New ebay saddle rules

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beutifulwobble

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I may be being thick, lazy, dizzy or any combination of the above but I am in general confusment over the new ebay saddle rules. I had a look last night and couldnt find anything of any substance or use but as I am not computer brilliant I may be looking in th ewrong place.

Please help!! I am in desperate need to sell my side saddle and have it in various places but ebay is an easy option.

Homemade pink glittery frosted cupcakes for help xxx
 
for certain items (saddles are one) the buyer pays the money via paypal, but paypal 'hold' the money until the buyer leaves positive feedback, or 21 days has elapsed (whichever is soonest)
they are doing it to protect buyers, so they don't end up with shonky saddles, and sellers are therefore more inclined to list them correctly etc... however, some buyers take advantage of the rules, and some sellers don't like the rules...

i would hesitate before listing a saddle there now.

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thanks my dear- thats a perfect summary. I am also now hesitent to list a saddle with them again. Do you know what ohter items they are doing it on??
 
I just sold my saddle last week or the week before and there were no additional restrictions. The money was in my account within 4 days.
 
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thanks my dear- thats a perfect summary. I am also now hesitent to list a saddle with them again. Do you know what ohter items they are doing it on??

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no idea... i think it's 'high value' stuff, or stuff that's easily/regularly faked?
i dunno...

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I just sold my saddle last week or the week before and there were no additional restrictions. The money was in my account within 4 days.

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eeek! i don't know then? perhaps it's saddles over a certain value?
i bought a (bargain) saddle for about £90 a few weeks ago, and the seller had problems with the new rules, as she needed the money in her paypal account to pay for the postage so she asked me to leave positive feedback before i'd even got the saddle... i didn't....
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I bought a saddle that was described with words carefully chosen. It didn't say anything that wasn't true, just not the WHOLE truth. I bid far more than I would have for it and got a pile of rubbish. The photo was most flattering as well, and what it looked like in person was dreadful. I never left any feedback at all cos I just didn't have the heart to leave bad feedback because I don't think the seller was dishonest, just rather conservative with the description. So I wonder whether or not in this case the seller would have had her money under the new rules? It was about £100 for my mistake...
 
I just sold a saddle on there for more than I thought I would get...twas a good saddle but I know people like a bargain
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.....buyer was well happy + so was I because the money was there straight away, unlike a previous time when I sold one for a lot less and I had to wait ages for the dosh.

There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it, TBH
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Its all down to experience m'dears

If you have a reasonable feedback and sold quite a few items, there will be no hold on the funds.

If this is the first time you are selling or you have a low feedback, or you haven't used your accounts for ages - they will put a stop on the funds

Its to stop people that might have hacked your accounts, shonky newbie sellers and people acting out of character

Its not there to piss you all off, its there to try and limit fraud.
 
I got totally stiched up by Paypal when I last sold a saddle on Ebay - the albion had been valued by a master saddler just prior to the listing etc. They won it for trade value not private value - which dont get me wrong I was happy with as needed to shift it to buy another saddle. The dishonest buyer got some money back. Paypal were all for giving all the money back and letting her keep the saddle! Be very careful!
 
Holding the money is not strictly related to saddles and is not related to value or possible thfts. It is down to the feedback score of the buyer, to protect those from unproven people with low feedback scores.
 
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