Ebay Payment

[237SJ]

I`ve sold a couple of things on ebay this afternoon. I accept payment by Paypal and cheque. One of the items states that I need to send payment details. Does this mean that the buyer hasn`t used Paypal and is waiting for me to message them my address? (I`m a bit of a novice)

[grasscarp]

you should send them an invoice. it is one of the options you have on the right hand side. Sometimes people just pay and other times they want an invoice. I dont usually send one unless it is requested or they havent paid after a day.

[Clanad]

We all develop our own style of working on e-bay. Here, in the U.S., I send an invoice for every sale as soon as I'm notified via e-bay that something sold. I add a person message to it... thanks and all that. Additionally, the invoice is about the only way a person paying with other than PayPal has of knowing where to mail the check (cheque). Personally, I never use anything other than PayPal and have avoided lotsa problems. (Additionally, I always include a 'shipping invoice' when I prepare the shipping lable... I just thinks it's a nice touch and often receive appreciative comments when the buyer leaves feed back...)

The only times I don't send an invoice is the times that the buyer pays immediately, before I've had the chance to read the sale notification from e-bay.

Good luck!

[237SJ]

Thanks for the replies. I`ve had another look and under the section with the tick symbol, it says (when I click on it) "Buyer has not completed checkout" I presume they can see my address when they buy something? Maybe I`ll leave them an invoice anyway.

[237SJ]

Sorry Clanad, just re-read your post and saw what you said about cheque payers not having my address.

[237SJ]

I`m doing a roaring trade in a certain collectible that I have gathered on my travels. I have a couple more that I am going to sell. I was going to wait until the new year now but maybe the reason I`m selling so well is because people want them for christmas. Do people tend to still buy when the postage date will be half way through December or does it all tail off until the New Year?