Inventory Question

[nickelsanddimes2015]

Myself and 2 other people are trying to figure out what happens when a buyer makes a offer on a item that only has 1 quantity available and the seller accepts the offer but the buyer doesn’t pay. Does the listing stay active or is it ended? 

1 person says it’s stays active for someone else to purchase and 2 say no that it’s ended which is what I believe since the offer was accepted. Does anyone have the real answer as I have searched everywhere and can’t find anything about it.

[glorybells]

The only time listings stay active until payment is received are buy it now listings with immediate payment required.

[divwido]

Then you file a non paynment dispute and after four days (four 24 hoour days), the item is not longer sold.

[reed-sales]

When I accept an offer, my quantity is reduced by one, even before payment is made.

Many times I have revised the quantity back to one on the accepted offer before the payment has been made. (of course only if I have more than one for sale.)

[inhawaii · Accepted solution]

In the scenario you described, once the offer is accepted, the buyer is required to pay, the item will no longer be available/for sale.

A)  If it is a auction, the listing will end. 

B)  If it is fixed price listing with "out of stock" option turned ON,  the listing will reman open with "0" in stock.

C)  If it as a fixed price listing with the "out of stock option turned OFF, the listing will end. 

[nickelsanddimes2015]

Thanks guys!!! I figured I was correct lol 😉

[nobody*s_perfect]

Several years ago, eBay did experiment with a policy of "available until it's paid for" for accepted offers. It was a confusing mess which made many buyers angry (after they found out they were no longer buyers because they hadn't paid promptly enough), so the experiment didn't last long.