I just had this issue this morning NOV 10TH 2023 as a buyer who made an offer on an item that was accepted, the first you know about the acceptance is the payment has been made notification , not a you won this item please pay now. I guess they want everyone to register a credit card for this effect as a buyer. It will work if its a credit card payment from buyer to seller, but I can forsee issues where a buyer has not registered a credit card and has used a debit card for the prepayment registration. This is because things change and they may not have the funds, or have changed their mind regarding the purchase and wanted to buy using a different card. I think sellers should have been advised about all this before it was actioned. It is ineffect guaranteeing payment to Ebay including all charges relating to the purchase of an item, a subtle point, but one to be aware of perhaps. ie all postage costs packing etc . There may be issues with duties and taxes who knows? Its a possible win scenario for Ebay as it speeds up and 'guarantees' payment quickly. However im not so sure its so great for buyers and also for sellers who demand pre payment method registraion from buyers inorder to bid and or win and pay immediately. I do think Ebay are dreadful at implementing anything and seemingly never think anything through before actioning changes. Its not a good look especially when sales UK are dire. Ebay in case you haven't noticed very few UK sellers are listing and even less are buying! Its dead right now. Understandably so in a cost of living crisis. People are people and they tend to change their minds as circumstances arise or are unforeseen or unconsidered. This is an attempt to make people buy by pre committment. It may well backfire. Cheers and Best to ALL sellers and buyers still on this complex over bearing platform! Here's hoping we might get an uplift in sales on the lead up to Christmas, but dont hold your breath! One quesstion, If you were to remove this payment registration from payment methods and then reinstall either the same method or an alternative will you still be forced to pre reg a payment method or will it just default to where you choose which card payment method you wish to pay by? ie like its been for ages!
