Can you go to PP independent of the transaction, add her address first, THEN go and proceed with the purchase and payment?
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There was no place in adding the address on Paypal for a name at all. I guess it assumes it is the same name. I did do it independent of the transaction. I added it in paypal before I purchased. However, on ebay I was also able to add her address, and in that one I was able to put her name. There was no way to specify which paypal address I wanted to use when I checked out. So maybe I only needed to add it to ebay and select it? I hope so.
ETA: The order confirmed email states it will ship to her address. Interestingly, the ship to address specified in that email doesn't include the name portion of the address either, even though I added it when I checked out.
In all the years I've been on ebay I've never had a seller open an unpaid case against me but an overseas one did so this morning/
I made an offer on an item Friday....and the seller countered Friday night. Saturday morning I accepted their offer on my ipad at my daughter's house and planned on paying when I returned home Sunday. I thought you could pay within 3 days.....or that must be the old policy. Finally returned home today at noon and was browsing my emails and the seller opened an unpaid case against me.
I'm offended.....I'm probably in the wrong for not paying within the 2 day guidelines (opened a case within 2 days and AN HOUR)....but come on......send me a message.....look at my over 1000 feedback......look how long I've been around ebay.......it was a dumb move on their part. Their feedback score is only (10) with a 91% rating. The negative was from a low feedback member - I gave them the benefit of the doubt. Too bad they did not do the same for me. Would anyone give this seller a negative now just for their behavior in opening a case SO very quickly??
Below is the details in their listing (NOTHING states that they are very strict about payment within 2 days ESPECIALLY over a weekend).
Shipping
We only ship to PayPal registered address.
Service: EMS All services we use are insured with a tracking number.
Payment
We Accept PAYPAL ONLY.
Return Policy
Returns accepted.
If the item you received has defects which are not noted on the item description, please contact us with the reasons WITHIN 30 DAYS from the day you received it
Thanks for letting me vent!!
I made an offer on an item Friday....and the seller countered Friday night. Saturday morning I accepted their offer on my ipad at my daughter's house and planned on paying when I returned home Sunday. I thought you could pay within 3 days.....or that must be the old policy. Finally returned home today at noon and was browsing my emails and the seller opened an unpaid case against me.
I'm offended.....I'm probably in the wrong for not paying within the 2 day guidelines (opened a case within 2 days and AN HOUR)....but come on......send me a message.....look at my over 1000 feedback......look how long I've been around ebay.......it was a dumb move on their part. Their feedback score is only (10) with a 91% rating. The negative was from a low feedback member - I gave them the benefit of the doubt. Too bad they did not do the same for me. Would anyone give this seller a negative now just for their behavior in opening a case SO very quickly??
Below is the details in their listing (NOTHING states that they are very strict about payment within 2 days ESPECIALLY over a weekend).
Shipping
We only ship to PayPal registered address.
Service: EMS All services we use are insured with a tracking number.
Payment
We Accept PAYPAL ONLY.
- The item will be shipped within 2 business days after the payment is received.
Return Policy
Returns accepted.
If the item you received has defects which are not noted on the item description, please contact us with the reasons WITHIN 30 DAYS from the day you received it
Thanks for letting me vent!!
I wouldn't give her a negative. Ebay has the option to set up the unpaid assistant to open automatically which is probably what your seller did. You won't get a ding if you pay now.
I agree with @whateve.
I empathize with the shock you must have felt in getting a "reminder" (as ebay calls it) but many sellers, especially those with lots of listings, have the ebay unpaid item assistant set to automatically open cases. They likely don't even pay attention nor look at your history or feedback.
It certainly isn't worthy of a feedback ding as long as the item you receive is as described. The seller didn't do anything wrong and was completely within the boundaries of the policies set by ebay.
There's nothing stopping you from (politely) apologizing to the seller for not paying immediately immediately and explaining that you were away.
I have another comment. Many Japanese sellers work with each other and/or have more than one ID on which they sell the same items. So although this is a low-feedback seller, he may have another hundreds (or thousands) of listings under another ID. And if that's the case, contacting every non-payer before the UID dispute opens automatically would be impractical or impossible.
As @whateve said, if you pay before the case closes in 4 days, you won't get a strike or any other type of ding.
Thanks Whateve. I paid as soon as I returned home and then checked my emails and saw the earlier email about the opened case. This is the perfect reason why ebay assistant setup is not an option I would choose. It’s not like she is a big Tim seller and needed the help. I’d rather determine each unpaid sale myself and decide which ones I want to move forward with, message, or wait for. I’d least I learned today that you only have 2 days now not 3!
To clarify, sellers have choices in how long they want to wait for a case to be opened.
In my experience and the reason I do 2-days is that most buyers do pay within 2 days of purchases (unless it's a BIN with IPR) and those for whom I don't get payment within 2 days are those who generally don't pay at all. (In the last year, of all the UID cases that were opened, only 1 paid after getting the notice. About 8 others were closed with the non-paying buyer getting a strike.)
Thus in my experience, extending the length of time between the end of listing and the opening of a case doesn't make a difference in whether they pay.
I accepted their offer on Friday night late......I paid Monday morning........They finally shipped the item this morning.
I thought that sellers had to ship within a certain time.........4 full days seems long.
It depends on what it says on the listing. Sellers can choose their handling time.
For TRS, they have to ship within a day but otherwise, they can opt for a longer handling time.
The seller's account will get an automatic ding from ebay because the tracking will show that she didn't ship within her timeframe.
I currently have 5 items listed, I’m having eye surgery Monday and will be unable to post any items until Tuesday.
I’m wondering if I should end my listings early or just keep them up just in case anyone buys tonight or something and I can’t ship? Or should I leave them and that’s what the 3 business day handling thing is for?
I’m wondering if I should end my listings early or just keep them up just in case anyone buys tonight or something and I can’t ship? Or should I leave them and that’s what the 3 business day handling thing is for?
If you have 3 day handling, I wouldn't worry about it. You'll be within the 3 days. Even if you have 1 day handling, if someone purchases Monday morning, you have until Tuesday to ship.