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[willie2530]

hi just wondering how long i should give a buyer to pay for there item they bought it on the 2nd of this month.it was a buy it now.i have emailed etc but no reply. hes a new buyer.so i do not want to put him off.as his pc might be down etc.is there any nice way around this.

[papagran40]

hello willie , my own opinion would be to give them another couple of days , then if nothing heard , tell them you will cancel sale and leave appropriate feedback..do you have it in the description that payment is expected within 7 days or x days....but saying that , I do feel with a buy now , it should be paid quickly , but folk are folk ...
hope it gets sorted for you......papa.

[willie2530]

i think i will state in the future that buy it nows have to be paid with in a couple of days.i will give him/her another couple of days.

[cherokee47]

Paying on here seems a bit more laid back than e**y. I received a cheque yesterday for an item sold on 19th Feb even though I stated paypal only.

[iselectronics]

I give our buyers a week, then send a friendly reminder, I don't think it pays to push too hard. Most buyers are pretty good.

[deltadelta48]

I give our buyers a week, then send a friendly reminder, I don't think it pays to push too hard. Most buyers are pretty good.

I agree. Not worth it to get strict with them if it means they will not return and buy from you again.

[willie2530]

yea i did not want seem to be pushy.it was only on the 2nd

[JanetB]

Buy It Now does not mean item has to be paid for immediately unlike over at eBay.

I give my buyers 14 days to pay with 3 intermittent payment reminders then I go into action to receive my FVF back and do the other usual stuff.

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[banrigh]

I give my buyers 10 days and if they don't state they are mailing the payment, I email them the next day to remind them that I allow 10 days and what the due date is. Then....I wait.

[CrazyJay]

I've got a bit of a dilema at the moment.

Not a new buyer, but a fairly active, and by most accounts good buyer - bought a pair of boots from me on 27th feb. No payment recieved yet. OK, no big deal, and I don't have a problem if somebody lets me know they can't pay straight away, but I've had no other contact either. I've sent out a reminder, so am sure it will be sorted - I'd just like some sort of confirmation that they still want them.