Invoice for multiple purchases

[xriti-41]

Hello

I want to purchase multiple items from a new seller.  They support shipment discounts, so I asked them to provide me an invoice with  the grand total.

They replied that they checked with Ebay, but there is no way to send me such an invoice.

Is this possible?

[berserkerplanet]

There is no way for a seller to provide an invoice for items "you tell them you want" via a message.

You need to put those items in your eBay cart, and "request total from seller" from there.

If using the mobile app, that option may not be available. If any of the items have seller specified or eBay added Immediate Payment Required (IPR) that process may fail.

[xriti-41]

I have put them in my shopping cart and indeed the option of "total request" is not active.

Then what should I do? Do I have to purchase them separately and pay  much more for the shipping costs?

[berserkerplanet]

That I have no answer for.

Wait a bit, and others here can advise you better about any options that might be available.

[xriti-41]

Ok thank you!!!

[berserkerplanet]

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/invoicing-whats-in-customers-cart/m-p/28897402

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Archive-Selling/Is-there-a-problem-with-mobile-app-for-Request-total-f...

(that second thread is a bit older, but I believe what dtexley3 said is still valid.)

@dtexley3

[dtexley3]

As I stated in the other thread there are multiple (imho stupid) reasons that cause the request invoice to be disabled.

brian@ebay Once again poorly thought out policies and processes are interfering with what should be a simple transaction.

Every week I get an email "Your items are in the cart, drop your price".  "Watchers are looking at your items, drop your price" and so on.  Then in a complete utterly incomprehensible backwards thinking policy we are PREVENTED from "dropping our price" and "making the sale" by a simple, easily implemented change.  Just leave the <bleeping> button enabled.  It's not that complicated, it's consistent with your overall message, and using your own suits' buzzwords it WILL increase sales velocity.

This is just one of many points where eBay is working hard AGAINST ITSELF.  

[xriti-41]

In my case the reason is that Ebay demands immediate payment for each single item.

Can sellers change this setting ?