If no case is opened for a non-paying buyer, how many days before a seller can relist the item?

[adkhighker]

I know a buyer has 4 days to pay once a case is opened agaisnt them for not paying, but if no such case is opened, how many days does a seller have to wait before they can relist the item without the buyer being able to do anything about it?

[adkhighker]

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@emerald40 wrote:

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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@emerald40 wrote:

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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Someone walking around the yard = realizing your mistake before someone hits the buy button.

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and if they do not pay, it still belongs to the seller.

You have your way of thinking. That's OK. 

I see no moral defect on the part of this seller.  Perhaps they should get the buyers phone # to beg them to make the payment.

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No need.  Just process it like any other non paying buyer.

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So you would remind a non-paying buyer to pay you if it's going to cost you $90 just so you can reclaim $1.35 in ebay fees? I highly doubt it.

Like I said, if the guy pays, he'll get his item and it will be a great deal for him. If he doesn't pay, then I'm a happy camper and he's just a non-paying buyer who didn't deserve to get the great deal he could've had simply by paying me. 

BTW, I'm pretty sure the previous poster in message 27 was only jesting when they said perhaps I should get the buyers phone # to beg them to make the payment, but it seems you took them literally. 

[emerald40]

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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@emerald40 wrote:

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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@emerald40 wrote:

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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Someone walking around the yard = realizing your mistake before someone hits the buy button.

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and if they do not pay, it still belongs to the seller.

You have your way of thinking. That's OK. 

I see no moral defect on the part of this seller.  Perhaps they should get the buyers phone # to beg them to make the payment.

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No need.  Just process it like any other non paying buyer.

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So that would equate to telling the person in the yard sale holding the underpriced item to either pay for it now, or put it down and be punished. I can't make dollars, and sense out of doing that.

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Your scenario - the person walking around the yard, does not have the item in hand yet.

[emerald40]

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@adkhighker wrote:

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@emerald40 wrote:

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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@emerald40 wrote:

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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Someone walking around the yard = realizing your mistake before someone hits the buy button.

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and if they do not pay, it still belongs to the seller.

You have your way of thinking. That's OK. 

I see no moral defect on the part of this seller.  Perhaps they should get the buyers phone # to beg them to make the payment.

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No need.  Just process it like any other non paying buyer.

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So you would remind a non-paying buyer to pay you if it's going to cost you $90 just so you can reclaim $1.35 in ebay fees? I highly doubt it.

Like I said, if the guy pays, he'll get his item and it will be a great deal for him. If he doesn't pay, then I'm a happy camper and he's just a non-paying buyer who didn't deserve to get the great deal he could've had simply by paying me. 

BTW, I'm pretty sure the previous poster in message 27 was only jesting when they said perhaps I should get the buyers phone # to beg them to make the payment, but it seems you took them literally. 

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Hardly.  But absent a sarcasm emoji, you would have to understand that.

[buyselljack2016]

BTW, I'm pretty sure the previous poster in message 27 was only jesting when they said perhaps I should get the buyers phone # to beg them to make the payment. 

Well, yes and no. I was just following the logic of  trying to get the buyer to pay.  The gun is fully loaded.  May as well shoot more than once.  Wait.  First shot when eBay sends the buyer the "congrats, you won'. Shot 2 when they send the automated payment reminder. You could call. (shot 3)  You could open an UPI (shot 4). That might still leave you two more chances to lose on the sale by no fault of your own. You even have the option of reloading if you have any toes left

[buyselljack2016]

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@emerald40 wrote:

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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@emerald40 wrote:

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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@emerald40 wrote:

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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Someone walking around the yard = realizing your mistake before someone hits the buy button.

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and if they do not pay, it still belongs to the seller.

You have your way of thinking. That's OK. 

I see no moral defect on the part of this seller.  Perhaps they should get the buyers phone # to beg them to make the payment.

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No need.  Just process it like any other non paying buyer.

