Here's the changes from eBays website. It looks like they are pushing this as something that will "reduce unpaid items, allow for faster case resolution, and help keep many of your items up for sale until a buyer pays". Looks like I didn't have it exactly right as far as intent & how it's worded, but I can see the loopholes that allow the items I mentioned to happen.
Quote:Many fixed price and auction-style items purchased with Buy It Now not sold until the buyer pays •Beginning in May, eligible fixed price listings and auction-style listings purchased with Buy It Now will remain for sale unless the buyer pays right away. This change will be rolled out slowly over the course of the year and will eliminate a significant number of unpaid items on
ebay by the end of 2013.
•Eligible transactions are those less than $1,000, paid with PayPal or a merchant credit card, where the shipping cost is specified for the buyer.
•If you use the combined shipping discounts feature, your buyers must create a combined order by adding eligible items to their
ebay Shopping Cart. The discount will automatically be applied to the order total. If you don't use this tool but still offer combined shipping discounts, your buyers must add the items they want to purchase to their Shopping Cart and request a new invoice reflecting the revised shipping cost by clicking the Request Total button.
Best Offer items not "sold" until a buyer commits to buy or pays •Beginning in May, in the Computers & Tablets, Jewelry & Watches, and Art categories, when you accept a buyer's Best Offer, the item will remain for sale until the buyer commits to buy, and in most cases, pays.
•Since the transaction is not completed until the buyer commits (or pays), you'll be able to accept multiple offers to increase your chances of selling the item.
File unpaid item cases 2 days sooner •Starting in early April, you'll be able to open an unpaid item case as early as 2 days after a transaction ends and payment is not receivedâ€"either manually in the Resolution Center or using the Unpaid Item Assistant. Currently, you are required to wait at least 4 days.
•If you use the Unpaid Item Assistant, you'll see a 2-day option added to the current menu. You can continue to choose a longer timeâ€"up to 32 daysâ€"before a case is opened.
, but I don't see why a seller would ever need to do that unless 2 offers of the same price were sent in a exactly the same time. Seems like a useless addition to me.
Posted 06/16/2013 09:44 am
