Buyer said it won’t let him buy anymore

[detay57]

Hello, 

I just have a question. So, I recently sold an item and the buyer said he would pay Friday which was 4 days after he sent the offer and I accepted. Now he said eBay won’t let him buy it, as in we wants to buy it but he can’t? Is there any reason this could be happening or am I possibly being lied to? 

[lewisburggold]

There account could be restricted.  They could be lying.  But they really dont have to.  Ebay will let them out of the sale if they want to.  Best regards

[castlemagicmemories]

You might want to ask him why Ebay won't let him buy it as you want to help straighten this out.

If you accepted, it would seem there was no problem then.  If he is new, and he has limits, it would transactions post yours that would be blocked.

You can open an unpaid item dispute at 48 hrs, then close it at 96 hrs if there is no payment, giving the buyer a strike that may vastly curtail his buying, and getting your fees back.

[cargo11]

Ebay is stating he can't buy it?  Or is Paypal preventing him from buying - is he from another country that you do not sell to?  Currency Problem on Paypal?  Or does he just want to cancel and is using Ebay as a way out.  I would send the Non Paying Bidder and get the fees back.

[richard1rst]

Offers are only valid for 48 hours. After that, probably to prevent their computer from being clogged with open offers, erBay deletes it.

That might be why he can not pay?