another ebayer question

[thelewisgang]

I sell occasionally on ebay & usually add to my listings "payment within 5 working days". I do accept paypal and most people do pay using this method.
On a few things listed recently I omitted the payment due time and although I invoiced the buyer shortly after the auction finished, they have not completed checkout and I have had no contact from them. It is only a few days but how long should I wait before sending a reminder. Not been in this situation before! most people pay so quickly that I don't even get a chance to send an invoice! replies welcome. thanks.

[chazza]

I would send a reminder after about 4 days, and say in that email that if it is not paid within another so many days that the item will be relisted

[RevFunk]

Im not sure totally (Ethel is the guru on Ebay) but as a rule of thumb I always allow 7 days.

I'm sure ebay states somewhere that you shouldnt do anything stupid like leave negative feedback etc within 7 days

[RevFunk]

"Most problems can be resolved by communicating directly with your buyer. If 7 days have passed since a buyer won your item, and you still haven�t received payment, contact your buyer and find out whether he or she plans to pay or has attempted to pay for the item. "

The above was taken from Ebay help, even if you put on your listing payment within 24 hours technically ebay wont want to get invloved until 7 days have past.

[thelewisgang]

thank you for your replies. thankfully the buyer has paid today but in future I will state as I usually do that payment is required within 5 working days. cheers for taking the time to reply and happy christmas to you all