Yes! eBay implements autopay for auctions

[panamamyers]

What a great improvement by eBay.
All of it should be auto pay.
If you don't have the money don't buy it.

The amount.of.anecdotal examples of how someone would have paid in 4 or something is 10,000% outweighed by no longer having to wait to get paid.

This isn't Kmart. There is no layaway plan. Get the money together or close eBay and come back some other day.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by panamamyers

What a great improvement by eBay.
All of it should be auto pay.
If you don't have the money don't buy it.

The amount.of.anecdotal examples of how someone would have paid in 4 or something is 10,000% outweighed by no longer having to wait to get paid.

This isn't Kmart. There is no layaway plan. Get the money together or close eBay and come back some other day.

Wow -- mic drop.

[PuddleMonkey]

Two years later and we still don't have mandatory autopay and we all know why.

[JeffG1954]

Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

Two years later and we still don't have mandatory autopay and we all know why.

Some of us don't want it.

[PuddleMonkey]

Originally Posted by JeffG1954

Some of us don't want it.

It's very unpopular among shillers and the financially illiterate.

[awz50]

Originally Posted by JeffG1954

Some of us don't want it.

What could be the downside though? If you bid on something you should have every intention of buying it.

[JeffG1954]

Originally Posted by awz50

What could be the downside though? If you bid on something you should have every intention of buying it.

Forcing a payment will just lead to more cards being damaged intentionally to force a return. I'm not a shiller, and I'm not financially illiterate....I would just rather not have to refund and get a damaged card back because a buyer was forced to pay. Leave it optional as it is now.

[DynaEtch]

What I don’t like is the 7 day window until autopay- too long, doesn’t need to be that.

Had a buyer recently win a couple of my listings- message I got was “are you ok waiting until the autopay window is up”. I responded it’s fine… but thinking cmon 7 days….yeesh.

Actually was wondering if you can even still cancel after the 4 day window after nonpayment? Or is that a thing of the past?

[anusinha]

Originally Posted by JeffG1954

Forcing a payment will just lead to more cards being damaged intentionally to force a return. I'm not a shiller, and I'm not financially illiterate....I would just rather not have to refund and get a damaged card back because a buyer was forced to pay. Leave it optional as it is now.

Buying is a contract right? You should be able to sue a non paying bidder.

[timber63401]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

What I don’t like is the 7 day window until autopay- too long, doesn’t need to be that.

Had a buyer recently win a couple of my listings- message I got was “are you ok waiting until the autopay window is up”. I responded it’s fine… but thinking cmon 7 days….yeesh.

Actually was wondering if you can even still cancel after the 4 day window after nonpayment? Or is that a thing of the past?

Way too long. Should be no more then 3 days.

[ScottBreaks]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

What I don’t like is the 7 day window until autopay- too long, doesn’t need to be that.

Had a buyer recently win a couple of my listings- message I got was “are you ok waiting until the autopay window is up”. I responded it’s fine… but thinking cmon 7 days….yeesh.

Actually was wondering if you can even still cancel after the 4 day window after nonpayment? Or is that a thing of the past?

Hate this. I just got paid yesterday for an auction that ended a week ago. They’re not high dollar cards, so I don’t need the money, I just hate having to make multiple trips to post office. I like my auctions ending on Sunday and bringing the orders to the post office on Monday during my work lunch.


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[AM22RC21CR8]

Originally Posted by awz50

What could be the downside though? If you bid on something you should have every intention of buying it.

Downside in the past for me has been sellers that don't have shipping set up to not charge the max rate for each item. You end overpaying shipping because the seller isn't paying attention. Guessing this has gotten better since they added the longer auto pay period though.

It would good if ebay identified you was using autopay and who wasn't.

[PuddleMonkey]

Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

It's very unpopular among shillers and the financially illiterate.

My apologies, I meant "defensive bidders" and the financially illiterate. If you play the word games correctly it's a perfectly acceptable practice.

[BronxBombers]

Originally Posted by DynaEtch

What I don’t like is the 7 day window until autopay- too long, doesn’t need to be that.

