When to ship an item

[55rev10]

I just sold something on eBay and I’m wondering when do I ship it because it says “payment initiated” so does that mean it’s ready to be shipped?

[southern*sweet*tea]

NO. 

Log in directly to your Paypal account. See if there is a payment there.

[jayjaspersgarage]

Nothing is ready to ship until ebay tells you to ship.

[bargainnation]

When an item is ready to be shipped because payment has been received you should get a message (in red) when you log into your eBay account saying "PAID - SHIP NOW".  You should also get email notification from eBay that says "Sale confirmed: (name of item that sold).

[moparfan2010]

Remember the old saying "cash on the barrel head" meaning you shipped, delivered or handed over the goods when you saw the money, not when you were "told" to.

[femmefan1946]

I'm more wary than that.

Because we can, as buyers or sellers, mark items as Paid in eBay (cash payments are still a thing in local pickups) I want to see the money in Paypal as Cleared.

On one very new account, my funds are still being Held, and for 21 days since I am not in the USA. However, those pending funds are available to buy a Shipping Label with, which I can use as a rough guide to actual payment.

[jayjaspersgarage]

Sure, if you are stuck in managed payments.  I am not.  And yes, of course I know the saying "cash on the barrel".  My grandfather was born in 1895.