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So that would equate to telling the person in the yard sale holding the underpriced item to either pay for it now, or put it down and be punished. I can't make dollars, and sense out of doing that.

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Your scenario - the person walking around the yard, does not have the item in hand yet.

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My scenario in an earlier post also mentioned not yanking it out of someones hands at the yard sale with the wrong price. That refrence should have been repeated in my post of "pay, or put it down".  Sorry for omitting that. My bad, but the seller is not out of line here.

[adkhighker]

Ha! I think I might need a few more toes before this is over!

[3714508518]

You might as well as ship it and wait till tracking shows it is delivered before you open the unpaid item case. Why only lose $90?

[adkhighker]

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@3714508518 wrote:

You might as well as ship it and wait till tracking shows it is delivered before you open the unpaid item case. Why only lose $90?

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[marbleslost23]

Given the situation, I wouldn't want to open up a UPI either.  After 10 days of non payment, I would just cancel that sale. If I was in those shoes. I hate to say it, because canceling a sale  generally isn't a good idea.  You would take a ding from Ebay for it. But 10 days is plenty fair, and better than worrying with it for a month.

[castlemagicmemories]

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@fern*wood wrote:

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@emerald40 wrote:

My way of "owning up to it" is handling the transaction as if it was priced correctly and the buyer did not pay.

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That's really a stretch.

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I agree, there is no reason for the OP to call attention to the fact that the buyer has not paid when he really doesn't want them to.  He said he would honor the sale if they paid, but since the buyer hasn't, why prod them to pay when he would be out considerably by doing so.  

Discretion is the better part of valor.

[castlemagicmemories]

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@3714508518 wrote:

You might as well as ship it and wait till tracking shows it is delivered before you open the unpaid item case. Why only lose $90?

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Yes, do it in a grand way!

[buyselljack2016]

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@marbleslost23 wrote:

Given the situation, I wouldn't want to open up a UPI either.  After 10 days of non payment, I would just cancel that sale. If I was in those shoes. I hate to say it, because canceling a sale  generally isn't a good idea.  You would take a ding from Ebay for it. But 10 days is plenty fair, and better than worrying with it for a month.

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absolutely not the thing to do.  A seller doing that, depending upon total sales for their evaluation period, could fall out of TRS status, or could even fall to "below standard".

I recently took a OOS hit for my error of swapping hands when packing up shipments.  eBays tolerance for defects is low. For small sellers it does not take much to be a problem.

EDIT: Plus, cancelling the sale sends yet another message to the buyer.  Who knows,  maybe the buyer thinks they have a month to pay. Probably not, but maybe.  No reason to wake up the buyer.  Cancel still leave it open for feedback. Here comes the (-) for seller cancel purchase for no reason.

Just let it fade silently into the night.

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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@marbleslost23 wrote:

Given the situation, I wouldn't want to open up a UPI either.  After 10 days of non payment, I would just cancel that sale. ...

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absolutely not the thing to do.  A seller doing that, depending upon total sales for their evaluation period, could fall out of TRS status, or could even fall to "below standard"....

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I agree: Sweating out the 36 days is better than cancelling and getting a defect point. Plus, the cancellation notice might  remind the buyer to pay up.  Hunkering down is the way to go, this time.

[buyselljack2016]

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@nobody*s_perfect wrote:

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@buyselljack2016 wrote:

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@marbleslost23 wrote:

Given the situation, I wouldn't want to open up a UPI either.  After 10 days of non payment, I would just cancel that sale. ...

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absolutely not the thing to do.  A seller doing that, depending upon total sales for their evaluation period, could fall out of TRS status, or could even fall to "below standard"....

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I agree: Sweating out the 36 days is better than cancelling and getting a defect point. Plus, the cancellation notice might  remind the buyer to pay up.  Hunkering down is the way to go, this time.

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Yup, stand behind the trees.  Hide lower than the rock outcroppings.  Wear your camo. Don't wave your money in the air shouting "punish me".