On Sep 9, 5:24*pm, "a2retro" <a2re...@a2central.com.remove-10iu-this>
wrote:
> * To: comp.sys.apple2
> I thought I would try selling a few Uthernet cards on eBay.
> It has been awhile since I have tried selling anything through their system.
>
> I sold my first one today only to find out they now plan on holding all
> my sales for 21 days after the transaction is completed but I am
> expected to ship the item right away.
>
> https://www.paypal.com/ca/cgi-bin/?c...curitycenter/s....
>
> Seems like an flimsy excuse to hold funds for interest bearing reasons
> just like the big banks do.
>
> I've been a member for 10 years and have 100% feedback, score of 66.
>
> I am not impressed one bit.
>
> :|
This happened to me as well... but there *IS* hope.
I sold a guitar... for a few hundred $$'s.... paypal held the funds
for 'up to' 21 days.
The buyer left positive feedback on ebay, which according to paypal
*should* automatically release the funds (here comes the kicker).....
when ebay notifies paypal that the buyer was happy. The problem was
that ebay and paypal don't have real-time systems to flag a
transaction as being satisfied, despite the fact that they are
effectively the same organization.
A quick call to paypal and a 5 minute chat with someone of indian
descent fixed the issue. They were able to verify that the buyer had
left positive feedback and the funds were *immediately* released.
So, there are 2 things you need to heed.
1 - make sure to link the paypal transaction to the ebay auction .....
and also put in a tracking # if possible.
2 - politely ask the buyer to leave positive feedback if he is
satisfied with his purchase...... a simple "Hi there. I saw that your
uthernet card was delivered. If you are happy with the card, I would
sincerely appreciate if you could leave positive feedback as to
expedite processing at PayPal"
..... works wonders for me when I sell items on eBay...