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psychumppsychump Posts: 1,378 ✭✭✭
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Just received this from eBay:
eBay is considering offering a form of "immediate pay" for auctions. Buyers would sign a one-time billing agreement that would give eBay permission to automatically collect payment once a bidder wins any future auction.

As a seller, how interested are you in eBay requiring bidders to sign a one-time billing agreement (i.e., "immediate pay") for auctions?




What do you sellers think?
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Comments

  • tmgrnzx9rtmgrnzx9r Posts: 546 ✭✭✭
    Id say its a good thing for sellers. I myself pay right away after winning an auction, especially if I bid on it at the last minute. If you've won the auction and know it right away, why not pay right away??
  • BrickBrick Posts: 4,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I generally pay quickly. However if I am obligated to this requirement I may not bid quite as often. BTW how about a requirement the card is shipped within 24 hours of payment received or buyer keeps the card and gets a refund.
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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,748 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Bad idea, imo. Sellers already have this option via BIN method.


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  • backbidderbackbidder Posts: 237 ✭✭✭
    I'm a heavy ebay buyer and also pay quickly.

    I would not sign this, though, unless there was a way for me to decide payment method (ie. funds transfer or credit card) for each auction. Depending on the seller and the item, I consciously select credit card as my source of funds for some additional protection. I also wonder how they would handle multiple wins from the same seller who may offer shipping discounts.
  • miconelegacymiconelegacy Posts: 3,052 ✭
    I wouldn't sign it either. If I win last minute I pay right away, but sometimes I may win an item or a few, and will bid on others from the same seller that end the next day or two. I do contact the seller to let them know so they can combine shipping and send together.

    Sellers could stick it to you with shipping with this new method.

    48-72 hours for payment should be plenty of time for anyone to pay.
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  • JeffD27177JeffD27177 Posts: 198
    I would be ok with something that said if payment was not initiated by me before 72 hours (or maybe 5 days as per ebay's TOS) they could charge a credit card or checking account on file.

    But I pay differently all the time. Bill Me Later sometimes gives an extra 2% ebay bucks, on a high dollar I may want to use a CC...so I don't want to be required to pay one way every time.
  • ArchaninatorArchaninator Posts: 827 ✭✭✭
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  • dontippetdontippet Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭✭
    If I could use my credit card, it might be good. I wouldn't have to go to Paypal after winning every time. But, I agree that there are some times that maybe I don't want to pay immediately (combined shipping, etc...). What I would prefer is if there was a box to check when I bid or snipe each item that would give permission to ebay and Paypal to automatically charge my credit card if I win.

    This may be good 98% of the time, but again, I may not do it only because every now and then I want to delay payment for whatever reason.
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  • JMDVMJMDVM Posts: 950 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I wouldn't sign it either. If I win last minute I pay right away, but sometimes I may win an item or a few, and will bid on others from the same seller that end the next day or two. I do contact the seller to let them know so they can combine shipping and send together.

    Sellers could stick it to you with shipping with this new method.

    48-72 hours for payment should be plenty of time for anyone to pay. >>



    Agree 100%, plus as others have mentioned, I use different credit cards based on billing cycles.
  • Sean1125Sean1125 Posts: 3,479


    << <i>I generally pay quickly. However if I am obligated to this requirement I may not bid quite as often. BTW how about a requirement the card is shipped within 24 hours of payment received or buyer keeps the card and gets a refund. >>



    I would happily oblige with instant payment for shipping within 24 hours. All day, all day, all day.
  • Yankees001Yankees001 Posts: 1,496 ✭
    My only problem is: What about combined shipping on multiple purchases?

    The seller would pay the PP $0.30 fee for each transaction. The buyer buys 10 items. Ebay charges only 1 shipping fee, free for each additional item. That would be a problem.

    Dave
  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,251 ✭✭✭


    << <i>My only problem is: What about combined shipping on multiple purchases?

    The seller would pay the PP $0.30 fee for each transaction. The buyer buys 10 items. Ebay charges only 1 shipping fee, free for each additional item. That would be a problem.

    Dave >>



    DING DING DING! We have a winner! I think thats what ebay/PP want.
  • fiveninerfiveniner Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭
    I usually pay after I win however there has been a few times that I do not have funds in bank from anywhere from a day to a week after the auction ends .I always contact the seller before I bid when that type of situation occurs and they always have worked with me.I will never use a credit card.
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  • radmanradman Posts: 89 ✭✭
    what would be the advantage for the buyer, other than not having to spend like 1-2 minutes clicking through PayPal?

    what if they offered the buyer an incentive (e.g. 2% discount)?
  • Probstein123Probstein123 Posts: 1,281 ✭
    I need to read the fine print
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  • mtcardsmtcards Posts: 3,340 ✭✭✭
    I dont like the idea of immediate payment on auction end since you typically do not know the amount of the auction.

    BUT

    I do like the idea of putting in a 72 hour (or whatever timeframe you want) and then requiring some form of immediate payment....basically ENDING non-paying bidders.
    IT IS ALWAYS CHEAPER TO NOT SELL ON EBAY
  • KbKardsKbKards Posts: 1,782 ✭✭✭
    'I don't sell via auctions (yet) but if I did I probably wouldn't do this.

    I like giving customers some time to pay and allowing them the option to combine shipping. So far the system has worked great for me. Buyers always pay in the time stipulated by me (10 days) and I see no reason to change that."


    It looks like it's a service the buyer chooses to participate in, not the seller. If a buyer doesn't want to participate then he can pay as normal. For a buyer it will be a popular thing to do, but a nightmare for sellers when buyers buy multiple item buyers and they automatically pay the full price with shipping for each item won. The 30 cent per payment PayPal transaction fee will be lost for each payment on additional items, and the seller will have to refund shipping overcharges on each additional item.
  • thunderdanthunderdan Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭
    I generally pay immediately, but I wouldn't agree to something like this unless eBay offered me some kind of offer (such as % off or free shipping, for example) off for doing so. And it should be opt in only.

    Once in a while I need the flexibility of a day or two to pay because I'm bidding on other auctions (and want to pay all at once) or I want the charge to hit on the next credit card cycle.

    With an incentive and by making it opt in only, this could help clean up the NPBs. But if it is required of buyers without any incentive, I think it's a bad idea.
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  • KbKardsKbKards Posts: 1,782 ✭✭✭
    'With an incentive and by making it opt in only, this could help clean up the NPBs. But if it is required of buyers without any incentive, I think it's a bad idea."

    It wouldn't do anything to to help clean up NPB. People who pay will continue to pay whether they pay manually, or automatically with or without any incentive. People bred to be NPB won't opt in and will continue to be NPB. The only way a policy like this could help clean up NPB is to make participation mandatory and Ebay would never consider this as it would scare away both good and bad buyers.
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