Accepting & sending offers

[0219dv]

I wish ebay would make it mandatory for buyers to have a payment method on file & have to pay immediately when accepting or making an offer. I don't like having my inventory not available because I'm waiting for payment that many times never happens!!!

[forward-motion]

I totally agree with you. Unfortunately, this is how it is done here, and we don't make up the rules.  

[ustabee1]

This is checked on my account under BUYER MANAGEMENT (same place as Blocked Buyer info).  I didn't choose it ... But I do have the choice to uncheck it.  It was just suddenly there :

Buyer Payment Requirements

Require buyers to provide a payment method before they make an offer. 

[dhbookds]

You might want to read this thread:

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/Sellers-CAN-Opt-Out-of-the-Auto-Pay-if-Offer-is-accepted-featu...

[0219dv]

I have immediate pay on all my listings, however ebay does not make that policy on offers. 

[ustabee1]

Immediate Pay on offers is required if the buyer was asked to confirm payment method.  

Details are in the thread to which  @dhbookds referred.

[downunder-61]

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@0219dv wrote:

I wish ebay would make it mandatory for buyers to have a payment method on file & have to pay immediately when accepting or making an offer. I don't like having my inventory not available because I'm waiting for payment that many times never happens!!!

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They trialed it and as far as I know it is now set up for the seller to set the requirement themselves.

There was a thread about it and I will try to find it.  

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/Sellers-CAN-Opt-Out-of-the-Auto-Pay-if-Offer-is-accepted-featu...

Not sure if it is an optioin yet for all seller's but worth looking into

[downunder-61]

 It is on the Buyer Management page
https://www.ebay.com/bmgt/buyerrequirements

 Scroll down to the bottom and there is a section:
Buyer Payment Requirements

There is a checkbox for:
Require buyers to provide a payment method before they make an offer.

[dhbookds]

Be sure you understand............Currently, this impacts only a select group of buyers. 

So not every sale will be handled this way.......

Read the thread  referenced.

[jbachman-2012]

?????   Was there not years ago some type of note/warning, after buyer offering and seller accepting an offer:   Item is still available to another buyer (who may pay full listed price) if that buyer sends immediate payment.   ?????   First payment received wins?

[luckythewinner]

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@0219dv wrote:

I wish ebay would make it mandatory for buyers to have a payment method on file & have to pay immediately when accepting or making an offer. I don't like having my inventory not available because I'm waiting for payment that many times never happens!!!

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The simple solution is not to accept offers, and simply reduce the item price instead. 

Although it appears eBay is currently testing this functionality with a group of sellers. 

[ittybitnot]

Be sure you understand............Currently, this impacts only a select group of buyers. 

@dhbookds 

So are you saying that even though the option is there as a "seller preference" it is NOT FUNCTIONAL yet?  

[doc-holmes]

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@0219dv wrote:

I wish ebay would give sellers the option to make it mandatory for buyers to have a payment method on file & have to pay immediately when accepting or making an offer. I don't like having my inventory not available because I'm waiting for payment that many times never happens!!!

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Fixed that for ya. Some sellers like to combine shipping. If you give a partial refund for shipping overpayment, you don't get your seller's fees back. 

[this*old*attic]

LOL, it’s in Beta testing right now but who knows? Sellers who have complained for years are opting out because now the worry is that it hinders multi-purchase offers.

[downrightspecialkids]

@jbachman-2012 

 ebay has put out twice now in updates that this would be the case, but there was no follow through. It appears now it is available to some sellers for some buyers. It would be nice if they kept their word and did as promised with this.