Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
My issue is that the listing gave an estimated date of delivery of 2-5 days from the purchase date, and said a purchase on March 6 would be received by March 11.
The fine print of the deal, which I actually read before purchasing, said it would be shipped 3 days after receipt of cleared funds. The hypertext link for cleared funds said paypal clears immediately, unlike echecks.
That's what I've come to learn. Howver, I think in the future, I'm just not going to bother with Ebay. Penny wise Pound foolish.
Good choice! Ebay is self-destructing...and with their high fees and Naziistic policies, and the buyer fraud they enable, Ebay is usually not the place to get a bargain anymore. Not to mention that a lot of the small sellers on Ebay are people selling seconds/salvage merchandise out of a self-storage unit; so if you're buying something new, you really don't know what you're getting.
About the shipping times/fine print, though- do understand that those shipping estimates are put on there by Ebay, and the seller has no control over them; and they do not include the time it takes for an eCheck to clear. PayEnemy nowhere tells the buyer how long it may delay their shipment if they fund PP via a checking account...and they should!
Yes, PayPal clears immediately...when funded with your PayPal balance or a credit card...but not when funded through your checking account.
The whole thing is just becoming SO dysfunctional!
-Former pro Ebay seller of big-ticket items [I quit 5 years ago, when all the absurd and abusive new policies went into effect. I used to love Ebay. I've sold things there for as much as $18.5K - Today I wouldn't sell a $50 item there!]