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Lvbabydoll · Jul 3rd, 2009, 09:03 PM

^Agree, I've done the same for random items, not so much bags, but it has always worked out well.

couture_addict · Jul 3rd, 2009, 10:23 PM

^ you're so lucky! Almost every time I've done this for a potential buyer they have ended up disappearing

Lvbabydoll · Jul 4th, 2009, 02:20 AM

^Ugh, that stinks! I guess I HAVE been lucky lol.
I did have one buyer disappear though, she emailed me like a madwoman all week and when I was gone last weekend, asking how to work ebay and questions like, "If there is a buy it now, does that mean there is no bidding?"
Anyway she said she wouldn't be able to pay until Friday and I said that was ok, she could just press Buy it Now and at least secure the item until she could pay...that was Tuesday and I haven't heard from her since.
Who knows if she'll buy the item or not, at least I didn't change the auction for her.

mzedith · Jul 5th, 2009, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by Onederland

I have a listing up and a buyer just sent me a message saying how much she loves the bag but won't be able to pay for it for another week or so, and asked if she could buy it now, and pay later.

she has a pretty good track record, as both a seller and a buyer, with only 1 neg out of 278, and that was in regard to her being a seller. All her buyer responses said she paid quickly.

but idk, for some reason with all the scams and things going on i just don't know.

what do you guys think?

here are a few thoughts to consider........

are her ebay purchases close to the dollar amounts of your listing? and are they pretty consistant? how old is the negative? what was it for?

is the value of your item much more than anything she has purchased in the past? (if so i would say no, let her get the funds together)

how many watchers do you have on your listing? if you have several watchers then let her wait, if you don't have any watchers, or a few watchers you could accept her proposal on your terms.

if she doesn't end up paying the only thing that your out is the listing fees.

i would get a solid date from her of when she will pay and tell her your terms., that you would file a "non paying bidder" if she doesn't pay by the specified date and relist the item. that is a strike i would not want against me.

Onederland · Jul 5th, 2009, 05:56 PM

well a lovely tpf member "bought it now". so it's packed and shipped and ready to head off to her tomorrow.

but thanks for all your advice. :)

Jul 3rd, 2009, 09:03 PM	#16
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Jul 3rd, 2009, 10:23 PM	#17
couture_addict Just relax... Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,217	^ you're so lucky! Almost every time I've done this for a potential buyer they have ended up disappearing
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Jul 4th, 2009, 02:20 AM	#18
Lvbabydoll ♥'s Cupcakes Joined: Mar 2006 Location: California Posts: 42,742	^Ugh, that stinks! I guess I HAVE been lucky lol. I did have one buyer disappear though, she emailed me like a madwoman all week and when I was gone last weekend, asking how to work ebay and questions like, "If there is a buy it now, does that mean there is no bidding?" Anyway she said she wouldn't be able to pay until Friday and I said that was ok, she could just press Buy it Now and at least secure the item until she could pay...that was Tuesday and I haven't heard from her since. Who knows if she'll buy the item or not, at least I didn't change the auction for her.
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Jul 5th, 2009, 05:56 PM	#20
Onederland OP homo-a-gogo! Joined: Apr 2006 Location: calipornia. Posts: 1,085	well a lovely tpf member "bought it now". so it's packed and shipped and ready to head off to her tomorrow. but thanks for all your advice. :)
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