Winning Bids and Receiving a message that Buyer will Autopay at Certain time

[uncharted_collection]

Hello, 

I have the same buyer that won two bids for my items. After, there is a message in the Waiting for Payment tab to autopay at a certain time. The time has lapsed and they still have not have paid. I also contacted the buyer with no response.  Though there is not much on his profile, he has 100% positive reviews for paying on time. Part of me can't help but think it is fake.  Anyone have any experience with this or can provide incite? Appreciate it!

[ebooksdiva]

When 4 days have passed with no payment you can cancel the transactions citing buyer didn't pay.

I was under the impression when you require a buyer to provide a payment method for bidding , if they win their method of payment is automatically charged.

The situation you are experiencing is why I only list fixed price with immediate payment required. I haven't had a nonpayer in years.

[silverstatetreasureboxes]

@uncharted_collection 

That does sound peculiar,  auto pay is just that and it does it NOW!

    Lol, I remember the 1st time it happened to me. I made an offer and instead of waiting for seller to accept it it was already paid and on its way.

Do you have autopay set up?

[uncharted_collection]

Yeah I think I may just start listing at fixed prices after this round. Seems as though there a few suspicious accounts making bids and some same accounts making 2 bids in a row.  That seems like a bot to me...

[uncharted_collection]

I do not have autopay but seems as though the buyer supposedly has it set up but there is no payment received after the deadline.  It seems as though there are a few suspicious bidders that are bidding on several items... some cases the same buyers bids twice in a row. That seems like it is an automated bot. Do not think I will be setting things for auction after this round. I'm a new seller so still learning the ropes.

[lacemaker3]

@uncharted_collection 

This is something that eBay has set up. The payment is supposed to be taken automatically if the buyer doesn't pay voluntarily before the deadline is up. I think the buyer has up to 7 days payment interval, but I don't know if that gets extended when they make another purchase.

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/Exciting-News-for-Auction-Sellers-Who-Offer-Combined-Shi...

[campanaelia]

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@uncharted_collection wrote:

I do not have autopay but seems as though the buyer supposedly has it set up but there is no payment received after the deadline.  It seems as though there are a few suspicious bidders that are bidding on several items... some cases the same buyers bids twice in a row. That seems like it is an automated bot. Do not think I will be setting things for auction after this round. I'm a new seller so still learning the ropes.

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It is the sellers that control auto-pay, so you have it turned on in your buyer requirements. Buyers have no control over it.

I won an item in January from a seller that had auto-pay and ebay never processed my payment that I authorized when bidding. Instead I ended up losing my item and getting an unpaid item strike ebay would not remove.

This was my thread explaining it in detail.

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Auto-pay-for-combined-shipping-that-allow-7-days-to-shop-more/t...

[campanaelia]

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@lacemaker3 wrote:

@uncharted_collection 

This is something that eBay has set up. The payment is supposed to be taken automatically if the buyer doesn't pay voluntarily before the deadline is up. I think the buyer has up to 7 days payment interval, but I don't know if that gets extended when they make another purchase.

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The original 7 days from when the first item was won does not get extended by winning more. They will all be processed when that 7 days period ends. But if the seller has the UPI assistant set for 96 hours, that can override the 7 days and the buyer gets UPI even though they thought they authorized the payment in 7 days to process.

[ittybitnot]

I do not have autopay but....

@uncharted_collection 

Yes, you do.  Check here: 

https://www.ebay.com/bmgt/buyerrequirements

Buyer Rules:

*Require buyers to provide a payment method before they place a bid.

*Require buyers to provide a payment method before they make an offer.

Click submit or save.

eBay gave you these settings with the default to YES.  However, it requires eBay to enroll the buyer ID into forced compliance (to put up a payment source in order to bid at all) in order to work. 

Since the Buyer Rules prohibit invoicing for combined items, eBay is trying something new. For auctions they are allowing the buyer who complies with your Buyer Rules to delay paying for auctions up to six days or so from their first win (see link in message #6).  Don't worry though, you can still give them a non-payment strike (cancel for non-payment) after exactly 96 hours have passed after the first "win" anyway.  

They might quit bidding, but hey....you have auto-pay.