If a seller accepts offers and I want ten things from that seller, it is not unusual for me to make offers on those ten things. Say if they were ten lightweight items with $5 shipping each, that is $50 shipping for me before the tax my state assesses on top of that.

If I should do that now while in 'buyer offer punishment camp', the seller also pays fees on my taxes and shipping at the $50 rate, and pays ten times .30 for each listing instead of .30 cents for one order. There is no more combining for one payment/shipment. They are all individual transactions for which individual tracking numbers will be required. eBay makes more money, sellers don't.

Just DM the seller and work out a deal on the 10 items, and they'll make a special listing, and you can purchase that directly.

buyselljack2016 · ‎06-19-2023

As a buyer I am in the test program but as a seller I'm not.

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@selsa84

As far as I know and have not heard otherwise, "all sellers" were auto set to make it a buyer requirement for those buyers in the test program to preauthorize payment. Box "auto check marked" by eBay when the test program started. There was/is nothing to alert a seller to that fact other than word of mouth. (reading the boards, or alerted by an affected upset buyer).

Wish they'd ban non payers after the 2nd time it happens.

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Those buyers are "blocked" after it happens the second time ..................if the seller has their requirements set correctly, and .................... if the sellers that were stiffed followed the process to give the buyer a strike.

lilredbird · ‎06-19-2023

I don't need the extra time (24-48)...not all sellers, most do not respond immediately. PS Ebay isn't the mall

lilredbird · ‎06-19-2023

As a buyer that makes an offer I am given a message that state the offer will expire in either 24 or 48 hours... i have alway thought this gives sellers the opportunity to get back to a buyer as I am sure not all sellers are glued to their on-line store at all times... The time I mentioned is not so I can "decide what credit card to use"

What happens after you make your offer

The seller has until your offer expires to decide whether to accept or reject your offer. They can also suggest another price. If they don’t respond to you in that time, or if the listing ends before they respond, then your offer expires.

faststride · ‎06-21-2023

A “deadbeat” buyer can still ask you to cancel the sale right after you accept the offer. We all know what happens if a buyer is forced to buy the item. I once did that and the buyer returned the sale for “not as described” and only returned a portion of the items sold. Keep the buyer happy and avoid bad feelings. So yea, I don’t see the reason for the default method of payment requirement.

offtrackthoroughbred · ‎06-21-2023

In a store I never pay for something that has not been offered for a defined price. Why should I do that with an ebay "make offer"? Why should I authorizing access to my money when there is no commitment to a transaction?

lady_madonna · ‎06-21-2023

@offtrackthoroughbred wrote:
In a store I never pay for something that has not been offered for a defined price. Why should I do that with an ebay "make offer"? Why should I authorizing access to my money when there is no commitment to a transaction?

@offtrackthoroughbred

Your offer IS a commitment to PAY for the item if the seller accepts your offer, just as a bid in an auction.

PER EBAY:

When you make an offer, you’re committing to buy the item if your offer is accepted. If you entered your payment method when making your offer, you may be charged if the seller accepts.

https://www.ebay.com/help/buying/buy-now/making-best-offer?id=4019#section1

lady_madonna
Volunteer Ebay Community Mentor

offtrackthoroughbred · ‎06-21-2023

When I have the highest bid at auction close then I cheerfully authorize the required payment to complete a transaction. I am not at all happy to authorize payment for an incomplete transaction. Seems the the next logical step for ebay is to require authorization payment before bidding on auction items.

mtgraves7984 · ‎06-21-2023

As far as I know and have not heard otherwise, "all sellers" were auto set to make it a buyer requirement for those buyers in the test program to preauthorize payment. Box "auto check marked" by eBay when the test program started. There was/is nothing to alert a seller to that fact other than word of mouth. (reading the boards, or alerted by an affected upset buyer).

@buyselljack2016

Odd wad here. I found the feature before it was auto-set, and ticked it thinking, "Hey! A new seller protection... cool!" (Appears that it was auto-checked later for sellers who hadn't ticked it... ??) After reading posts from disgruntled buyers... I un-ticked it. Heck, I even chose to remove OBO from my listings altogether.

buyselljack2016 · ‎06-21-2023

Seems the the next logical step for ebay is to require authorization payment before bidding on auction items.

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It seems there is talk of that being in the works with the "offers" just being the precursor to that plan.

THAT, ............... I would expect to be an epic fail.

greg_orye · ‎06-22-2023

I’d like spendable funds be part of this option too but I did discover a work around. I have 1 credit card with a low spending limit that’s almost always near maxed out. I’ll use that as my default payment and when the buyer accepts offer that card will decline and then I can use my spendable funds instead.

selsa84 · ‎06-22-2023

Called ebay and was told its being rolled out to some but not all.

ittybitnot · ‎06-22-2023

Seems the the next logical step for ebay is to require authorization payment before bidding on auction items.

@offtrackthoroughbred

They are supposed to be working on it. LOL. Presently today, I have won four auctions from the same seller, and winning four more that end in an hour or so. P.Mail shipping is $10.75 each Seller combines. Just think, if I did this with the pre authorization thing I would have already paid $43+tax for four jewelry pieces for shipping alone. If I won all 8 I would be paying $86+tax for shipping for the items that could easily be combined.

Sellers would be paying fees on that amount as well as $2.40 instead of the 30 cent transaction fee, and 8 shipping labels instead of one.
The only people making more money on this plan is going to be eBay.

sooners828tuo · ‎07-04-2023

With over 1300 buying and selling transactions as a non business eBay member in the past 24 years. I will log off and never purchase on eBay again with this “help” if it goes to all transactions. I’ve already stopped making buyer offers. Just not doing it. There are plenty of other sites who want my business without strings.