Had a buyer recently win a couple of my listings- message I got was “are you ok waiting until the autopay window is up”. I responded it’s fine… but thinking cmon 7 days….yeesh.

Actually was wondering if you can even still cancel after the 4 day window after nonpayment? Or is that a thing of the past?

I agree- 7 days is an abomination

[Viking6]

They should have an option to change the autopay time range if they don't already... but the 7 day period is fantastic for consigners like DCSports and combined shipping over a week.

[auctionjmm]

Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

Two years later and we still don't have mandatory autopay and we all know why.

Originally Posted by JeffG1954

Some of us don't want it.

Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

It's very unpopular among shillers and the financially illiterate.

Originally Posted by awz50

What could be the downside though? If you bid on something you should have every intention of buying it.

The downside is the buyer repeatedly paying full shipping when they would otherwise combine everything into one invoice to save money.

7-day autopay extends the window too far for some.

The biggest issue I encounter is eBay still hasn't figured out how to automatically combine shipping when a mix of USPS Ground and ESE cards are purchased by one buyer. It still creates two invoices. The USPS Ground is one invoice, the ESE is a second invoice. I have to manually adjust these all the time.

Even with shipping rules set, eBay hasnt figured this out. It should be simple. The highest priced shipping item is the main charge, the shipping rules are the additional charges. In my case, if someone orders a complete set with $10.00 shipping and 17 other low-end singles, the invoice should say $11.70 (I charge .10 cents per single combined). Instead, they get an invoice for $10.00 and a second invoice for $3.59 for $13.79 total. Then they have to manually request an invoice to save $2 and get the $11.70 rate.

I would do autopay if they cleaned this up, but they haven't, so I disabled this feature. Thankfully my NPB rate is virtually non-existent these days. I used to stress over NPBs because they were so pervasive but it is rarely an issue anymore. Somehow, someway, eBay has gotten buyers to pay at a far greater clip than ever before.

[rwperu34]

Originally Posted by auctionjmm

The downside is the buyer repeatedly paying full shipping when they would otherwise combine everything into one invoice to save money.

7-day autopay extends the window too far for some.

The biggest issue I encounter is eBay still hasn't figured out how to automatically combine shipping when a mix of USPS Ground and ESE cards are purchased by one buyer. It still creates two invoices. The USPS Ground is one invoice, the ESE is a second invoice. I have to manually adjust these all the time.

Even with shipping rules set, eBay hasnt figured this out. It should be simple. The highest priced shipping item is the main charge, the shipping rules are the additional charges. In my case, if someone orders a complete set with $10.00 shipping and 17 other low-end singles, the invoice should say $11.70 (I charge .10 cents per single combined). Instead, they get an invoice for $10.00 and a second invoice for $3.59 for $13.79 total. Then they have to manually request an invoice to save $2 and get the $11.70 rate.

I would do autopay if they cleaned this up, but they haven't, so I disabled this feature. Thankfully my NPB rate is virtually non-existent these days. I used to stress over NPBs because they were so pervasive but it is rarely an issue anymore. Somehow, someway, eBay has gotten buyers to pay at a far greater clip than ever before.

This drives me crazy as well. I mean thanks for all the extra $1 shipping charges, but it is my intention for the buyer to pay one shipping charge.

[JeffG1954]

Originally Posted by rwperu34

This drives me crazy as well. I mean thanks for all the extra $1 shipping charges, but it is my intention for the buyer to pay one shipping charge.

It's a similar problem for offers that I send out as seller. Buyers want to purchase all, but eBay makes them pay one by one....I have to refund and eat the $.30 per transaction fee. Have started to tell the buyers to decline my offers and make their own offers on the same cards....I can accept and send out a single invoice with discounted multiple items shipping. So much more work than necessary, but at least the buyers know it's not a seller problem, but an eBay platform problem.

[YayNJ]

Originally Posted by anusinha

Buying is a contract right? You should be able to sue a non paying bidder.

lol