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What's The Longest You've Ever Waited For Payment ... That You Ultimately Received?
JackWESQ
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What's the longest you have ever waited for payment that you ultimately did receive? I had an auction that ended on March 2, 2008. I finally received payment yesterday on April 10, 2008. Is that a long time? I think so. But I'm sure people have waited longer. Just curious. Thanks.
/s/ JackWESQ
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It was designed to protect people getting credit for professional schools so that when the pay system changes, they don't get penalized.
Well, I figured under the program, they owed me like 3K per yr at that point on.
It wasn't until 1990 that I got it cleared up. Yes, 5 yrs to get paid!!!!!!
It was a bandmate of mine who fixed it - I took the entire band out for a dinner that lasted for 8 hrs!!!
I'm still hungover!
I sell graded cards for $2 each.
It can happen mostly in the summer when folks go on vacation and forget to
settle their EBAY accounts before they leave.
Since 1999, I have filed fewer than 5 NPBs in collectible categories. In fashion
and electronics, I file about 6+ a month; most of those pay, eventually. I wait
about 30-days to file an NPB.
I never leave NEGs in the collectible categories. Rarely, I have left NEGs in
fashion/electronics, BUT only if the people are really nasty to me, OR try to
switch merch on fraudulent returns.
(I have a seller's mark on everything I sell. No one could EVER find it. It
prevents the old switcheroo.)
<< <i>I have a stringent 24 hour pay policy. If you haven't paid within 5 hours of winning the auction, I try to send a payment reminder through eBay, but they won't let me. Then, 12 hours after the auction ends, I email the buyer telling them that their payment is late. If they haven't paid in 24 hours, I neg and relist.
I sell graded cards for $2 each.
Why do you tell them their payment is late after 12 hours when you have a "stringent" 24 hour pay policy? 12 hours<24 hours. You'd get a neg from me just for being a [insert word here]. Doesn't E-bay require 72 hours minimum?
/s/ JackWESQ
Once.
Steve
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<< <i>I have a stringent 24 hour pay policy. If you haven't paid within 5 hours of winning the auction, I try to send a payment reminder through eBay, but they won't let me. Then, 12 hours after the auction ends, I email the buyer telling them that their payment is late. If they haven't paid in 24 hours, I neg and relist.
I sell graded cards for $2 each.
Why do you tell them their payment is late after 12 hours when you have a "stringent" 24 hour pay policy? 12 hours<24 hours. You'd get a neg from me just for being a [insert word here]. Doesn't E-bay require 72 hours minimum? >>
That was a spoof on a former? forum member. Well done, as you got someone to bite.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
I hope to deal with you someday JackWESQ, and Rube.
If the lines of communication are open and an reasonable explanation is given for the delay in payment, I will essentially wait as long as it takes to receive payment. The most recent buyer said his Paypal account was hijacked and I believed him. He ultimately paid after setting up a new account with his wife's information.
/s/ JackWESQ
Not a payment story,but>>>>>>>>> In 1977 OR 78' i sent a letter to Jack Lord (Hawaii Five O) for a auto as i used to collect "legit" autos from movie stars. Recieved card in mail Summer of 82'. I had completely forgotten about the letter i had sent him. One day while on leave from the Army i went to the mailbox and there was an envelope with a postcard photo inside of him signed, and a short letter apologizing for the delay.
BST: Tennessebanker, Downtown1974, LarkinCollector, nendee
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<< <i>I have a stringent 24 hour pay policy. If you haven't paid within 5 hours of winning the auction, I try to send a payment reminder through eBay, but they won't let me. Then, 12 hours after the auction ends, I email the buyer telling them that their payment is late. If they haven't paid in 24 hours, I neg and relist.
I sell graded cards for $2 each.
Why do you tell them their payment is late after 12 hours when you have a "stringent" 24 hour pay policy? 12 hours<24 hours. You'd get a neg from me just for being a [insert word here]. Doesn't E-bay require 72 hours minimum? >>
That was a spoof on a former? forum member. Well done, as you got someone to bite. >>
Seriously - even with the s--t eating grin added.
<< <i>Even though I am a buyer/consumer advocate, it would be better and fair that payments were made instantly via paypal account. Soon as an auction was won, the winning bidder had the money pulled from the account and given to seller. Waiting for payment or waiting for checks to clear must be a huge hassle for the seller. Also, wondering if a buyer will ever pay is torture. This way, only bidders that have an active and ready paypal account could win an auction. I am sure sellers would love this and for the buyer, the only draw back I can see is if they did not have enough money on the checking account if their paypal was linked to that (I wonder if instant payment can even work.....) A system would have to be in place that with every bid, a buyer account is checked for available funds too. >>
Though eBay already has the option for "Immediate Payment" via PayPal, I can see eBay going to this method exclusively down the road.
A PayPal rep told me the other day that they have become swamped with "Pending" payments since the inception of non-paper payments.
PayPal eChecks have erupted and payment holds have gone wild.
On the flip side, I can see many buyers without immediate funds turning away from an otherwise sale, unless of course they could still use eCheck as payment.
Though we've received a higher-than-before number of eChecks ourselves lately, all of them have cleared successfully, so it's not really a
hassle so to speak, at least for us.
PoppaJ
i waited over a month to pay $350 for a psa 8 '69 topps wl variation gaylord perry, but seller was cool & i simply didn't have that much cash at the time.
(+) feedback left on both sides afterwards, but i did let him know i really wanted card but couldn't pay him for a minute, but he was fortunately, a non-hater.
J
RIP GURU
Have a guy in Germany, buy's $20 dollars worth of cards about once a month, sends payment plus Extra $20 for shipping every time, It takes about 2 months for me to get the payment every time. I have been doing this with the guy for three years now. I tried several times to tell him to stop sending $20 for shipping (Actually shipping is always less than $5), he won't listen, keeps doing it, so about every third time I stick a $20 in with his cards and send it back to him.
Neil