Buyers not paying

[trd_tdo_91jl6z8pgz]

Is anyone else having an issue with buyers making offers and then not paying? Also, dealing with frustation of eBay not holding them accountable except for a mark of nonpayment on their record.  I was under the impression when submitting a bid and it was accepted then it was a binding contract.  

[emerald40]

Block those with 2 or more unpaid strikes.  That gets rid of the worst ones.

And with this one do the same,wait 2 days, file unpaid strike, close 4 days later, and block.

[bargainmagnate2016]

I do exactly the same thing.

[electrola_man]

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@emerald40 wrote:

Block those with 2 or more unpaid strikes.  That gets rid of the worst ones.

And with this one do the same,wait 2 days, file unpaid strike, close 4 days later, and block.

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And except for the blocking, which I do manually, all of this can be automated so it doesn't even require any action on the seller's part once preferences are set.

[dinpavent0]

yup!! I had 6 of those is less than a week!! They put in offers, I accept and then nothing. I try sending invoice and messaging buyer and no response. My uip opens automatically after 2 days I think, the earliest you can have a case open. Also had counter offered two other buyers, they accepted, cause I got messages my items sold then same no payment. Very annoying.

[dinpavent0]

I have my settings like that also, to block buyers that have two or more non payment strikes and still get no payment.

[luckythewinner]

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@trd_tdo_91jl6z8pgz wrote:

Is anyone else having an issue with buyers making offers and then not paying? Also, dealing with frustation of eBay not holding them accountable except for a mark of nonpayment on their record.  I was under the impression when submitting a bid and it was accepted then it was a binding contract.  

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It is supposed to be a binding contract - but contract disputes are settled by courts, not by eBay. 

eBay has no way of making a buyer pay if the buyer chooses not to - just as eBay has no way of making a seller ship an item if the seller chooses not to. 

The difference between the two is that eBay has a seller's identity and leverage over the buyer's funding source. That is not the case with a buyer. 

In fact, there are even some cases where a buyer can buy an item on eBay and pay for it with PayPal - without having either an eBay account or a PayPal account.